Tax collection fell in August, gov’t budget deficit widened
The government’s budget deficit widened by 84.63 percent in August to P133 billion from P72 billion in the same month ...
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Diokno: ‘Huge damage’ to PH if fuel excise taxes suspended
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Tuesday said suspending the collection of excise taxes on petroleum products, as House Speaker Martin ...
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Marcos OKs NFA palay price
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said the price at which the government buys rice from farmers will go up ...
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Farmers want Diokno, Balisacan fired over rice tariff cuts
Farmers groups on Friday called for the resignation of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno and National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) ...
Read moreEconomic team woos UAE firms to invest in PH
Economic managers led by Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno asked Dubai-based businessmen Tuesday to consider the Philippines as investment destination and ...
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Rice price cap off after 2 weeks
The government may lift the price caps imposed on regular and well-milled rice after two weeks and allow market forces ...
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Diokno, economists in favor of Balisacan taking over Agri post
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno and private sector economists are in favor of seeing National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary ...
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DOF eyes zero tax on imported rice
Diokno says temporarily lowering tariff to ensure stable supply at cheap prices The Department of Finance (DOF) wants to temporarily ...
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Cabinet to hold investor briefings in Doha, Dubai
The Philippine economic team led by Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno will hold briefings in the Middle East this week to ...
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CHED: Equity must be focus of college tests
The proposed nationwide entrance test for higher education should focus more on equity to ensure that poor students would have ...
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