Pangilinan, Aquino, Diokno are 2025 senatorial bets says LP’s de Lima

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 02/22/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Former senators Kiko Pangilinan and Bam Aquino, along with human rights lawyer Chel Diokno, are the initial 2025 senatorial bets of Liberal Party (LP). LP spokesperson Leila de Lima announced on Thursday. De Lima,…

Save for ‘digital’ tax, Marcos Jr. chief economic manager cold to other new taxes

Ben O. de Vera - Reporter / @bendeveraINQ 07/09/2022

Higher subscription fees are coming soon for Netflix and Spotify accounts as well as other online transactions once they’re slapped with value-added tax (VAT), but President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s chief economic manager remains cold to many other…

What’s the BSP doing?

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 06/28/2022

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has been criticized—wrongly, I think—for being “dovish,” “behind the curve,” or not acting fast enough in response to speeding inflation and exchange rate movements. It seems to me that economists (as…

‘Inaction is action’ may be BSP’s monetary policy for 2021, says economist

Daxim L. Lucas - Reporter / @daxinq 02/08/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The central bank will likely keep its key interest rate unchanged when its Monetary Board convenes on Thursday with the regulator finding itself lodged between the opposing demands of fighting rising inflation and restarting the…

Price hikes likely to remain muted as Aug. inflation comes in below BSP’s forecast

Daxim L. Lucas - Reporter / @daxinq 09/04/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Price pressures on basic goods and services will likely remain muted over the near term, according to the central bank, as it welcomed the lower-than-expected August inflation rate which came in below the monetary…

Small banks now lending more to SMEs thanks to BSP’s reserve cuts

Daxim L. Lucas - Reporter / @daxinq 08/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s rural and cooperative banks remain stable and are in a strong position to support the financing needs of micro, small, and medium enterprises as well as large firms in rural communities affected…

BSP: Postpandemic PH out to win firms exiting China

Daxim Lucas - Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/25/2020

The Philippines can end up a major winner in the postpandemic environment if public and private sector policymakers can undertake a unified effort to attract firms that are moving production facilities out of China as a result…

Otso Diretso senatorial candidates woo 3M Cebu voters

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/28/2019

 CEBU CITY, Philippines — Otso Diretso senatorial candidates are counting on Cebuanos’ votes to gain seats in the Senate this coming May 2019 midterm elections. Magdalo Representative Gary Alejano, one of the Otso Diretso candidates, in his…

Infra spending up 50% in 10 months

Inquirer.net 12/14/2018

CONSTRUCTION of more roads, health facilities, school buildings as well as local projects in Mindanao nearly doubled the national government’s infrastructure expenditures in October to P94.4 billion, Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said on Wednesday. The latest Department…

House adopts resolution urging Duterte to fire Ben Diokno

Inquirer.net 12/12/2018

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives adopted Wednesday a resolution urging President Rodrigo Duterte to “reconsider the appointment” of Budget Chief Benjamin Diokno. Minority Leader Danilo Suarez filed House Resolution No. 2365 today and it was…

Employees of qualified gov’t agencies to get P25K bonus via CNA — Diokno

Inquirer.net 11/21/2018

Employees of qualified government agencies will receive another cash incentive not exceeding P25,000 next month through the Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA), Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno announced Wednesday. The CNA incentive covers both management and rank-and-file employees of…

Diokno: Xi’s visit will hasten PH-China infra project negotiations

Inquirer.net 11/19/2018

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday asked President Rodrigo Duterte to bring up the apparent delays in the release of Chinese loans and investment pledges during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit this week. “I hope the…

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