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DOF eyes zero tax on imported rice

Diokno says temporarily lowering tariff to ensure stable supply at cheap prices The Department of Finance (DOF) wants to temporarily cut the tariff on imported...

Cabinet to hold investor briefings in Doha, Dubai

The Philippine economic team led by Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno will hold briefings in the Middle East this week to attract more foreign investors. The...

CHED: Equity must be focus of college tests

The proposed nationwide entrance test for higher education should focus more on equity to ensure that poor students would have better chances of admission...

Diokno wants to ‘optimally allocate’ PH school funds

Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno wants to revisit the present “free” college education system in state universities and colleges (SUCs) to “optimally allocate resources” that...

PH primed to be leading investment hub in Asia

Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno told Japanese businessmen the Philippines is primed to be a leading investment destination in Asia because of its favorable policy...

Diokno asks ASEAN to remain vigilant against external risks

Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno urged policymakers in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to remain vigilant amid the risks that threaten the world economy. Diokno...

PH woos Indonesian investors

Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno promoted the Philippines’ competitive investment ecosystem to the Indonesian business community during the Philippine Investment and Financial Briefing on Aug....

Debt-to-GDP ratio expected to fall below 60% before 2025

Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said over the weekend the implementation of prudential measures would help bring down the government’s debt-to-GDP ratio below 60 percent. The...

Moody’s: Pension reform important

GLOBAL credit watchdog Moody’s Investors Service on Friday highlighted the importance of reforming the pension system for military and uniformed personnel (MUP), saying this...

‘Gov’t finance experts act like spokespersons for companies’

The labor group Partido Manggagawa (PM) said the government’s top economic managers are acting as private employers’ spokespersons in rejecting the proposed P150 wage...

Diokno says MUP can be redundant, problematic plan

Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno has said the contentious military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension program was already being allocated more funds than the military’s...

Diokno unfazed by slower growth

Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said the lower end of the 2023 growth target range of 6 percent to 7 percent “remains achievable.” Diokno said in...

DOF: 12.1% of 2024 gov’t budget for debt service

Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said Tuesday 12.1 percent, or P699.2 billion of the proposed P5.768-trillion budget for fiscal year 2024 is allocated to financing...

DOF sees inflation hitting target by Q4

The government expects that its intensified measures to rein in inflation will help ensure it will be within the target range by the fourth...
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