Duterte Administration
[OPINION] Duterte and the oligarchs
23 May, 2017 at 12:04
I heard an interesting story in the coffee shop about an ambitious Chinoy from Davao who supposedly approached Bobby Ongpin and offered to buy PhilWeb for a ridiculous sum.
Economic team moves to change Duterte image
22 May, 2017 at 09:55
The Duterte administration is planning to hold more forums on its flagship infrastructure development program, dubbed “Dutertenomics,” in a bid to rebrand the President beyond his infamous reputation…
Gov’t must implement mining laws
18 May, 2017 at 16:30
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III yesterday reiterated that as mandated under the law, the government would implement mining rules and regulations, whether critics like it or not.
12M new jobs in next 6 years
18 May, 2017 at 10:39
Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III said there would be 12 million new jobs by the end of the Duterte administration in light of the government’s infrastructure development program.
Gov’t assures miners of fair audit
15 May, 2017 at 16:48
With the appointment of a new environment secretary, the head of the Duterte administration’s economic team yesterday assured concerned companies that, as mandated by law, they would be given due process as the government undertakes audit of mining firms.
[OPINION] Airport
12 May, 2017 at 12:00
For the harried denizens of the metropolis, getting to and from the airport is an exercise in patience and equanimity. The congestion extends from the roads to the terminals. One never knows exactly how much time it will take to get through.
Tax on sugar-laden drinks set
11 May, 2017 at 13:50
Sugar-sweetened drinks will soon be slapped a P10-a-liter excise tax as the House ways and means committee has included the measure in its revised substitute bill containing the first package of the Duterte administration’s comprehensive tax reform program.
Gov’t to undertake P15B Clark airport terminal...
10 May, 2017 at 08:00
The government has rejected the unsolicited proposals submitted by two consortia for the development of Clark International Airport passenger terminal.
DOT rejects offers for Clark Airport
9 May, 2017 at 16:00
The Duterte administration will pursue by itself the development of Clark International Airport in Pampanga, effectively shutting out tycoons and airport operators that have come forward with multibillion dollar modernization offers.
[OPINION] From the political offensive to the...
2 May, 2017 at 14:00
As he moves into his second year in office, I predict that President Rodrigo Duterte will go from the political offensive to the defensive.
[VIDEO] Dutertenomics Forum II
27 April, 2017 at 11:10
DuterteNomics holds its second forum at the ASEAN International Media Center (IMC) in the Taft Ballroom of Conrad Hotel, Pasay City on April 25, 2017.
Duterte again hits US for criticizing drug...
25 April, 2017 at 12:00
President Duterte slammed the United States yesterday for expressing concern over the killings linked to his war against drugs and dared it to explain supposed interference in other countries’ affairs.
[OPINION] Perspectives on ‘Dutertenomics’
24 April, 2017 at 10:04
Build, build, build” is the new mantra of the Duterte administration, as our top infrastructure officials joined Cabinet economic managers in the “Dutertenomics Forum” held earlier this week.
Where have all the projects gone?
21 April, 2017 at 16:46
When Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade talked of “revisiting” the vision for public-private partnership deals last July, few in the private sector could have anticipated the drastic impact it would have on the cornerstone initiative…
