The Philippines has increased its tax take as a share to the economy in 2022, even as it lagged behind the regional average in collection efficiency.According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific 2024 report, the...
Economist-congressman Joey Salceda of Albay’s 2nd district said on Wednesday, July 20, that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. must reveal the “grand national ambitions that are as large and as historic as his mandate from the people” in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA)...
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Monchito Ibrahim
We have been saying for so long now that we are an attractive country to invest in because of our large, young, talented, and English-speaking workforce. But is it ready to make the Philippines become a potent global player as the world economy starts embracing Industry...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, March 11 announced the Philippines’ participation in the 2022 cycle of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN
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The Philippines is urged to open its logistics sector to more foreign competition and remove rules granting preferential treatment only to certain firms to reduce the high cost of logistics and realize the crucial economic role in the sector, which has an estimated $11 billion market...
PCC rules
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has indicated that ‘gas transmission pipelines’ shall not be considered as “public utility’, hence, these investments will not be needing franchise from Congress.
This was stated by Atty Christina Faye Condez-De Sangon,...
