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[OPINION] Worries on the economy
28 August, 2018 at 09:54
Turkey is now in serious economic trouble. The Turkish Lira has lost almost half its value this year. That’s because politics has interfered with the sound decision making of the Central Bank.
With Internet, caps on foreign investments in...
27 August, 2018 at 12:48
Restrictions on foreign investments in mass media, advertising and education are already obsolete, according to a former socioeconomic planning secretary.
DICT needs to reclaim unused frequencies for...
26 August, 2018 at 12:36
Pending legislation, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will take an administrative track to solving what stakeholders deemed as a spectrum mess in the telecommunications sector.
DOF says PH becoming investment-led economy
24 August, 2018 at 11:10
The Philippines is now becoming an investment-driven economy as capital formation further rose in the first semester day of the year, the Department of Finance (DOF) said yesterday.
Tax reform to add P268B to state...
23 August, 2018 at 14:28
The Duterte administration’s comprehensive tax reform program is expected to generate P268.3 billion in additional revenue yearly to finance massive infrastructure projects in the pipeline.
[OPINION] Doing something right?
23 August, 2018 at 09:48
Now this is a first: “The Philippines ranked first among a list of countries worthy of investment this year based on a recent survey conducted by an American media company.”
$15-B project to solve airport woes
22 August, 2018 at 14:32
A new international aviation hub with four runways will prevent a repeat of last weekend’s disruption of flights at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport that affected thousands of travelers nationwide…
‘Foreign investors don’t worry over federalism’
22 August, 2018 at 10:29
The operability, more than the cost and risks of a shift to a federal system, is what concerns the country’s top trade official as he signaled on Thursday his backing for the proposed changes in government structure.
DTI’s Lopez to foreign shipping lines: Scrap...
20 August, 2018 at 16:00
Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez on Wednesday urged foreign shipping lines to remove “unnecessary charges” imposed on importers and exporters, as the government goes all out against abusive freight carriers.
Will TRAIN 2 finance Bangsamoro, unpaid IRA?
20 August, 2018 at 15:06
Was it a slip of the tongue or House Majority Leader and Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya intentionally spilled the beans on the government’s supposed “secret” about the true intentions of package 2 of the TRAIN…
[EDITORIAL] No giving up
17 August, 2018 at 13:33
He is so exasperated with endemic, widespread corruption in this country, President Duterte sighed the other day, that he is considering stepping down.
Neda chief: Rush to federalism will disrupt...
16 August, 2018 at 15:43
A shift to federalism could derail the Duterte administration’s infrastructure projects and disrupt the Philippine economy’s growth momentum, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).
[OPINION] ‘Trabaho’ will reduce your taxes
16 August, 2018 at 13:00
There’s been much talk in recent months about fake news. And the one who’s been the greatest accuser of it has, ironically, been the greatest exemplar of it: Donald Trump, that “stable genius” (he said so himself) in the White House.
[OPINION] Advancing fiscal incentive reform
15 August, 2018 at 12:57
The rationalization of fiscal incentives is a long-overdue reform. It is a necessary reform for several reasons.
