THE DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P599.5 million for various irrigation projects across the country.
Feb 192013
BusinessWorld Online: Economy
Feb 192013
A TEAM from international debt rater Fitch Ratings arrived in the country early this week in a visit that would assess the country’s socioeconomic developments.
Feb 172013
THE PLANNED monorail linking the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) in Taguig to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 (NAIA-3) in Pasay City is estimated to cost P70 billion, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said.
Feb 172013
ABACA EXPORTS for the 11-month period ending November 2012 fell by 24.24% to $100.04 million amid lower demand from the country’s major markets.
Feb 172013
(Third of three parts)IN THE LAST two columns, we discussed in significant detail the recently released Revenue Regulations No. 2-2013, The Transfer Pricing Regulations (more informally called the TP Regs), which took effect on Feb. 9, 2013. The guidelines are largely based on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) TP Guidelines, which have served as the framework for TP regulations around the world. In this article, we will now discuss the relevance of the new regulations on Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAPs).
Feb 122013
THE GOVERNMENT has come up with a decision to award renewable energy (RE) projects under the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) scheme only to developers that can already start commercial operations of their facilities, officials said yesterday.
Feb 122013
THE GOVERNMENT’S share from mining revenues increased by 42.07%, exceeding its target as a result of higher output by mining companies.
Feb 122013
THE GOVERNMENT will now use the income tax returns (ITR) of firms as the main basis for determining their financial capacity for contracting in state projects, a Cabinet official said yesterday.
Feb 082013
Economic growth could hit the high end of the Aquino administration’s 6-7% target for the year if it starts to execute the big infrastructure projects that will attract investments to the country, Dutch banking giant ING Bank NV said.
Feb 082013
Jobs in business process outsourcing (BPO), creative industries, cyber services, manufacturing, mining, banking and finance, and aviation command the highest salaries for workers in the country, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) on Friday.