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Government debt piles up to P6T

By Prinz Magtulis | February 4, 2016 - 9:00am

Higher issuance of government securities and declining peso value pushed the debt pile of the National Government to nearly...

Business

Gov't debt hits P5.954 trillion in 2015

By Prinz Magtulis | February 3, 2016 - 10:31pm

Debt held by the national government rose last year to nearly P6 trillion, the Bureau of the Treasury reported on...

Business

‘Sin’ tax take grows at record pace to P141 B

By Prinz Magtulis | February 2, 2016 - 9:00am

The third year of excise tax reforms pushed tobacco and liquor revenue collections to their fastest growth on record last...

Business

Sin tax collections hit record high

By Prinz Magtulis | February 1, 2016 - 11:17pm

The third year of excise tax reforms pushed tobacco and liquor revenue collections to their fastest growth on record last...

Business

Government bent on MRT-3 buy-out

By Louella Desiderio | January 26, 2016 - 9:00am

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is set to meet with the Department of Finance (DOF) next month...

Business

Philippines gets another rating upgrade

By Lawrence Agcaoili | January 22, 2016 - 9:00am

Seoul-based debt watcher NICE Investors Service has upgraded the credit rating of the Philippines, allowing the country to...

Business

DOF cleans up inventory of all agency issuances

By Prinz Magtulis | January 22, 2016 - 9:00am

From an inventory of issued regulations to office improvements and renovations, the Department of Finance has embarked on projects meant to clean – and improve – its own backyard five months before President...

Business

Gearing up for a more robust hospitality industry?

By Rey Gamboa | January 22, 2016 - 9:00am

Vietnam and Thailand continue to bring in the tourists, as official tourism records show.

Business

DOF starts cleanup, improvements for new admin

By Prinz Magtulis | January 22, 2016 - 12:37am

From an inventory of issued regulations to office improvements and renovations, the Department of Finance has embarked on...

Business

Purisima defends slow roll out of PPP projects

January 8, 2016 - 9:00am

It was a long time coming for the Aquino administration to get its infrastructure program on track, but as its term reaches homestretch, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima has no regrets.

Business