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THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) is hoping to award the remaining contract packages of the Metro Manila Subway Station project by the middle of this year. “For the remaining contract…

THE Department of Trade and Industry said it has approved price increase for 63 commodities, equivalent to 28% of the commodities covered by the suggested retail price bulletin. Trade Secretary…

FINANCE Secretary Ralph G. Recto said that the National Tax Allotment (NTA) for local government units (LGUs) will be the equivalent of 35% of National Government revenue in 2026 when…

THE Department of Agriculture said it lowered the price of 25% broken rice sold by the Rice-for-All program to P38 per kilogram from P40 per kilo. “This price reduction will…

THE DEPARTMENT of Finance (DoF) pushed for a single tax rate on Thursday on all types of nicotine and vapor products to ease the collection burden on the Bureau of…

THE economy’s 2025 expansion is expected to top 6% in 2025, Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. (BDO) said, with the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) giving a 6.3% estimate…

WHOLESALE price growth of construction materials in Metro Manila was flat while retail price growth accelerated in December, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Thursday. Citing preliminary data, the…

By Justine Irish D. Tabile, Reporter THE information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) industry said growth this year is expected to moderate because it will be measured from a…

FINANCE Secretary Ralph G. Recto briefed local government units (LGUs) on how their National Tax Allotment (NTA) was computed, after a mayor alleged that the National Government (NG) is not…

THE economy’s growth is expected to slow to 6.1% in 2025 from an expected 6.2% last year, Moody’s Ratings said. In an outlook, Moody’s called the 6.1% projection “above-trend.” The…