THE PHILIPPINES is considering seeking air service talks with South Korea, the head of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) said yesterday.
May 132014
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May 132014
NET foreign direct investments (FDI) this year are expected to at least match last year’s increase given the country’s rising competitiveness and quality of skilled labor, a Cabinet official yesterday said.
May 132014
DAVAO CITY — Exporters in this city have complained of the adverse impact of the rotating brownouts, which started two weeks ago.
May 122014
POVERTY in 2013 likely worsened due to the natural calamities of that year, a National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) official said yesterday.
May 122014
THE NATIONAL Economic Development Authority (NEDA) claimed that freedom of information (FoI) can promote economic growth and suggested that it cover the private sector and the media.
May 122014
FOR CORPORATE income taxpayers adopting the calendar year, the first-quarter income tax return (ITR) will be due this May 30. Hence, before filing, taxpayers must revisit the rules on the preparation of the first-quarter ITR in which methods or options to be taken become crucial in the subsequent income tax return preparation and irrevocable for the entire taxable year.
May 112014
INFRASTRUCTURE spending grew by almost 50% annually in the first two months of the year as the government continued to speed up project implementation, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) yesterday reported.
May 112014
SUBSIDIES given to state firms went down significantly in March from a year ago as the government disbursed less financial assistance during the month, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed.
May 112014
(Fifth in a five-part series) AS we come to the final installment of this five-part series on the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), it may be useful to recall the ultimate goal of pursuing freer flows of goods, services, capital, and labor. At the end of the day, the vision is to establish a competitive, sustainable, and inclusive region that is integrated into the global economy.
May 092014
Establishments hit by natural and human-induced disasters can now file for extended wage hike exemptions under a new resolution approved by the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE).