P1.79-B ‘hanging pork’ sparks controversy in 2020 national budget deliberations After the so-called “pork parking” last year, now comes the “hanging pork” that is now tainting the proposed P4.1 trillion national budget for 2020. — […]
House committee endorses P4.1-trillion budget THE House of Representatives appropriations committee yesterday endorsed the P4.1 trillion national budget for next year, without changes, according to its chairman. — BusinessWorld Online Philippines culls 7,000 pigs in […]
Another suicide bombing hits Sulu A suicide bomber, suspected to be a woman, was killed when the bomb strapped to her body went off at the entrance of a military detachment in Indanan, Sulu on […]
FDI pledges double in first half COMMITTED foreign direct investments (FDI) grew by more than half annually in the three months to June, helping foreign pledges double last semester. — BusinessWorld Online 2020 budget refiled […]
Philippines sides with China on revision of UNCLOS – Locsin Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin on Wednesday said the Philippines is “on the side” of the Chinese government in seeking the revision of the United […]
‘Catch-up’ program to boost GDP growth Finance Undersecretary Gil Beltran said the government’s implementation of a “catch-up program” following a sluggish 5.6-percent gross domestic product expansion in the first half will boost economic growth for […]
Government debt falls to P7.80T in July THE national government’s outstanding debt dropped further to P7.80 trillion in July on the back of the appreciation of the Philippine peso and domestic redemptions, the Bureau of […]
Beijing tells Duterte its position on S. China Sea ‘not up for negotiation’ Beijing told visiting Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte that its position on the South China Sea was not up for negotiation, Manila’s spokesman […]
Xi calls for joint efforts with Philippines in achieving early adoption of COC The Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea is a pioneering undertaking in establishing rules and regulations in the South […]
Unfriendly, not hostile: Navy drafting protocols for warship intrusions Without the military muscle to match the occasional foreign warship wandering unannounced through its territorial seas, the Philippines is looking for ways to compel trespassers to […]
PH speeds up infra dev’t; H2 GDP seen rising to 6.4% The government is fast-tracking the implementation of priority infrastructure projects, as it redoubles efforts in public spending to boost the economy in the second […]
Carpio: PH signed terms of reference on joint oil and gas exploration deal with China Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin has signed the terms of reference on a 2018 memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation on […]