Peso weakens vs dollar ahead of Fed minutes, central bank meet
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BW FILE PHOTO THE PESO retreated versus the greenback on Wednesday as market players expect the US Federal Reserve to remain hawkish…
Stocks drop on profit taking ahead of BSP review
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STOCKS declined on Wednesday as investors pocketed their gains from the market’s recent rally ahead of an expected rate hike by the…
Gov’t ‘working on’ sovereign rating upgrade, Diokno says
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PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO THE Philippines’ credit rating is not expected to worsen, with officials presenting the case to the rating agencies for…
House ways and means panel OK’s bill imposing VAT on digital transactions
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REUTERS THE House Committee on Ways and Means said it approved a measure on first reading that would impose value-added tax (VAT)…
Bill on ease of paying taxes hurdles House committee
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ RUSSELL A. PALMA A MEASURE seeking to ease the process of paying taxes has been passed at the House Committee…
Port passenger volume up 144% in first half; cargo down
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THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said on Wednesday that passengers using its facilities in the first half rose by 144% with the…
‘High-risk’ warning prompts DoT to tout safety measures at destinations
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REDDOORZ / RELEASED THE Department of Tourism (DoT) said health protocols remain in force at all destinations after the Philippines was classified…
LANDBANK allocates P5.8B for agri climate resilience lending
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THE FREEMAN THE Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) said on Wednesday that it is allocating P5.8 billion to support climate resilience…
Japan hopes to play role in aiding PHL agri, energy, digitalization
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HANDOUT JAPAN hopes to focus its efforts in the Philippines on aiding the latter’s agriculture industry, energy transition, disaster…
Legislator calls for standards to guide agri import decisions
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PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO REPRESENTATIVE Marcelino C. Libanan of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Programs (4Ps) party-list called for clear rules for determining when…