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Tag: Ernesto Pernia

Soaring imports push trade deficit to $22.49b

Soaring imports and sluggish exports widened the country’s trade deficit to $3.55 billion in July and $22.49 billion in the first seven months, data...

Finance says 7% growth still possible in 2018

The Finance Department said Tuesday achieving the economic growth target of 7 percent to 8 percent this year remains possible as long as the...

Careful with federalism

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Cracks: Among President’s men over federalism

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said Friday the government’s economic managers are not against federalism, but said they had a responsibility to point out...

Disappointing growth figure

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Manufacturing posted double-digit expansion for sixth month in a row

The manufacturing sector posted a double-digit growth for the sixth month in a row, driven by robust domestic and external demands, the Philippine Statistics...

What he did not address

President Rodrigo Duterte’s followers may sing praises for his true-to-the-script State of the Nation Address last Monday. I thought, though, that he still did not...

Inauguration

Royal Cargo Group CEO Michael Raeuber, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia, and Royal Cargo president Elmer Sarmiento (from left) pose during the recent Royal...

Growth and federalism

Shifting to a federal form of government will have budget implications and will certainly affect the economy in both good and bad ways. But...

ODA disbursements grew 11.5% in 2017

The government’s disbursement of official development assistance loans increased 11.5 percent in 2017 to $1.40 billion from $1.25 billion in 2016, Economic Planning Secretary...

Pernia told: Cha-Cha won’t hurt economy

Malacañang on Wednesday admonished Economic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia for saying it would take years before most of the country’s regions are ready for...

Duterte barred from reelection

President Rodrigo Duterte is banned from seeking reelection in the 2022 national elections based on the final official copy of the proposed federal constitution...

Federal shift seen disrupting growth

One of President Rodrigo Duterte’s top economic managers on Tuesday warned that the rush to implement federalism may set back the country’s economic progress...

ADB lending $7-billion to support infra

The Asian Development Bank said it is lending over $7 billion mainly to support the government’s infrastructure projects. The Ortigas-based multilateral lender signed an agreement...
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