Economy

MANUFACTURING OUTPUT contracted by 6.3% in September due to double-digit declines in the production of coke and refined petroleum products as well as…

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) growth in the second quarter was upwardly revised to 6.4% from the 6.3% initially reported, the Philippine Statistics Authority…

RICE IMPORTS, expected at around 4.2 million metric tons (MMT) this year, are intended to build up reserves which will bridge the lean…

THE national rice inventory rose 5.4% year on year to 2.15 million metric tons (MMT), the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported, citing preliminary…

THE Philippine digital economy is expected to maintain its growth trajectory, driven by e-commerce and the continued development of digital infrastructure, according to…

THE Department of Energy (DoE) is hoping to develop a roadmap with the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Energy for collaboration in the areas…

THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said it signed a partnership with the National Development Co. (NDC) to handle high-impact works in…

In 2021, I discussed under this column the new tax-free exchange (TFE) provisions under Section 40(C)(2) of the Tax Code as introduced in…

THE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said it expects the second and third phases of the National Fiber Backbone to be…

THE PHILIPPINES will need a free trade agreement (FTA) with the US to sustain the electronics and manufacturing services (EMS) business, the semiconductor…