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Jeffrey Miron The standard argument for scope-of-practice (SOP) laws—and more generally, for occupational licensing—is that such regulation improves the quality of services by…

HOG FARMERS said burdensome documentation requirements have delayed their participation in the government’s limited rollout of the African Swine Fever (ASF) vaccine. Alfred…

THE reduction of the bank reserve requirement is expected to boost private construction, particularly for hotels, the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)…

PHILIPPINE businesses that embrace innovation will be in position to boost trade and attract more investment as technology ramps up global competition, the…

THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said it issued bid invitations for a P485.91-million contract to build a breakwater for the Port of Nasugbu,…

APPROVED building permits fell 7.5% year on year in August to 13,436, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. In August, approved building projects…

GOVERNMENT agencies posted a budget utilization rate of 99% as of the end of September, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reported.…

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said the lack of supporting documents beyond a certain threshold on sales and purchases involved in a…

Brandan P. Buck Fall may finally have arrived in DC, but one discussion that never seems out of season is pontificating on a need…

SENATOR Cynthia A. Villar said P7 billion needs to be added to the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) proposed budget next year in order…