
Q4 GDP growth likely at 5.8% — BPI
The country’s economy in the third quarter grew by 5.2 percent, lower than economists’ forecast of 5.7 to 6 percent.
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The country’s economy in the third quarter grew by 5.2 percent, lower than economists’ forecast of 5.7 to 6 percent.
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The Supreme Court (SC) in a decision said that being acquitted of a criminal tax violation does not exempt a taxpayer from having to pay the taxes.
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The tourism industry contributed 8.6 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023, mirroring its significance to the national economy.
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Makati Mayor Abby Binay on Thursday has urged the national government to exempt overtime pay and 13th-month pay from income tax for both public and private…
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The local government of Malabon disclosed on Wednesday that registered sari-sari stores and carinderia shops in the city are now exempted from the city’s tax…
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‘No one is more excited than I am at this launching of the Tesla Center in the Philippines. As many people know, I’m a bit of a motorhead’
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A public health advocacy group on Monday urged lawmakers to implement tobacco tax on vapes and heated tobacco products.
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The objective of the bank is to drive consumption and investment — wealth creation not of the companies but the ordinary Filipino.
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The anticipated growth is further fueled by rising household consumption, supported by improved employment, steady remittance inflows, and election spending.
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Tourism Secretary Maria Christina Garcia Frasco insisted that tourism receipts, or expenditures by international inbound visitors, are more important rather…
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The decline in the country’s gross international reserves was mainly attributed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to the national government’s higher…
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General Santos city — The provincial government of South Cotabato has granted a six-year tax holiday to an agricultural firm to bolster the sector and…
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‘Sustained net inflows from the financial account will continue to buoy the overall BoP outlook this year.’
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NORTHERN MINDANAO — The Provincial Government of Misamis Oriental expressed optimism that tax collections, and, subsequently, its economy, will improve in…
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The P6.326-trillion national budget for 2025 is the government’s most powerful tool to deliver the biggest economic benefits to Filipinos, assuring the…
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‘A potential increase in US tariffs poses risks to export economies in the region. However, we do not expect such measures to immediately strain sovereign…
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The country’s tourism receipts, or the spending made by tourists while in the country, reached P712 billion as of mid-December, still far from the P3.36…
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The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has exempted 16 more medicines for cancer, diabetes, and mental illnesses from the value-added tax (VAT).
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