Philippines, China to address ‘irritants’ through bilateral mechanisms: Palace The Philippines and China will address “irritants” in disputed waters using bilateral mechanisms, President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman said Monday. — ABS-CBN News DFA warns Duterte gov’t […]
GOCC subsidies reach P5.74 B in March The national government has granted P5.74 billion in subsidies to state-owned corporations last March, the bulk of which went to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and the National […]
Budget deficit narrows in Q1 due to budget delay The national government’s budget deficit was much lower for the first quarter, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Treasury (BTr). — CNN Philippines […]
World Bank economist: No risk of debt distress for Philippines, Asean Despite Chinese debt trap fears, Asean countries including the Philippines would unlikely have difficulty settling their obligations, an economist of the Washington-based multilateral lender […]
New quake strikes as Philippines hunts for survivors Philippine rescuers were scrambling Tuesday to reach some two dozen people feared buried under a building near Manila that collapsed a day earlier in a strong earthquake, […]
Strong Earthquake Strikes Philippines, Killing at Least 5 A powerful earthquake shook the northern Philippines on Monday, leaving at least five people dead in collapsed buildings, disaster relief officials said. — The New York Times […]
DOF: P1.01B daily underspending in Q1 due to reenacted budget The government was unable to spend more than P1 billion per day on public goods and services as it had ought to during the first […]
Scarborough Shoal lost to China says Philippines spokesman Filipinos finally heard last Sunday (April 14) what many have dreaded hearing for sometime. Scarborough Shoal has been lost to China. — AEC News Today Philippines slips […]
Philippines records 627 mln USD BOP surplus in March 2019 The Philippines’ overall balance of payments (BOP) position posted a surplus of 627 million U.S. dollars in March 2019, a reversal of the 266 million […]
GDP growth at below 6% in Q1–expert THE Philippine economy is projected to have slowed to a below 6-percent expansion in the first quarter of the year on slower capital formation and lower government consumption. […]
Duterte signs 2019 budget into law PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday finally signed the four-month delayed P3.757-trillion 2019 national budget into law, but vetoed about P95.3 billion in appropriations. — BusinessWorld Palace: Govt on […]
Agriculture dep’t hoping to get Japan to ease 100% banana testing regime THE Department of Agriculture (DA) hopes to meet with the Japanese government to seek an easing of its 100% testing regime for Philippine […]