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For the fourth quarter of 2023 alone, the Philippine economy also grows just 5.6%, below the minimum 7.2% needed for the government's full-year target to be met

PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will be able to generate a number of diplomatic alliances and attract investments in the Year of the Wooden Dragon, which begins on February 10, 2024. That’s according to master geomancer Joseph Chau, who pointed out that Marcos Jr., otherwise known as “BBM,” was…

President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. said Sunday that Bagong Pilipinas is a set of ideals and not a new partisan group in a speech at its kick-off rally at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila. 

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) opened the door to a possible interest rate cut within 2024 while acknowledging the need for caution due to base effects in in

ESTIMATED revenue gains from tax reform measures will be lower given planned changes to enabling laws, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said.

THE 2001 midterm elections were, indeed, a baptism of fire for then-Senate candidate Ralph Recto, despite being a grandson of Claro Mayo Recto Jr., a towering intellectual and passionate nationalist who, in another era, graced the halls of the Philippine Senate. He placed 12th in a race that elected 13 senators, barely edging Gregorio Honasan, who placed 13th. Mr. Recto was propped up by votes cast overwhelmingly in his favor from the precincts of Sultan Kudarat province, hence his early monicke...

FINANCE Secretary Ralph Recto is eyeing the approval of adjusted priority reform measures this year to allow the government to meet its fiscal targets.

Resorting to charter change just to boost growth is like using a sledgehammer to crack open butong pakwan

MANILA: The Marcos administration would not impose new taxes as part of efforts to repair the economy after the pandemic, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said on Wednesday (Jan 24), adding the government would rather improve collection efficiency than create new imposts that might stoke inflation.

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