THE GENERALIZED System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) of the European Union (EU) will give a boost to the Filipino tuna industry, Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala said in a forum in Tayabas, Quezon last week, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said in a press release.
THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY could have expanded by 7% in the third quarter, the country’s socioeconomic planning chief yesterday said, with the government seen to still be on track to meet the low end of its growth target for this year.
CONGRESS aims to pass within the year a measure that will curb monopolies and unfair competition in business, according to lawmakers.
THE GOVERNMENT is looking to invest in the country’s automotive manufacturing industry through a “seed fund” in a bid to create more jobs in the industry.
THE Philippines’ oil import bill grew in the first half of this year owing to higher prices of fuel from abroad and increased volumes, data from the energy department showed.
CONGRESS IS eyeing to present the 2015 budget for signature to President Benigno S. C. Aquino III by Dec. 15.
THE BUREAU of Internal Revenue (BIR) is in a surprisingly merry mood these days. The reason could be one of three things: 1) the nearing yuletide season; 2) the P9.45 billion increase in revenue collection as of August 2014 compared to August 2013; 3) the P62 billion worth of tax evasion cases filed in the courts as of July 2014.
THE DEPARTMENT of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will focus on agrobiodiversity, urban biodiversity, access and benefit sharing, and invasive alien species (IAS) for the next 15 years under its Philippine Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (PBSAP).
TEN DAYS after the lifting of the truck ban in the metropolis, the two Manila ports posted a greater cargo volume movement, which will eventually result in stable prices of goods and job security, Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) said in a statement on Thursday.
THE SENATE is likely to turn down the request of President Benigno S. C. Aquino III to buy additional megawatts (MW) to plug the looming power shortage in Luzon for 2015.