
FDIs up 50% in October amid weak investor sentiment
Despite a 50 percent improvement from September, the $642-million foreign direct investment posted for October still reflects subdued foreign investor…
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Despite a 50 percent improvement from September, the $642-million foreign direct investment posted for October still reflects subdued foreign investor…
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Senator Raffy Tulfo renewed on Tuesday, 13 January, his call for the passage of a measure seeking to remove the travel tax being imposed on Filipinos flying…
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Mayor Nancy Binay is urging landowners to settle their annual real property taxes by 20 January to take advantage of a new ordinance that provides up to 25…
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BREST, France (AFP) — The world’s oceans absorbed a record amount of heat in 2025, an international team of scientists said Friday, further priming…
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The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) attributed the increase in the unemployment rate in November 2025 compared to the same month a year…
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The Marcos Jr. administration must get to the bottom of the ongoing corruption scandal stemming from anomalous flood control projects to revive market…
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The world must now prepare for an America that acts not as a leader of a system, but as a unilateral actor in a zero-sum game.
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Mendoza said ghost projects were a natural starting point for investigation since liability was easier to establish — tax returns declaring project costs could…
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Nagsampa ng kasong kriminal ang Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) sa Department of Justice laban sa contractor na Wawao Builders at sa may-ari nitong si Mark…
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Governance issues create drag, making it harder for the Philippines to hit high growth, attract investments and achieve its broader economic goals, despite its…
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The local government of Taguig City has approved its first real property tax rate increase in more than three decades, a move officials said is necessary to…
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The Philippines has officially missed its annual growth target of 5.5 to 6.5 percent — which had already been revised downward midway through the year — by a…
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Critics say Bong Go used Malasakit to get to the Senate. Funny because the only people actually using it are the patients.
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The United States-Venezuela conflict will not have any tangible effect on the Philippine economy, according to Department of Economy, Planning and Development…
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Slowdown in economic growth brought about by the flood control scandal will persist heading into 2026. ‘The developments last year are likely to be faced this…
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In an increasingly competitive region, the Philippines cannot afford to let unresolved scandals define its investment narrative.
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Currently, the Philippines and Indonesia impose the highest VAT in the region at 12 percent, while Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos impose only 10 percent.
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Despite a difficult year, the market showed signs of resilience toward yearend, buoyed by renewed bargain hunting. The Philippine Stock Exchange reported a…
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