(MANILA BULLETIN) Economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has advised the Philippine government to "adapt" amid concerns that the peso slide against the United States (US) dollar would persist well into 2025. Incidentally, January...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda says President Marcos ultimately made the right call in enforcing a huge reduction on rice tariffs, since the move is...
Rice prices from earlier this year. (MANILA BULLETIN) President Marcos' allies in the in the House of Representatives are still not giving up on the Chief Executive's dream of achieving P20 per kilo rice. This, after Albay 2nd...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez says President Marcos' intervention programs on the country’s inflation problem are bearing fruit. ...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda underscored on Wednesday, Oct. 2 that the Philippine creatives sector--which covers artists, artisans, producers--were "the biggest winners" in...
Boracay, arguably the crown jewel of Philippine tourism The proposed measure that seeks to implement a value added tax (VAT) refund mechanism for non-resident tourists in a bid to encourage more spending is now one step away from becoming law. During...
(Unsplash) Hommittee on Ways and Means chairperson and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda said he will push the House of Representatives to adopt the proposed Senate measure that seeks to implement a value added tax (VAT) refund mechanism for tourists to...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook) Economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda is predicting "A-level" credit ratings for the Philippines before President Marcos...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The CREATE MORE bill--which seeks to make the country's tax regime both compliant with the minimum global tax and at the same time remain competitive--is now just President...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) Albay 2nd district Rep Joey Salceda is pushing the economic managers of the Marcos administration to keep corn prices in check, even as the inflation rate for August eased to 3.3 percent. Salceda, an economist, said...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left), TESDA Director-General Kiko Benitez (Facebook) Economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda gave a glowing testimonial for newly-appointed Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)...
From left to right: Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, Olympic gymnast Carlos Yulo. (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives approved on second reading on Wednesday, Aug. 14 the bill that sought tax...
