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    Finance chief thumbs down higher tax rates for billionaires, prefers consumption tax

    Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno flatly rejected the suggestion of a youth representative at the House of Representatives for the imposition of higher tax rates...

    Philippines debt-to-GDP expected to steadily slide to 50% by 2028

    The economic managers expect the country's debt to steadily decline to around 50 percent of gross domestic product before the term of President Ferdinand...

    Long-horizon foreign direct investments dropped 21% over five months

    Foreign direct investments, the kind that stays invested in the Philippines for the long haul, fell 34 percent in May to only $488 million,...

    Villar tops Forbes list of 10 richest Filipinos

    Politician turned businessman Manuel B. Villar Jr. remained the country’s richest individual, bested only by the Sy siblings who remain at the top of...

    Cost pressures, low government consumption moderate 2Q growth of only 4.3%

    Local output growth measured as the gross domestic product (GDP) expanded at a slower pace of only 4.3 percent in the second quarter this...

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    The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted the temporary ban on the importation of pork and other swine products from Poland, citing the country’s policy on African swine fever (ASF) regionalization.

    Overseas Filipinos send US$2.9B home in November

    Cash remittances from overseas Filipinos rose to US$2.9 billion in November 2025, highlighting the continued importance of migrant workers’ income in supporting the Philippine economy.

    FFCCCII urges govt to aim for higher 8% growth

    The Philippines must aim higher—much higher—if it wants growth that is truly inclusive, according to the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII).

    Takaful market in PH small but growing as insurers push wider use

    The P9 billion-odd market for takaful, or Islamic insurance, remains small in the Philippines but is slowly gaining ground as insurers step up efforts to widen awareness and use, particularly in Mindanao.

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