Ben Arnold de Vera
Five-year anti-oil smuggling drive nabs P989 billion
September 18, 2024 6:45 am
In the first five years of its implementation, fuel marking added to government coffers a total of P988.8 billion in tax revenues, inching closer to the P1-trillion mark with one more year before the program's contract ends.
UnionBank is world's 6th biggest digital bond issuer—OMFIF
September 17, 2024 1:30 pm
Aboitiz-led UnionBank of the Philippines has landed among the world's top issuers of digital bonds, according to the ranking of economic think tank Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF).
IFC assists in rollout of P62-billion Philippine PPP projects
September 16, 2024 1:42 am
The International Finance Corp. (IFC) will assist the Philippine government in rolling out five big-ticket public-private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects, worth a total of P62 billion.
Lower inflation augurs well for BSP rate cuts—Capital Economics
September 15, 2024 9:30 pm
Downward inflation augurs well for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) monetary policy easing ahead of the US Federal Reserve, according to the think tank Capital Economics.
Government eyes more foreign assistance for flood control projects
September 15, 2024 9:30 pm
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is looking to secure financial and technical assistance from bilateral and multilateral development partners to roll-out more flood control and other climate projects, Public Works Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan said.