
Gov’t weighs temporary fuel excise tax cut — DoF
Department of Finance (DoF)Secretary Frederick Go said the country’s economic managers will engage with the House of Representatives on a possible temporary…
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Department of Finance (DoF)Secretary Frederick Go said the country’s economic managers will engage with the House of Representatives on a possible temporary…
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Imposing a Value-Added Tax (VAT) on system loss charges in electricity bills penalizes consumers for electricity they did not use, raising serious legal and…
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House Assistant Minority Leader and Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Sarah Elago called for the urgent removal of the 12 percent value-added tax (VAT) on basic…
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Philippine stocks started the week on a positive note on Monday, 23 February, with the PSEi closing at 6,488.51, up 23.39 points, or 0.36 percent, as investors…
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Despite the positive macroeconomic signal from the central bank, overall market participation remained light, with net value turnover at P5.37 billion, still…
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The local bourse finished Thursday at a marginal rise, with the Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) up 0.19 percent to 6,407.15, as most investors took a…
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has reduced its key policy rate by a further 25 basis points, citing manageable headline inflation, lower-than-expected…
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The Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) urged policymakers to take a cautious approach to tax reforms aligned with proposals from the Organisation for…
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The PSEi finished Wednesday at 6,394.77, up 0.41 percent, as bargain hunting lifted the market after three straight days of declines.
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The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) opened the trading week lower at 6,368.55, slipping 0.25 percent on Monday, 16 February.
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The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) opened the trading week lower at 6,368.55, slipping 0.25 percent on Monday, 16 February 2026.
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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — Starting March, residents will no longer pay the 12 percent Value-Added Tax (VAT) on their water bills, with full refunds for…
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Local investors are awaiting a potential rate cut by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) ahead of the trading week, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation…
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Banking stocks led gainers, Ayala Corp. topped performers among index constituents, while the peso continued its upward climb, strengthening further to P58.58…
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Headline inflation increased by 0.2 percentage points from December’s 1.8 percent, even as economists say another rate cut is increasingly likely amid…
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The central bank’s reassessment came after the Philippine Statistics Authority reported that full-year GDP growth for 2025 settled at 4.4 percent,…
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Trading was robust with net value turnover reaching P13.51 billion even as the peso, driven by broad US dollar softness, strengthened to P58.56 per dollar,…
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What is outrageous is the monstrosity of taxing even the food that the aged and persons with disabilities take to nourish their fading life.
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