Boo Chanco | Demand and Supply When I was growing up in a working class section of Paco, my father had his annual Holy Week penitensya. Dressed in
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon yesterday emphasized the need to carry out a major overhaul of the country’s national customs
Read MoreA day after being chided by a “shocked” President Benigno Aquino III about the incredibly low taxes—or sometimes none at all—that affluent Filipino-Ch
Read MorePRESIDENT Aquino on Friday chided Filipino-Chinese businessmen who do not pay the correct taxes or do not pay any income tax at all. Mr. Aquino, wh
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Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – The total value of smuggling in the Philippines amounts to $20 billion per year, according to former Fin
Read MoreTHE GOVERNMENT last year moved on more reforms prescribed by the Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines (JFC) in December 2010, according to
Read MoreTHE government must immediately focus on plugging what former Finance Secretary Roberto de Ocampo described as a gaping “smuggling hole”
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Although he favors amending the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution, Vice President Jejomar Binay said on
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Promoting a more conducive business environment remains one of the main priorities of President Aquino in the rem
Read MoreAhead of May 2013 midterm elections in the Philippines, media organizations and political parties signed last week the “Covenant Against
Read MoreBAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya—The Supreme Court decision declaring the constitutionality of an executive order banning used-car importation i
Read MoreHOUSE SPEAKER Feliciano “Sonny” R. Belmonte, Jr. has asked congressmen to attend the last few session days in a bid to pass the Freedom of Informa
Read MoreThis is a reposted article. MANILA, Philippines - The country’s budget transparency score slid by seven points last year, indicating that the gover
Read MoreMANILA - The business community has called on legislators to pass key economic reform bills before the 15th Congress goes on break for the mid-term
Read MoreSUBIC BAY FREEPORT—Residents, businessmen and officials of communities surrounding this economic zone slammed the conduct of a public hearing by the
Read MoreTOKYO – Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima has been named Finance Minister of the Year for 2012 by global business magazine Euromoney for successfully
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines (2nd UPDATE) - Sen Ralph Recto resigned on Monday, October 15, as chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee. Recto said h
Read MoreBusinessmen belonging to the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) have asked the government to address concerns on power supply, smugg
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