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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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Gov’t weighs EV tariff extension, calibrated incentives

The government is weighing a longer extension of zero tariffs on electric vehicles but wants to recalibrate incentives so stronger EV demand eventually translates into local assembly, manufacturing investment, and a wider charging network.

PEZA eyes record investment haul on P200B pipeline

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is poised to exceed its investment registration target this year, with a roughly P200-billion pipeline of major projects potentially pushing approvals past its previous record.

RCBC wins two 2026 Philippine Quill Awards

Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) won two honors at the 2026 Philippine Quill Awards for communication campaigns aimed at widening access to formal financial services and bringing digital banking closer to underserved Filipinos.

URC expands potato trials to lift farmer incomes

Potato farmers in Benguet are testing seven new varieties alongside the familiar Granola in a bid to raise productivity, widen planting options and strengthen the commercial viability of one of the Cordillera’s key vegetable crops.

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