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A major transformation is underway in Romancelandia.

The government already spent in 11 months P1.02 trillion of its commitment to spend P1.33 trillion in various public infrastructures in 2023, Budget Secretary Mina F. Pangandaman said on Sunday.

Japan's finance minister eyes future rise in interest rates -Nikkei Banks/Insurance Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said there will likely come a time when the country's interest rates will begin to rise and affect the economy through various channels, according to an interview with the Nikkei newspaper published on Saturday. "The Bank of Japan holds jurisdiction over monetary policy. But there will be a phase when interest rates go up," Suzuki was quoted as saying in the interview. On the yen, Suzuki said there were pros and cons to its moves that have varying effects on Japan's exporters and firms reliant on imports. He declined to comment on whether a weak yen, or a strong yen, was desirable for the economy. With inflation having exceeded the Bank of Japan's 2 percent target for some time, many market players expect the central bank to end its negative interest rate policy by April. Sources have told Reuters the BOJ is on track to end negative rates in coming months despite recent data showing the economy slipped into recession, though weak domestic demand means it may seek more clues on wages growth before acting. As part of efforts to reflate growth and fire up inflation to its 2 percent target, the BOJ has been keeping short-term interest rates at -0.1 percent and the 10-year bond yield around 0 percent since 2016.

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) plans to sell the operations and maintenance (O&M) of the EDSA Busway in Metro Manila to private operators via a solicited bidding process. 

The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) has raised the passenger and cargo fuel surcharge in March ahead of the summer peak season and rising fuel prices.