Tax on books unpopular among legislators
Senators oppose provisions in the proposed Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) 2 slapping a tax on text books and other educational materials.
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Solar program gains supporters
Consumers support House Bill 8179 that lends Solar Para Sa Bayan program the nonexclusive right to construct solar-battery minigrids at zero cost to government.
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Higher productivity key to rich PH — World Bank
Sustaining higher productivity growth will be key for the Philippines to achieve its vision of becoming a prosperous society free from poverty by 2040,...
Digital transactions, fintech fuel data center growth
With the increasing number of digital transactions in the country, backed by the growth of financial technology and preference for online payments, ePLDT predicts...
US tariffs on Chinese imports start to bite
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s latest round of punitive tariffs on China took effect on Monday, adding $200 billion in Chinese imports to the...
August BoP ends in surplus
The country’s transactions with the rest of the world, having been in deficit since January, turned a corner and posted a surplus in August...
BTr thwarts bids to ramp up T-bills
The Bureau of the Treasury on Monday rejected bids across all Treasury bill (T-bill) tenors as investors insisted on higher rates ahead of the...
CA stops Banco Filipino asset sale
The properties of closed Banco Filipino Savings and Mortgage Bank (Banco Filipino) cannot be sold for now until the validity of its closure is...
Pinoy data analytics firm cited
Cobena, a full-service data science and management consulting firm, is the only Filipino startup to make it to APAC CIO Outlook’s Top 10 Business...
