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July 31, 20190

Senate, Finance department move to expedite tax reform legislation

Senate, Finance department move to expedite tax reform legislation Charmaine A. Tadalan | BusinessWorld | July 31, 2019 BW FIL

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July 22, 20190

DoF claims support from business groups for tax reform, other measures

DoF claims support from business groups for tax reform, other measures Reicelene Joy N. Ignacio | BusinessWorld | July 22, 2019 Department of

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July 3, 20190

Peza to do performance audit of tax incentives

Peza to do performance audit of tax incentives SGV, PwC Philippines eyed for the job Roy Stephen C. Canivel | Philippine Daily Inquirer | July 3, 20

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July 1, 20190

2019 Pre-SONA Economic and Infrastructure Forum

Game-changing reforms for sustainable development Presented by Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez "Our ultimate goal is to BRING DOWN POVERTY

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June 28, 20190

DoF, Congress amenable to weekly talks

DoF, Congress amenable to weekly talks Charmaine A. Tadalan | BusinessWorld | June 28, 2019 Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III believes c

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June 19, 20190

PH on higher competitiveness rank: Thanks, but no thanks

PH on higher competitiveness rank: Thanks, but no thanks Ben De Vera | Philippine Daily Inquirer | June 18, 2019 Despite gains in the Philippines’

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June 6, 20190

DOF insists: Investors will come sans tax perks

DOF insists: Investors will come sans tax perks Ma. Stella F. Arnaldo | BusinessMirror | June 5, 2019 FAIT accompli. That seems to be the attitude

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May 28, 20190

[EDITORIAL] ‘Sin’ taxes must rise

‘Sin’ taxes must rise Philippine Daily Inquirer | May 27, 2019 Legislators are expected to be busy in the next two weeks tackling the issue of whe

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May 28, 20190

5 more gov’t regulatory agencies join online platform

5 more gov’t regulatory agencies join online platform Ben O. de Vera | Philippine Daily Inquirer | May 27, 2019 Five more government agencies are

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April 25, 20190

DOF urges Japanese firms to invest in Philippines

DOF urges Japanese firms to invest in Philippines Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star) | April 24, 2019 12:00am During a recent meeting with

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February 20, 20190

Duterte nixes amnesty for tax cheats

Duterte nixes amnesty for tax cheats By: Ben O. de Vera - Reporter | Philippine Daily Inquirer / 07:04 PM February 17, 2019 Updated @ 12:22 a.

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January 23, 20190

Gov’t takeover of Hanjin ‘premature’ — Dominguez

Gov’t takeover of Hanjin ‘premature’ — Dominguez By Chino S. Leyco | Published January 22, 2019, 10:00 PM   The Department of Fina

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January 10, 20190

Philippine finance minister warns US policies threaten global growth

Philippine finance minister warns US policies threaten global growth Carlos Dominguez III says anxiety created by Trump contributed to stock price fa

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January 7, 20190

Bulacan airport deal to be awarded in Q1

Bulacan airport deal to be awarded in Q1 SMC’s P735.6-B unsolicited proposal finally gets Neda Board nod By: Ben O. de Vera, Reporter | Philip

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January 2, 20190

Tax bureau moves to address businesses’ VAT concerns

Tax bureau moves to address businesses’ VAT concerns By Elijah Joseph C. Tubayan, Reporter | January 2, 2019   The 90-day deadline for proce

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December 26, 20180

Congress amends Corporation Code

Congress amends Corporation Code Louella Desiderio, Paolo Romero | The Philippine Star - November 28, 2018  Lawmakers approve changes to ease doing

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November 16, 20180

DOF to push for exchange info, bank secrecy in tax amnesty bill

DOF to push for exchange info, bank secrecy in tax amnesty bill Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star) - November 15, 2018 - 12:00am   MANIL

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November 12, 20180

Gov’t to fine-tune ‘Trabaho’ bill

Gov’t to fine-tune ‘Trabaho’ bill By: Roy Stephen C. Canivel | Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:15 AM November 12, 2018   The Department of Trad

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November 9, 20180

Zubiri backs action on ‘non-inflationary’ tax reform

Zubiri backs action on ‘non-inflationary’ tax reform November 8, 2018 | 10:27 pm   Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel F. Zubiri said the

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October 31, 20180

Trade dep’t makes pitch for TRABAHO bill incentive retention

Trade dep’t makes pitch for TRABAHO bill incentive retention October 28, 2018 | 10:50 pm The Department of Trade and Industry (D

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PHILIPPINE PROFILE

GDP*, 2017 6.7% y-o-y growth
GDP*, 2018 6.2% y-o-y growth
GDP Q2, 2019 5.5% y-o-y growth
Exports, 2017 US$ 63.7 million
Exports, 2018 1H US$ 32.7 million
FDI Inflows, 2017 US$ 8.7 billionGone up!
FDI Inflows, 2018 US$ 6.5 billionGone down.
Poverty Incidence, % of Pop, 2015 21.6%
Population, 2018 106.5 million
Income Classification (WB) Lower Middle Income
*in constant 2000 prices
**in current prices

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