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The use of highly concessional Official Development Assistance (ODA) financing to construct the New Centennial Water Source-Kaliwa Dam Project will benefit Filipino consumers more with cheaper project and financing costs rather than if the project were to go through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) route, which would entail additional charges passed on to water users so whoever the private proponent will …

The record speed by which the expansion project for the Clark International Airport is being implemented underlines the steadfast commitment and political will of the Duterte administration to fast-track its “Build, Build, Build” program and thereby unlock immediate gains for the Filipino people, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said.

While efforts have been done to give Filipino women equal labor opportunities in the country, much still needs to be done.

Executives across the region remain largely upbeat about the economic outlook, although skills gaps risk preventing some member states from reaching their full potential, the 2019 edition of the Business Barometer: ASEAN CEO Survey carried out by Oxford Business Group (OBG) indicated.

By Tracy Cabrera Let’s face it, not a lot of taxi drivers in the Philippines will win the ‘Mr. Congeniality’ or ‘Mr. Responsible’ driver award. In fact, a survey made by Spot.ph shows that of the 53,016 readers who participated in its survey, only a meager 0.3 percent (153 votes) of the respondents think that taxi drivers offer a more …

National Food Authority (NFA) OIC administrator Tomas Escarez today clarified that NFA management is not against rice tariffication amid accusations that NFA is opposing the recently-signed law.

The recent call of the 2,500-TEU capacity Safmarine Nuba at the Matadi Gateway Terminal (MGT), an ICTSI Group company, opens the door to major new shipping system benefits for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

As external challenges remain in the region, merchandise trade growth in the Philippines and in most Asian economies softened in December 2018, the National Economic and Development Authority said.

The Heritage Foundation defines economic freedom as the fundamental right of any person to control his or her own labor and property such that individuals are fee to work, produce, consume, and invest in any way they please and that governments allow labor, capital, and goods to move freely and refrain from constraining liberty. Economic freedom, in turn, brings greater …

As financial technology (fintech) platforms proliferate, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has launched a number of initiatives aimed at establishing adequate safeguards to manage the potential risks brought by these new technologies while providing enough room for companies to develop and implement their innovations.