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BUDGET Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Monday that she sees no need to revise the government’s 6-8% gross domestic product (GDP) growth target this year. Asked if she expects…

GOVERNMENT-BACKED stores selling produce at less than market prices will carry P20-per-kilo rice starting May 2, days before the midterm elections, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. “High-quality” rice will…

THE Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), which operates Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) said first-quarter revenue rose 9.1% to P349.79 million on passenger volumes rose.  Passenger traffic for the…

RETAIL PRICE growth of general goods in the National Capital Region (NCR) eased to a 58-month low in March, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Citing preliminary data, the PSA…

ASIA is expected to experience a slowdown in foreign direct investment (FDI) as trade shifts in response to US tariff policy, ANZ Research said. “The collective net FDI into India,…

THE IT & Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) said it will organize a quality council next month to set performance standards for the industry. “You have to think…

THE e-marketplace for government procurement booked P80 million worth of transactions in the first quarter, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. DBM Procurement Service Executive Director Genmarie S. Entredicho-Caong…

THE GOVERNMENT needs to strengthen its environmental laws and turn to nature-based solutions if it wants to harness the potential of its blue economy, according to an environmental advocacy group.…

Kudos to all taxpayers and their finance teams who successfully finalized and filed their income tax returns (ITRs) on time! To all accountants, you deserve hearty congratulations for a job…

By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter THE government’s plan to trial the sale of subsidized P20-per-kilo rice in the Visayas is unsustainable and likely designed to woo voters, a think…