Despite the weak growth in the remittance sector, the country’s strong domestic market pushed the Philippine economy to maintain a steady progress in
Read MoreTHE DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management (DBM) has released funds to the Bangsamoro Transition Commission in line with the southern peace process.
Read MoreMANILA — Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Tuesday announced a $1.8-billion military upgrade to help defend his country's maritime territory agai
Read MoreTHE JOINT Foreign Chambers of the Philippines (JFC) has asked Secretary Cesar V. Purisima, as head of the Cabinet’s economic cluster and the Finan
Read MorePresident Aquino has a ready answer for those tirelessly reviving Charter change (Cha-cha) at every opportunity: No. Aquino thumbed down Cha-cha an
Read MoreIt would be easy for a P-Noy apologist to claim he was the big winner in the mid-term election. After all, the senatorial candidates he endorsed won 9
Read MoreHUNGER among Filipino families has worsened, a first quarter Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey found, despite a drop in poverty claims during the
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finalized the foreign ownership cap rules for Philippine companies. In a
Read MoreWith a firmer grip on Congress, President Aquino is expected to push for changes in foreign equity restrictions to attract more capital in order to cr
Read MoreRepublic Act No. 10533 S. No. 3286 H. No. 6643 Republic of the Philippines Congress of the Philippines Metro Manila Fifteenth Congress Third
Read MoreAfter reporting a huge net loss in 2012, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has requested from the government a rescue package composed of tax exemption,
Read MoreThe results of the May 13 elections gave President Aquino a mandate to consolidate his control of both houses of Congress in the midterm of his office
Read MoreTHE PHILIPPINE Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) has put together a list of laws it hopes the next Congress will pass in order to increase inves
Read MoreIn a neighborhood of so-called "Asian tigers," the Philippines has quietly emerged as the region's newest economic darling. At 6.6 percent, the Filipi
Read MoreLocal businessmen belonging to the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said the credit upgrades obtained by the Philippines will not me
Read MoreBenjamin E. Diokno | Core THE PHILIPPINES received another "trophy" -- an upgrade to BBB- credit rating -- this time from Standard & Poor’s. Pr
Read MoreMalacañang maintained on Tuesday there was no need to tinker with the 1987 Charter and relax constitutional restrictions limiting foreign ownership of
Read MorePhilippine stocks rose to a record after it beat Indonesia to win an investment grade fromStandard & Poor’s, as President Benigno Aquino outshines
Read MoreEDITORIAL Last month in Davao City, President Aquino told hoteliers at the Philippine MICE Conference that by 2016, when he hopes tourist arrivals
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - With Labor Day barely a month away, incumbent and aspiring senators alike are cool to a legislated wage hike for the country’s w
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