Economy

THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said the Philippines may avoid the worst of the Trump tariffs because of its small trade surplus with the US as well as its…

THE Department of Justice (DoJ) has issued a legal opinion that compensation rules set by development partners for persons displaced by foreign-funded projects apply only if the loan agreement was…

THE Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said it will revise the rules for importing sugar alternatives which will reduce red tape, later facilitated further by the use of an online portal.…

MORE THAN P4 billion has been collected from issuers of so-called “ghost receipts,” with further assessments and prosecutions ongoing, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said. “We have collected more…

THE Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (Philexport) is urging its members to venture into mass-market beauty products in the Middle East. Citing a report by global market intelligence firm Mintel obtained…

By Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, Reporter THE Philippine chip industry is a peripheral player in the trade wars the US appears to be heading into, and must not take sides…

First of two parts IN BRIEF: • The past years highlighted several critical issues for financial institutions and regulators, ranging from geopolitical and macroeconomic issues to growing challenges in balancing…

THE Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises to Maximize Opportunities for Reinvigorating the Economy (CREATE MORE) Act is expected to enhance the competitiveness of the information technology and business…

APPROVED building permits declined 10.8% in December, a turnaround from the 1% growth posted a year earlier, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. The PSA, citing preliminary data, said building…

DAVAO CITY company Maylong Enterprises Corp. completed its first frozen durian shipment to China valued at P8.2 million. In a statement on Thursday, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said the…