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PH exports up again in October to $4.76b

Philippine merchandise exports rose 3.7 percent to $4.757 billion in October, the second straight month they recovered, on the back of higher demand for...

Cabinet members: PH will maintain ties with US

BEIJING -- After President Rodrigo Duterte's announcement to "separate" from the United States, both in the military and economic concerns, members of his economic team seem to...

Manufacturing output in July grew 10.1% – data

Factory output rose 10.1 percent in July this year following increased domestic demand, on especially basic metal products, the Philippine Statistics Authority said Friday.  Data...

August inflation rate eased to 1.8%

Inflation rate eased to 1.8 percent in August from 1.9 percent in July, on slower increase in food prices, the National Economic and Development...

Senate holds first hearing on proposed budget for 2017

Senate has began on Tuesday morning the deliberations for the proposed P 3.35-trillion proposed national budget for 2017. In her opening statement, Senate Finance Committee...

Korean company proposes Cebu LRT

A Korean company submitted a proposal to the Transportation Department to finance and construct a light rail transit system in Cebu, a Cabinet official...

Unnecessary candor

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia on Tuesday defended the Duterte administration’s war against drugs and criminality. He said criminality was driving business away so the...

Pernia: 4 projects to solve traffic

The government said Tuesday it will speed up the construction of four infrastructure projects aimed at decongesting traffic in Metro Manila. Economic Planning Secretary Ernesto...

Mindanao railway’s construction to start in 2017

DAVAO CITY—Construction of the Mindanao railway is expected to start next year, after Japan, China and South Korea expressed interest to fund the project,...

GDP likely grew 7% in 2nd quarter

The economy likely grew 7 percent in the second quarter, faster than the 6.9-percent expansion in the first quarter, driven by infrastructure and election-related...

Duterte govt to review P3.35-t budget for 2017

The economic team of President Rodrigo Duterte will meet for the first time today to tackle the proposed P3.35-trillion government budget for 2017. Economic Planning...

Growth fails to uplift poor

Incoming Economic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said Thursday he will ask the Philippine Statistics Authority to have more economic metrics measuring the impact of...

Envi group welcomes push for renewable energy

Cagayan de Oro City —Aksyon Klima on Thursday welcomed the plan of the incoming administration to push for renewable energy and review the proposed...
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