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The Climate Change Commission (CCC), the gatekeeper of the country’s climate change policies and programs, threw its support to the ongoing “Tanggal Bulok, Tanggal Usok” (TBTU) campaign of the Inter-Agency Council for Traffic (i-ACT).

By Ben Cal A visiting Filipino-American has cited a Filipino inventor for developing a device that greatly helps reduce pollution emitted not only from vehicles but also from generators and ships.

By Ben Cal A US-based Filipino lawyer has cited the great contribution by some 200,000 Filipino nurses working in the United States in health care and the millions of dollars of remittances they send to their homeland that help boost the Philippine economy.

Investment climate looks promising with more vital projects to be undertaken by the government in the Philippine’s Golden Age of Infrastructure.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) aims to immediately implement at least six (6) solicited Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects that are now under or will undergo feasibility studies.

The Philippines received an Open Budget Index (OBI) of 67, effectively securing the top spot in Asia for budget transparency, results of the recently released biennial Open Budget Survey (OBS) 2017 showed.

JT International Philippines Inc. (JTI Philippines), a unit of multinational Japanese Tobacco International, indicated willingness to share with the government information that will help address cigarette smuggling in the country.

By Luis Leoncio The government will provide P200 a month “without conditions” this year to 10 million of the country’s poorest households over the next three years as a buffer to the backlash on prices of basic commodities of the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN), economic managers said.

Investments in casino operations are welcome but stakeholders should not involve themselves in corrupt activities, President Duterte said during a recent forum among Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) and it licensees.

By Riza Lozada Factory output is on a slump for September to November of last year but the government’s chief economist expect the implementation of the Tax Reform for Inclusion and Acceleration Act (Train) will fuel a recovery for the manufacturing output in 2018.