“The document is still in draft form and remains under review, including consultations with concerned government agencies and key stakeholders,” he said... Read full article
“We went around 80 percent. It's a super high utilization rate by the Philippines of the current GSP+ that we have,” he said at a Stratbase ADRI forum in Makati City.... Read full article
In a statement Tuesday, Maya said that from March 23 to April 10, 2026, users who receive remittances from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Israel, Lebanon and Jordan can unlock a set of transaction rebates.... Read full article
Diokno said the proposed supplemental budget will enable the government to deliver immediate assistance to affected sectors, ensuring sufficient funds for aid and subsidies as further increases in petroleum product prices are expected.... Read full article
The local currency weakened further, closing at the 60-level this week amid investor caution due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.... Read full article
The peso closed at an all-time low of 60.10 against the U.S. dollar on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady, while the local stock barometer snapped its two-day winning streak.... Read full article
"Just generally, we are not getting information that the manufacturers are actually, you know, letting go of people at this point in time," FPI chairperson Elizabeth Lee said on the sidelines of the FPI Summit 2.0 in Bonifacio Global City.... Read full article
Michelle Franca, DSWD-11 information officer, told the Philippine News Agency on Friday that part of the agency’s efforts are ongoing construction and improvement of centers across the region.... Read full article
“ASEAN’s digital economy is expanding faster than the policy environment can keep pace,” USABC’s Philippines chief representative Herminio Bagro said in a news release on Saturday.... Read full article
The Philippines and the United States have completed a bilateral maritime cooperative activity (MCA) in Manila Bay and waters off Mariveles, Bataan, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Saturday.... Read full article