PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said the Department of Energy’s (DoE) method of expediting power project approvals can be fine-tuned further by resorting to simultaneous permit processing, avoiding the waiting…
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THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday that it is expecting to deploy 490,000 doses of the African Swine Fever (ASF) vaccine by mid-October. “By Oct. 17-19, the (Bureau…
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By Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, Reporter THE GOVERNMENT is likely to run into difficulty in trying to apply a digital-services value-added tax (VAT) to cryptocurrency traders, analysts said. While acknowledging…
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THE Philippines’ net external liability position declined 6.5% at the end of June, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said. Citing preliminary data, the BSP said the international investment position…
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FIVE companies from Xiamen in southern China have expressed interest in investing in Philippine electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing, infrastructure, green metals, and mining projects, the Board of Investments (BoI) said.…
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BEIJING-BASED Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has committed $100 million to help Asia-Pacific countries adopt low-carbon technologies and practices. The AIIB said in a statement that $75 million was committed…
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THE National Dairy Authority (NDA) said on Tuesday that it is looking to expand the herd at its stock farms ahead of plans to boost overall dairy animal numbers. “The…
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MINORITY LEGISLATORS at the House of Representatives called for P673 billion worth of budget realignments to support agriculture programs and wage subsidies. The Makabayan bloc proposed to reduce allocations for…
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THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said its financing unit, the Small Business Corp., has partnered with the Philippine Franchise Association (PFA) to promote franchising as a means…
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THE Philippine framework on sustainable finance is prone to subjective interpretations in the absence of quantitative criteria, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). According to…