DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade (Photo bB Ali Vicoy) Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade today (Feb. 11) appealed to private vehicle inspections centers (PMVICs) to lower their inspection fees for private vehicles registering with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) from...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has commended the Bureau of Customs for its better-than-expected revenues last year while ensuring the free flow of goods and redoubling its campaign against smuggling. During the Customs anniversary celebration last Tuesday, Dominguez said the...
The Philippine stock market gained a little more ground as investors are cautiously becoming more optimistic because of developments here and overseas. PSE file photo The benchmark PSEi moved up 16.60 points or 0.24 percent to close at 7,082.15 although the Financials and Industrial counters...
The local stock market chalked up some gains as losers investors were encouraged by a new US stimulus package and the arrival of vaccines in the Philippines. The main index rose 41.07 points or 0.59 percent to close at 7,065.55 with sectoral indices evenly mixed. Volume improved to 30.44 billion...
The Philippine government is eyeing a way bigger minimum access volume (MAV) allocation, or about 388,790 metric tons (MT), for pork. This is just one of the proposals of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in terms of addressing the shortfall in the supply of the commodity as well as bring down its...
The PSEi managed to wipe out early losses to end in positive territory as investors were quick to buy back shares. The main index inched up by 5.30 points or 0.08 percent to close at 7,024.48 with only the Property and Holding Firms counters retreating. Volume improved to 29.55 billion shares worth...
Despite the tightness in supply, the Philippine government is targeting to bring down the farm-gate price of pork in the country to P165 to P170 per kilogram (/kg), which is nearly double the commodity’s current retail cost of around P350/kg recently recorded at select markets in Metro Manila....
The local stock market ended the week on a high note despite the inflation rate rising faster than expected. The main index jumped 115.43 points or 1.67 percent to close at 7,019.18 as share prices rose across the board led by the Property sector. Photo credit: PSE Information Desk However, volume...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will not withdraw its proposal for tariff reduction on pork and rice imports despite the growing number of groups – including farmers, raisers, advocates – opposing such a move. When asked if he will consider the possibility of withdrawing DA’s proposal,...
Officials of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Federal Tax Service (FTS) of Russia have met recently to discuss the latter’s best practices that could be applied in the Philippines to further improve its tax administration and compliance. On orders of Finance...
For the first time since late 2006, big banks’ outstanding loans declined by 0.7 percent year-on-year in December 2020 during the initial year of the COVID-19 pandemic which pulled the economy into a recession. Total bank lending net of banks’ reverse repurchase (RRP) placements with the Bangko...
The central bank’s term deposit facility (TDF) auction was still oversubscribed but results were mixed while yields continue to decline. “There was a slight undersubscription in the 7-day TDF, receiving bids 0.88x the offer volume. Meanwhile, the 14-day TDF was oversubscribed with bids 1.16x...
