Tax News - Advance02

December 2019

• Marcos Jr. signs EO adopting 6-year Philippine Development Plan - Philippine Star

• Economic managers brief senators on Maharlika fund - Philippine Star

• PCCI: To draw investors, LGUs must act like Peza - Business Mirror

• DTI weighs ban or tax on raw nickel exports - Manila Bulletin

• Consumption likely to slow amid looming recession, say experts - Business World

• GDP growth forecasts upgraded - Philippine Star

• PH’s ‘largest allocation’ of $52M goes to post-pandemic ‘green recovery’—DENR - Manila Bulletin

• SC upholds constitutionality of Duterte-era TRAIN law - Philippine Star

• DBM greenlights release of 50% of tobacco tax: Ilocos Norte exec - Philippine News Agency

• TRAIN Law affirmation emboldens House to pursue more tax reform–solon - Manila Bulletin

• Philippines secures $500-M ADB loan to fix labor market scarring - Philippine Star

• 100% WFH setup seen to boost office demand outside Metro Manila - Sunstar

• Philippine agri output negative for third straight year in 2022 - GMA News

• Q3 2022 economic growth maintained at 7.6%, PSA says - GMA News

• Economy will survive without POGOs – senator - Philippine Star

• The Phl Constitution – Amending the restrictive economic provisions - Philippine Star

• ‘Rise in rates will not affect fiscal consolidation’ - Philippine Star

• Peza expects surge in investments this year - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Government lowers minimum investment for RDB issue - Philippine Star

• Salceda backs Marcos’ vision of PH economy with no recession, inflation dip to 4.0% - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Isuzu PHL seeks delay of excise tax imposition on pickups - Business World

• House bill seeks higher taxes on pricey distilled spirits - Philippine Star

• Pimentel: Economic managers didn’t do fundamental research on MIF - Manila Bulletin

• Security Bank sees PH economic growth at 6.8% in Q4 - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Mr. Marcos to keep MSMEs a big part of gov’t digitalization effort - Manila Standard

• Colliers: Recent data, gov't moves to stoke property demand - Manila Times

• Philippines to remain ASEAN outlier in rate hike - Philippine Star

• PCCI says taxes on luxury goods should be time-bound - GMA News

• DA issues initial estimate of 450,000 MT in sugar imports - Business World

• Philippines cedes tax revenue under global minimum tax rules - Business World

• Neda backs proposal to tax luxury goods - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Film producers seek tax holiday, reduction to aid industry recovery - CNN

• Tax court affirms partial refund of KEPCO’s excess VAT - Business World

• Holiday economics needs review– NEDA - Business Mirror

• PH exploring new opportunities for high, broad-based growth - Philippine Information Agency

• Gov't expects strong 2022 GDP growth and 6.5% growth in 2023, Diokno says - GMA News

• 10 years since the signing of the sin tax law - Business World

• 2024 national budget to address economic scarring, global headwinds - Business World

• Southeast Asia trade, commercial service exports to slow down this year - Philippine Star

• Solon pushes increase in tax exemption for sports, health goods - Philippine News Agency

• PH mining to be key contributor to Indo-Pacific growth, says Diokno - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• US inflation easing lifts Philippine peso - GMA News

• Gov't grants new tax incentives to tourism firms, common tower builders - Philippine Star

• FIRB finalizes tax incentive guidelines - Manila Bulletin

• GDP grew by at least 7.5% in 2022, says Diokno - Business World

• World Bank sees moderate growth for Philippines - Philippine Star

• NEDA sees inflation easing - Philippine Star

• Philippines must boost financial system’s resilience amid volatile conditions - Business World

• CAAP wants to use government dividends for equipment upgrade - Philippine Star

• Philippines to see decline in debt burden in 2023 - Business World

• PH gov't bats for inclusive economic growth: NEDA - ABS-CBN News

• Policymaking in 2023 - Business World

• Tax cuts likely to unleash spending power of middle-class Filipinos - Business World

• Forex reserves climb to $96 billion in December - Philippine Star

• Government sees inflation's peak as it misses target for second straight year - Philippine Star

• Uncertainties seen to weigh down property sector - Business World

• PH stocks index sustains rise as peso slips - Philippine News Agency

• Peza cheers inclusion of ecozones in PH development plan 2023-2028 - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Improved spending, tax administration to support gov’t fiscal consolidation efforts - Business World

• DTI vows to resolve VAT issue by yearend - Malaya Business Insight

• Tax reform package 4 may yield P25 billion more revenues - Philippine Star

• Philippine gov’t debt swells to new record P13.64T as of end-October - GMA News

• PBBM wants more ecozones in BARMM: PEZA - Philippine News Agency

• FIRB OKs tax perks for P2.5 billion electronics manufacturing project - GMA News

• Finance chief says reducing inflation impact 'top priority' of gov't - ABS-CBN News

• Customs collections exceed target by 9.5% - Philippine Star

• DBCC affirms forecast for PH economy's positive outlook - Philippine News Agency

• Philippine businesses attack Marcos sovereign wealth fund plan - Nikkei

• SEC cites Diokno, 64 others for support of capital market - Manila Bulletin

• Review of VAT refund scheme for PEZA firms backed - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Tax incentives for mining's investment in bamboo plantations urged - Manila Times  

• CTA affirms partial refund of Toyota’s customs duties and excess VAT - Business World

• Brace for impact: The future of taxation - Business World

• EO expediting business permit issuance seen complementing ARTA functions - Business World

• ‘VAT-refund process biggest challenge to ecozone firms’ - Business Mirror

• ASEAN exports seen moderating in 2023 - Philippine Star

• DTI to present 6-year industrialization plan - Philippine Star

• A feckless EO, Basmati rice and policy depravity - Manila Times

• More foreign business groups urge zero duty on all EVs - Manila Bulletin

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• Critics roll out petition against Maharlika fund - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Diokno defends 12% VAT on digital transaction - Manila Standard

• ‘Maharlika’ fund won’t end up like Malaysia’s 1MDB; Salceda explains why - Manila Bulletin

• DOE to apprise investors of fiscal incentives - Manila Bulletin

• DBCC to keep growth targets—Diokno - Manila Bulletin

• BIR exceeds Oct. collection goal - Manila Bulletin

• House panel OKs Maharlika Investment Fund bill - GMA News

• Marcos to sign EO to promote ease of doing business in PH - Sunstar

• IMF urges more interest rate hikes to slay PH inflation - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• PCCI backs PEZA move to amend CREATE act - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Salceda assures approval of ‘Maharlika’ bill’s tax provisions - Manila Bulletin

• Diokno confident gov’t will exceed 2022 collection target - GMA News

• Diokno says PH has money to back proposed Maharlika Sovereign Wealth Fund - ABS-CBN News

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• Speaker vows passage of 9 economic priority bills - Philippine Star

• IMF: Calibrate policy mix to sustain recovery - Philippine Star

• ECCP wants zero tariff for all EV types - Manila Bulletin

• Romualdez proposes creation of sovereign wealth fund - Philippine News Agency

• House approval of single-use plastic tax lauded - Manila Bulletin

• The impact of ICT on the Philippine economy - Manila Bulletin

• S&P sees slower PHL growth in 2023 - Business World

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• 50% debt ratio by 2028 achievable—DOF - Manila Bulletin

• Why we should raise taxes on vapes - Business World

• Peso may continue to strengthen against the dollar ahead of key data - Business World

• Ease of Paying Taxes bill seen passed before January 1 - Business Mirror

• Revisiting CREATE law urged for better perks - Business Mirror

• Public-private partnerships as a national policy for development - Philippine Star

• New Philippine Export Development Plan ready by next month - Philippine Star

• Local EV firms cheer proposed tariff cuts - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• PH budget deficit widened 54% to P99.1B in Oct - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• LGUs urged to optimize increased budget for constituents - Manila Bulletin

• Extension of lower corn tariff sought - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Diokno asks LGUs to invest in facilities, services - Manila Standard

• Gov’t to borrow less locally in December - Manila Bulletin

• Tax effort rises to 15.3% to GDP in Q3 - Malaya Business Insight

• Moody’s Analytics downgrades Philippine growth outlook to 6.7% - Business World

• NEDA eyes zero tariff for certain e-vehicles - Business Mirror

• Former Finance chief backs Pogo shutdown - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Finally, tax-free exchange of property - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Finance chief banks on public-private partnerships for economic growth - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Economic growth risks restrain PH shares from advancing - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• ‘Revenge spending’ giving local economy a boost … for now - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• PH assures ease of doing business for biotech firms - Manila Bulletin

• Focusing on what matters: A tax regime proposal - Business World

• Gaming revenue doubles to P57 billion in 3rd quarter - Philippine Star

• Tobacco taxes proposed for sustainability efforts - Business World

• BSP sees slower growth until 2024 - Business World

• ‘New taxes key to PHL fiscal sustainability’ - Business Mirror

• House to speed up digital transformation framework - Philippine Star

• No recession in ʼ23, but PH growth to slow, says BSP - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Promote free, fair, inclusive trade, PBBM asks APEC leaders - Philippine News Agency

• PH, Bangladesh urged to explore opportunities in IT, agri, health - Philippine News Agency

• NegOcc honors top land tax payers as heroes in economic recovery - Philippine News Agency

• 2023 budget must serve ordinary people, says policy expert - Manila Bulletin

• BIR sets tax guidelines for Vape law - Manila Bulletin

• German firms see sluggish PH business outlook - Manila Bulletin

• Fierce peso defense shows 1997 crisis still haunting Philippines - Business World

• Foreign investment pledges down 22% in Q3 - Philippine Star

• Customs collections as of Nov 11 exceed 2022 full-year goal - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Without good governance, we can never be truly investment-friendly - Business World

• CSR incentives bill clears House committee - Business World

• 2023 budget should help gov’t sustain recovery goals - Philippine News Agency

• Concepcion optimistic PH can hit 2022 growth targets - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• House passes PBBM’S priority tax measures - Business Mirror

• 'Boost spending to make Philippines economy stronger’ - Philippine Star

• PH debt ratio highest in 17 years - Manila Bulletin

• Digital services tax measure to target large foreign companies - Business World

• ‘ASEAN leaders prioritizing MSMEs, digitalization’ - Philippine Star

• DOF bucks review of CREATE Law - Philippine Star

• Growth forecasts hiked as economy roars back - Philippine Star

• Hontiveros’ advice to Marcos Jr.: Don’t overborrow from China like Duterte - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Economic recovery gains traction—DOF - Manila Bulletin

• Gov’t vows policies to ensure food security, stable prices - Philippine News Agency

• DOF rejects calls to review tax perks regime - Manila Bulletin

• Philippine economy grows faster by 7.6% in Q3 2022 - GMA News

• Philippines upgrades Q2 GDP to 7.5% - Philippine Star

• Keeping tax incentives intact - Business World

• Diokno sees extension of low tariffs on agriculture - Philippine Star

• Jinggoy Estrada wants tax breaks for local film industry - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• House OKs bills on foreign digital services, disposable plastic bags, tax reform - Manila Bulletin

• Diokno: Marcos admin to ensure inflation will be target-consistent over the medium term - Manila Times

• Rough seas ahead for the Philippine digital economy - Manila Bulletin

• Concepcion to MSMEs: ‘Ride through tough time’ - Manila Bulletin

• OECD’s Pillar Two and the tax incentives in the PHL - Business Mirror

• Embassies told: Look for model plans for PH - Manila Standard

• Gatchalian pushes bill making NEDA an independent economic, planning agency - Manila Bulletin

• Philippine government to spend P206.5 billion for ayuda in 2023 as inflation soars - GMA News

• Transfer Pricing is here to stay - Business World

• Govt working on lowering tax on Filipino freelancers - Business Mirror

• No respite from inflation as typhoons affect prices - Philippine Star

• Exporters seek removal of 12% VAT on products - Philippine Star

• PBBM administration to alleviate inflation with continued targeted support, medium-term investments - Philippine Information Agency

• New fiscal measures vs. rise in debt needed: economist - Philippine News Agency

• Philippine gov’t debt balloons to new record-high P13.517T as of end-September - GMA News

• Property top investment choice of overseas workers deployed to UAE - Business World

• PH works for ratification of labor treaty to renew EU trade privileges - Manila Standard

• Stocks rise as investors wait for economic data - Manila Bulletin

• Philippine economy seen to hit 6.5 percent target despite escalated inflation: economist - ABS-CBN News

• The impact of inflation on taxes - Manila Times

• PH aerospace industry urges CREATE Law review - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Closure of licensed offshore gaming operators raises legal issues — solon - Business World

• BSP sees inflation's peak in October, likely offering a reprieve - Philippine Star

• Special economic zones as shield - Philippine Star

• Bank loans climb 13.4% as economy sustains recovery - Manila Standard

• DOF pursues real estate fiscal policy reforms - Manila Bulletin

• This week: Growth, commodities inflation, and births deflation - Business World

• 2023 tax trends and ends: The sequel - Business World

• Philex upbeat on mining sector’s prospects this year - Philippine Star

• PH seeks duty-free privileges for products exported to US - Manila Times

• House climate change committee to tap public, private sector experts for bills on green economy - Business World

• Cloud-first approach can hasten economic recovery - Manila Times

• Heed clamor of biz groups to junk POGOs: solon - Philippine News Agency

• Factor in economic loss in disaster-mitigation plans: Binay - Philippine News Agency

• Economists cite gains, add'l measures for PH credit rating - Philippine News Agency

• DOF urges LGUs to digitalize processes, services - Manila Bulletin

• Incentives sought for banks, institutions financing socialized housing projects - Philippine Star

• Makati bags 3 awards from DOF for high revenue collections - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Fitch affirms Philippines' 'BBB" credit rating, negative outlook - GMA News

• Land acquisition, right of way seen as key hurdles for PPP projects - Business World

• PBBM highlights importance of public-private partnership in PH digitalization - Philippine Information Agency

• DOST encourages researchers to commercialize their research to help the economy - Philippine Information Agency

• LGUs urged to strengthen real property tax collection - Manila Bulletin

• Business groups support POGO phaseout - GMA News

• Gov’t commits in solving tax incentive claims in IT-BPM sector - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• PH seen to sustain 4-5% growth this decade - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• PEZA worried over BPOs’ double-dipping on tax perks - Manila Standard

• Legal opinion on foreign ownership seen unlocking investment in renewables - Business World

• Malaysia F&B expo generates $4.3 million sales for Philippines firms - Philippine Star

• UN, Philippines to discuss development goals - Philippine Star

• Digitalization to make gov't efficient, economy prosperous: DBM - Philippine News Agency

• Marcos thankful for 10 economic reform Resolutions from biz sector - Philippine Information Agency

• Apec Finance Ministers eye digitalization to boost fiscal sector - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Quezon City is PH’s most competitive highly urbanized city - Manila Bulletin

• Local makers seek tariff cuts on e-vehicle equipment, parts - Philippine Star

• DTI lays groundwork for industrialization - Manila Times

• Economic growth seen to slow to 6.2% in 2023 - Business World

• Philippines to lose P65 billion with POGO shutdown - Philippine Star

• Diokno tags strategies for economic recovery - Manila Times

• Marcos urged to provide more assistance to MSMEs - Business World

• Adoption of Web3 seen to boost jobs, investments in the Philippines - Business World

• Government says painfully high inflation to temper growth in 2023 - Philippine Star

• Marcos, economic team discuss policy agenda, inflation control - Manila Bulletin

• 48th PBC opens today: ‘PH is ready and open for business’ - Manila Bulletin

• Gatchalian bares ₱1.9-B tax leakage in POGO industry, group vows to check compliance of members - CNN

• PEZA optimistic to hit 6-7% investment pledges growth - Philippine News Agency

• DTI seeks to strengthen PH global value chain - Manila Bulletin

• Tariff Commission nixes appeal to extend levy on imported cement - Manila Bulletin

• ‘Risks on economy being addressed’ - Malaya Business Insight

• Tax issues arising from cross-border WFH arrangements - Business World

• Cautiously optimistic on economic recovery - Philippine Star

• PH on track towards strong recovery: DBM - Philippine News Agency

• The economy is weak because the economy is weak - Manila Times

• Digital accounting consultancy for MSMEs - Manila Times

• Another huge increase in interest rates looms - Philippine Star

• DOF bares measures against inflation at WB, IMF meetings - Manila Bulletin

• Food business at risk from inflation, forex - Philippine Star

• Diokno notes increasing demand for real estate services - Manila Times

• Non-money pay received by employees subject to income tax, BIR says - Manila Bulletin

• ‘VAT exemption to worsen inflation’ - Business Mirror

• Private sector ‘critical factor’ in economic recovery—DOF - Manila Bulletin

• CREATE tax losses lower than expected - Manila Bulletin

• Gatchalian pushes for BPO industry development amid calls to ban POGOs - CNN

• Philippines can recover from losses should POGOs exit, DOF says - GMA News

• LGU borrowing applications decline sharply in first nine months - Business World

• FDI inflows plunge to $460 million in July - Philippine Star

• PPP Act eyed to boost public-private projects - Philippine News Agency

• Property market uptrend expected if POGOs stay - Business World

• MSME magna carta needs a major upgrade - Manila Times

• BIR nets P108-B from tax reforms - Manila Bulletin

• Mining industry faces ESG, gov’t tax pressures - Business World

• Experts score BBB, urge government to ensure better infrastructure program - Philippine Star

• Inflation seen tapering off by Q1 2023 - Philippine Star

• COA: GOCCs incur P691-B losses in 2021 - Manila Bulletin

• In charts: The Philippine economy 100 days into Marcos presidency - Philippine Star

• PH fiscal rebound gradual but 'on track' - Manila Times

• $13.5 million new investment to digitize retail, restaurant SMEs in PHL, Asean - Business Mirror

• To broaden tax base, DOF eyes imposing VAT on digital goods - Business Mirror

• Removal of ownership cap seen to boost RE investments in PHL - Business Mirror

• Marcos government taps international debt market for first time - Philippine Star

• Pricier food pushes inflation to 4-year high in September - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• World Bank raised Philippines’ pending projects with Marcos, economic team, says NEDA chief - GMA News

• Sin tax collection posts minimal increase in 8 months - Manila Bulletin

• Marcos administration priority bills now at 23--PLLO chief - GMA News

• NEDA: POGO closures won't stall recovery - Business Mirror

• Diokno says POGO revenues ‘not worth the trouble’ - Philippine News Agency

• Exporters look forward to new export development plan - Philippine Star

• Experts push to extend devolution transition - Business World

• Make carbon taxes feasible - VDS

• Manila among top economic performers in Asia this year - Philippine Star

• PH debt swells to P13.02T - Manila Times

• BIR figures show that POGO Tax Law works, rakes in gov’t revenues–House leader - Manila Bulletin

• Gov’t eyes suspension of ad valorem tax on electric vehicles - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Lawmakers say SC ruling affirms Pogo tax obligations - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Peso decline and high cost of food, electricity may drive inflation beyond 7% in Sept – BSP - Business Mirror

• Tax Notes: Exemption of BOI-RBEs from Local Business Tax - SunStar

• CEMEX welcomes passage of EPR Law in the Philippines - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BIR files P2.2 billion tax evasion cases vs 78 delinquent taxpayers - Manila Bulletin

• SC strikes down 5% POGO franchise tax - Business Mirror

• Rate hikes not the only option vs inflation–WB chief - Business Mirror

• DOF, BIR asked to make rules for tax perks for BPO firms simpler, clearer - Business Mirror

• Gov’t mulls legislation to resolve oil exploration taxation woes - Manila Bulletin

• House approves P5.268-T proposed 2023 national budget - ABS-CBN News

• World Bank raises growth forecast for PH economy - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Salceda: Banning POGOs will only drive them underground - GMA News

• BCDA, CDC vow to tackle controversial provisos of CREATE law - CLP

• Business groups welcome bill easing taxpaying process but cast doubt on revenue estimate - Business World

• Revised BOT law’s IRR to attract more private sector players, Neda chief says - Business Mirror

• New mining applications expected even with new fiscal regime - Philippine Star

• IMF says PH economy doing well, but cuts growth forecasts for 2022, 2023 - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Non-fiscal perks for defense, RE pushed - Business Mirror

• Philippines does not need money from POGOs – senator - Philippine Star

• Tycoons reaffirm support for Marcos admin, back PPP - Philippine Star

• BSP vows to keep financial stability - Manila Times

• A tax loophole in e-commerce - Manila Standard

• Meralco expects 6% growth in power revenues on big commercial demand - Manila Standard

• House ready to pass investment incentive laws post-PBBM’s US visit - Manila Bulletin

• Salceda explains why weak peso will hurt poor Pinoys more than the rich - Manila Bulletin

• Is PH economy in a crisis? Not yet, says economist - ABS-CBN News

• NEDA chief cites agri, mining as PH growth drivers - Philippine News Agency

• Marcos team pitches PH tax reforms, agri to US investors - GN

• Losses from disasters seen ballooning to P1.5 trillion yearly - Philippine Star

• Congress not keen on carbon tax - Philippine Star

• POGO ban to have dragging effect on real estate sector - Malaya Business Insight

• Senator asks peers to review contradictions in gov’t enforcement of Corporate Recovery law - Business World

• BSP hikes benchmark rate to 4.25 percent following Fed adjustment - ABS-CBN News

• For the first time, peso closes at 58 vs dollar amid looming Fed rate hike - Philippine Star

• Moody’s unit slashes Philippine GDP growth to 6.8% - Philippine Star

• DoF mobilizing funds for water, green projects - Manila Times

• Revisiting BIR Revenue Regulation 11-2006 - Manila Times

• DoF urges private partners, LGUs to back P1-T water security plan - Business World

• Philippines posted BOP deficit for fifth straight month, says BSP - GMA News

• How taxation and sustainable development intertwine - Business World

• Use of surety bonds for imports tackled by BOC, PEZA - Business Mirror

• DTI supports move to review tax exemption of pickup units - Manila Standard

• SSS eyes more staff on field in rightsizing bid prior to law - Business Mirror

• BIR exceeds August 2022 tax collection target - Manila Times

• Piston seeks oil price rollback, removal of taxes - Manila Standard

• PH expects wider balance of payments deficit in 2022 - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BOT Law review panel OKs amendments to IR - GMA News

• VAT on digital transactions could have ‘chilling effect’ — solon - Manila Bulletin

• BIR opposes creation of Nat"l Taxpayer Advocate Office - GMA News

• Finance Secretary Diokno wants POGOs out - GMA News

• LGUs posted P279.4-B surplus in 2021 — DoF - Business World

• Philippine competitiveness lags ASEAN due to high business costs - Business World

• Philippine bond market posts slower growth amid rising rates - Philippine Star

• Nat’l budget seen to benefit from peso depreciation - Business World

• Marcos on estate tax: Reopen the case - Manila Times

• Tax professionals’ role in digital push cited - Malaya Business Insight

• Lawyers say constitution should not set specific restrictions on foreign ownership - Business World

• DOF: Digital tech will boost bid for fair, good tax systems - Business Mirror

• DOF urges franchisers to digitalize - Manila Bulletin

• Corruption could delay economic recovery, CEOs say - Business World

• BIR ask Palace, DOF to issue modified tax amnesty - Manila Bulletin

• DOH wants additional taxes on junk food, sweetened beverages - GMA News

• The future of tax - Business World

• Proposed changes to BOT rules may burden public with higher fees - Business World

• NEDA to launch action plan for sustainability - Philippine Star

• More lending pushed for RE investments - Philippine Star

• Philippines rejoins transparency initiative on mining - Philippine Star

• DOH seeks higher taxes on sweetened beverages, junk food - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Diokno extends work-from-home setup for IT-BPM firms - GMA News

• Jobless rate slips in July but more Filipinos want additional work amid inflation - Philippine Star

• Solon wants to make PCSO tax-exempt - Philippine News Agency

• Philippines to rejoin Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative - Business World

• NEDA proposes changes to arbitration and MAGA clauses in revised rules for BOT Law - Business World

• Peso falls past 57 per dollar, a fresh record-low - Philippine Star

• Digitalization, privatization: Tack to improve fiscal space bared - Malaya Business Insight

• ‘Invest more in small businesses’ - Malaya Business Insight

• Peso sinks to P57 vs dollar, a new record-low - Philippine Star

• High inflation expected for rest of the year - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BIR releases list of more VAT-exempt medicines - Manila Bulletin

• Fiscal framework resolution stalls on questions about binding provisions - Business World

• Gov’t debt nears P13T; weak peso adds burden - Cebu Daily News

• VAT zero-rating on local purchases of registered business enterprises - Business Mirror

• PCSO to digitize lotto games - Philippine Star

• Senator pushes processing plants for mining - Business World

• DOF urges LGUs: Speed up efforts to digitalize operations - Philippine Star

• Peso breaches all-time low amid resurgent dollar trend - Philippine Star

• Freeport okays portion of P46-billion total FDIs - Manila Times

• Diokno seeks LGUs’ support for local finance reforms - Manila Bulletin

• Local ecozones as model for Commonwealth countries - Malaya Business Insight

• House urged to work with Pagcor on POGO tax review - Business Mirror

• Fuel marking helps oil tax revenues top P500B - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Lifting tax break is bitter but necessary medicine - Manila Times

• BIR, Customs get P3.5-B digitalization funds - Manila Bulletin

• PCSO: Lower lotto documentary stamp tax - Philippine Star

• CAMPI seeks dialogue on excise tax exemption - Philippine Star

• Wealth tax - Manila Standard

• GUIDE Bill hurdles House panel - Manila Bulletin

• Calling for the timely enactment of business-enhancing bills - Manila Bulletin

• NG to borrow P200B locally in September - Business World

• Exporters seek development financing for MSMEs - Business Mirror

• High consumer prices seen to gnaw on Q3 growth - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BSP sets Q4 release of incentives rules on ‘green’ financing - Manila Bulletin

• Mining bill expected to raise gov’t revenue but poses risk to FDI growth - Business World

• Zonal value and property tax increases - Manila Bulletin

• Miners oppose tax hike - Malaya Business Insight

• ‘Explain tax exemption on pickup trucks - Business Mirror

• Automakers oppose Marcos' plan to remove tax exemption on pick-ups - Philippine Star

• DTI, ILO sign MOU for project on MSME recovery - Philippine Star

• Makabayan solon calls out Diokno for ‘anti-poor’ remark on ayuda - Manila Bulletin

• Gatchalian moves to protect taxpayers’ rights - Manila Bulletin

• Less FDI restrictions to lure investors: charter reform advocate - Philippine News Agency

• MSME revitalization one of gov't top priorities: Marcos - Philippine News Agency

• No need to amend Constitution to attract foreign investments, says law professor - Manila Times

• PS-DBM’s failure to withhold P3.268-B income tax from Covid supply purchase hurt gov’t–COA - Manila Bulletin

• Diokno: Marcos admin to be ‘very aggressive’ on privatization of state assets - GMA News

• Diokno overrules BIR: ‘Dasma’ Village association dues are tax exempt - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• 2023 budget carries light debt burden—DOF - Manila Bulletin

• Business groups want PPA stripped of revenue generating function - Manila Bulletin

• 3 gov’t agencies favor easing foreign ownership in RE - Manila Bulletin

• PS-DBM did not withhold P3.27B income tax from foreign suppliers: COA - Malaya Business Insight

• Heeding Duterte's advice, Marcos wants tax exemption for pick-up trucks removed - Philippine Star

• House committee approves new tax regime for mining - Philippine News Agency

• PH debt-servicing ‘well managed,’ says DBM chief - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DOF to LGUs: Stop collecting business tax from work-from-home employees - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DOF to continue mostly local borrowing - Manila Bulletin

• BIR, BoC tasked to collect P3.44 trillion in 2023 - Business World

• CREATE-ing Business Opportunities? - Business World

• More interest rate hikes projectedy - Philippine Star

• PH debt seen to hit new high of P14.63T by end-2023 - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Another crack at tax reform - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• MUFG raises 2022 outlook on Philippine growth to 6.7% - Business World

• Back to school: A refresher on the taxation of educational institutions - Business World

• Gov’t drafts rules on digital payments - Business World

• NEDA’s 8-point plan towards becoming an upper income economy - Business World

• Gatchalian eyes zero contact payment of taxes - Philippine Star

• BIR audit on big-time online sellers resumes - Philippine Star

• Growing MSMEs to create more jobs – Concepcion - Philippine Star

• Balisacan urges bigger private sector role in employment, infrastructure - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DOF pitches fiscal priority reforms to Congress - Manila Bulletin

• NEDA: Fully reopening economy, higher booster uptake needed to reduce poverty - ABS-CBN News

• ‘Budget constraints to limit additional subsidies’ - Philippine Star

• Villanueva pushes for WFH set up with tax perks for ecozone firms - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DoE boosts utilization of electric vehicles - Manila Times

• DOF assures no looming loan default - Manila Bulletin

• BSP hikes rates anew with inflation expected to breach target - GMA News

• Government eyes review of BOT Law IRR next month - Philippine Star

• Carbon tax under study - Philippine Star

• PH debt conundrum: Relying on consumption tax, making life tougher for the have-nots - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• UK to grant duty-free access on PH exports - Manila Bulletin

• Go digital to beat corruption and deliver quality services — Diokno - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Economic team pushes Marcos legislative agenda - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BIR flags 7 large sectors for weak tax payments - Manila Bulletin

• Diokno pushes new mining fiscal regime - Manila Bulletin

• Cayetano wants medical equipment exempted from tax - Manila Bulletin

• Sworn declaration for VAT-zero rating of local purchases of registered business enterprises - SunStar

• Ex-agri exec cites diminishing sugar supply in signing order - Philippine News Agency

• PH economy can absorb rate hikes, says DBS - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Debt servicing down in first half - Manila Times

• Pandemic pushes 2.3 million Filipinos into poverty in 2021 - Business World

• DOE eyes 100% foreign RE ownership to spur manufacturing investments - Manila Bulletin

• NG's H1 debt payments down 40.8% to P458.36B - Business Mirror

• Toyota pushes for extension of auto incentives program - Business Mirror

• An independent foreign policy for Philippine security and economy - Philippine Star

• DPWH, Korea Eximbank discuss loans to fund more projects - Philippine News Agency

• The 'Great Resignation' is affecting SMEs, too – study - Manila Times

• Philippines sets back target to reach high-income country status - Philippine Star

• Deficit-to-GDP ratio rises on infrastructure spending - Philippine Star

• DOE sets ‘corrective policies’ to lure fresh oil exploration investments - Manila Bulletin

• The need for diversification - Manila Times

• EPR law, tax proposal to reduce plastic waste - Malaya Business Insight

• PHL aims to become high-income economy by 2045 at the latest - Business World

• Despite global headwinds, FDI improves in May - Philippine Star

• Solon refiles Bulacan airport ecozone bill with amendments - Philippine News Agency

• National debt eases to 62% of PH economy as of end-June - CNN

• ADB commits to supporting PHL climate, infra efforts - Business World

• Economic growth slows in 2nd quarter - Philippine Star

• Peso drops vs dollar on GDP, trade reports - Business World

• DPWH hears private-sector concerns about BOT Law IRR - Business World

• 'Online portal on tax management to earn trust of taxpayers' - Business Mirror

• Solon recommends increase in 4Ps cash aid, monthly payouts - Philippine News Agency

• Moody’s Analytics sees PH economy growing 8.8% in Q2 ‘22 - Philippine News Agency

• US eyes increased PH funding - Manila Times

• Diokno: Govt to finance big-ticket projects under better tax system, mix of funding sourcest - CNN

• ‘No more fiscal space for additional subsidies’ - Philippine Star

• House, DOF execs meet over admin's goal to reduce poverty, other fiscal plans - GMA News

• Digital tax may be difficult to implement, experts say - Business World

• QC collects P23B taxes in 2021, gets Hall of Fame recognition - Philippine News Agency

• Diokno banks on mining for sustained economic recovery, expansion - Philippine News Agency

• Mining industry finds favor with Marcos after Duterte snub - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Marcos to local execs: Pursue PPP - Manila Times

• Economic recovery on track despite slower Q2 - Business World

• To tax, and to protect - Manila Times

• Diokno orders BIR to fast-track digitalization - Manila Bulletin

• SEIPI seeks review of incentives - Malaya Business Insight

• DBM releases P8 billion for farmers’ subsidy - Philippine Star

• Stocks pull back as investors take wait-and-see stance - Philippine Star

• Improve governance, tackle daily concerns of Filipinos – experts to gov’t - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DoF studies Indonesia's carbon tax system - Manila Times

• No excise tax on luxury watches - Manila Times

• How to sell economic reforms - Business World

• Senator seeks to abolish travel tax - Philippine Star

• BBM vetoes tax, transport bills - Manila Times

• New law introduces concept of circular economy to address plastic packaging waste - Manila Bulletin

• Philippines faces risk of credit downgrade - Philippine Star

• Municipal bonds eyed to raise funds for LGU projects this year - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DOF welcomes Agri-Agra law enactment - Manila Bulletin

• GDP to grow 8% in 2022 — Stanchart analysts - Manila Bulletin

• Economic gains to be felt by ordinary Filipinos—Diokno - Manila Bulletin

• BSP to utilize all measures vs. risks in inflation, peso - Philippine News Agency

• Salceda: Tax the rich through 'immovable wealth, conspicuous consumption' - Manila Standard

• Reviewing Rice Tariffication Law not a priority of Marcos admin, says Diokno - GMA News

• BOI to help enterprises learn ways to access CREATE incentives - Business Mirror

• Rising interest rates benefit short-term bond investors - Philippine News Agency

• Marcos asked if he plans to raise taxes to fund priority programs - Business World

• Vape bill lapses into law - Philippine Star

• Lotilla to clarify perks on upstream investments - Philippine Star

• Gov't eyes incentivizing sustainable tourism practices - Philippine News Agency

• Pascual wants grant of full tax incentives to investors - Manila Bulletin

• Diokno: No need to borrow as much as during past years - GMA News

• Sustainable cities to require private sector investment, DENR says - Business World

• Tax reform key to growth – Marcos - Manila Times

• Business groups welcome Marcos’ economic promises, online VAT - Business World

• PHL below Asia-Pacific average in tax revenues - Business World

• More amendments to business and investment laws eyed by Marcos - ABS-CBN News

• BIR told to collect taxes efficiently, equitably - Philippine Star

• Economic team vows inclusive, sustainable development - Manila Times

• Taxes bring minimum price for pack of cigarettes to P82.49 - Business World

• Higher Court sides with LRTA in case vs BIR - Business World

• DoF says on track to hit revenue goals - Business World

• Why we resist the suspension of fuel taxes and the reversal of other hard reforms - Business World

• BSP has room to hike rates further – AMRO - Philippine Star

• Marcos vetoes bill to ‘strengthen’ Gov’t Corporate Counsel, cites ‘excessive benefits, allowances’ - Manila Bulletin

• Philippines looking into bamboo’s economic potential - Philippine Star

• Lawmaker proposes higher taxes for rich - Philippine Star

• ADB expects quicker growth in 2022 - Manila Bulletin

• The long road to fiscal consolidation - Business World

• BSP rates seen rising 4% - Philippine News Agency

• Gov’t needs to rush fiscal consolidation—AMRO - Manila Bulletin

• IBON: Each Filipino owes P112,000 due to Philippines' P12.5-trillion debt - GMA News

• SEIPI’s plea: Review incentives rationalization - Business Mirror

• Science, tech, innovation key to driving economic growth: NEDA - Philippine News Agency

• Another 100 bps rate hike unlikely to hurt economy: analyst - ABS-CBN News

• BSP cautioned not to overdo rate hikes - Philippine Star

• BOI to hold SIPP roadshows nationwide - Manila Bulletin

• Economy to sustain recovery — BSP - Business World

• Congress, DOF eyeing fiscal plan post-SONA - Business Mirror

• Government hikes debt payments in May - Philippine Star

• Labor chief tells government workers rightsizing not outright cuts - Manila Standard

• CTA affirms canceled tax assessment on shipping company - Business World

• LANDBANK launches P10-B loan facility for rural banks affected by typhoon - Business World

• Lawmaker wants local salt farmers to get perks - Business Mirror

• Senators want new govt to clarify rightsizing plan - Business Mirror

• ‘More rate hikes needed as inflation still to peak’ - Philippine Star

• BIR field officials seek resumption of probe on taxation anomalies - Manila Bulletin

• DILG to LGUs: Seek public-private partnerships for projects - ABS-CBN News

• Taxes eyed on alcopops, other vices - Philippine Star

• PH ready for risks and challenges to economic recovery - Philippine News Agency

• Bill to cut fuel excise tax filed - Manila Times

• Share prices decline for 3rd straight day as BSP turns hawkish - Philippine Star

• MAP urges substantial deregulation of MSMEs - Manila Bulletin

• Economy can absorb BSP’s 75 basis-point rate hike —Diokno - GMA News

• Marcos told to detail plans for pandemic, economic recovery in next SONA - ABS-CBN News

• Stocks stay in red as peso weakens - Philippine Star

• FMIC eyes 6-7% growth for PH economy in 2022 - Philippine News Agency

• New rules clarify incentives under the 2008 RE Act - Manila Times

• Amending income tax system too early - Malaya Business Insight

• The Philippines faces pressure to hike rates as peso weakens, inflation persists, economist says - CNBC

• Proposed tax reforms for resource mobilization - Business World

• Senators differ on plans to tax online purchases, streaming apps - Philippine News Agency

• Makabayan pushes for TRAMM amid ‘regressive’ TRAIN, CREATE laws - Manila Bulletin

• Peso hits weakest in 17 years, nears record low - GMA News

• PPA to review operations to reduce shipping, travel costs - GMA News

• Former DA chief says rice law made smuggling easier - Business World

• Philippine F&B sector may expand 6% this year - Philippine Star

• Escudero cautions DoF vs new taxes - Manila Times

• Zarate explains why proposed VAT on Netflix, Spotify is a bad idea - Manila Bulletin

• DOF to pursue remaining CTRP bills - Manila Bulletin

• It’s final: Rolex watches not subject to 20% excise tax - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Angara says middle class will enjoy income tax deduction in 2023 - Manila Bulletin

• Diokno says PHL may tap G7 infrastructure fund - Business World

• Re-filed digital economy tax bill promises P226.5B - Business Mirror

• Green recovery to bring in investments into Southeast Asia - Philippine Star

• Diokno to Bongbong Marcos: Don’t scrap rice tariffication law - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Tax on plastics, online transactions gets new push - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Escudero seeks changes to 31-year-old Local Government Code - Manila Bulletin

• BOC collects P118B from fuel marking in H1 - GMA News

• DBCC lowers 2022 GDP projection - Manila Times

• Diokno: Priority is economic growth to manage debt - CNN

• Marcos Jr.’s big promises to Philippines face economic reality - Business World

• US-led IPEF to benefit PH — think tank - Manila Bulletin

• Diokno wants single-use plastic tax - Manila Bulletin

• DTI sees P56-B additional foreign retailer investments - Manila Bulletin

• Peso sinks deeper to fresh 16-year low of P56.06:$1 - GMA News

• Poe refiles bill on automatic suspension of excise tax on gas, diesel - GMA News

• Diokno eyes double-digit GDP growth in Q2 - Philippine News Agency

• DOF wants to accelerate mining revival - Manila Bulletin

• PH, Italy eye economic cooperation - Malaya Business Insight

• PSALM says obligations down by a third to P342.6B since 2016 - Philippine Star

• PBBM briefed on economic situation in PH - Philippine News Agency

• Plug tax loopholes, improve payment compliance: solon - Philippine News Agency

• Tax court denies logistics firm’s P120.9-million refund claim - Business World

• Subsidies to GOCC down 82% in May - Philippine Star

• 7 to 8% growth target challenging – Balisacan- Philippine Star

• On tax compliance and digitalization - Business World

• Senate bill sets $80 Dubai crude as trigger to freeze fuel excise tax - Business World

• PSEi inches up ahead of June inflation report - Business World

• Tax perk guidelines for RE developers set - Philippine Star

• P3.8-B cash aid for inflation released — LANDBANK - Business World

• Lawmaker proposes teaching tax education - Philippine Star

• 2022 SIPP officially takes effect - Manila Times

• Attention Marcos economic team: Salceda's solution to the inflation problem - Manila Bulletin

• Converge told: Satisfy promises, or lose tax perks - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• B2G: A new growth market for small and medium enterprises - Manila Times

• Philippine gov't debt down to P12.5T as of end-May - GMA News

• Diokno unfazed by weak peso - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Pangasinan town welcomes $40-M investment - Philippine News Agency

• S&P retains Philippine GDP growth outlook for 2022 - Philippine Star

• IT-BPO group: CREATE Law changes can better cover hybrid work issue - Business Mirror

• LGUs' income up 19.4% in Q1 as Mandanas ruling takes effect - GMA News

• Wealth tax to save the nation - Business Mirror

• Peso breaches 55:$1, now Asean’s worst performer - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• NEDA: Additional taxes, growing the economy can help fund gov't priorities if budget not enough - CNN

• The tax challenges and opportunities for the next administration - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• PEZA, BOC, BIR link against illicit tobacco trade urged - Manila Bulletin

• Continuing transformative fiscal reforms - Business World

• New taxes needed, Balisacan says - Business World

• A-level credit rating part of Diokno's focus at finance - Business Mirror

• P127 billion fresh equity infused into Landbank - Philippine Star

• Rice tariff collection rises 14% as of end-May - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• New laws to attract more investors - Manila Times

• New BIR chief to collect more taxes via online platforms - Manila Bulletin

• Malacañang institutes gov't support for nat'l financial inclusion strategy - CNN

• China to help Marcos admin deal with rising prices, agri products shortage — envoy - CNN

• Tax agencies should keep up with global trend toward flexible work — ADB - Business World

• PAGCOR yet to collect P2.3B in revenues from POGOs —COA - GMA News

• Agricultural trade deficit widens 40.3% - Business World

• DTI aims to roll out EV incentives scheme by next year - Business Mirror

• Incoming BIR chief says will collect Marcos family's estate tax - Philippine Star

• Salceda pushes tax perks for agriculture sector - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DTI cites Salceda’s role in CREATE law - Manila Standard

• Rise in global inflation could derail PH recovery - Malaya Business Insight

• PHL growth outlook buoyed by reopening, gov’t investment plans; food inflation a drag - Business World

• Government raises P453 billion from fuel marking - Philippine Star

• FIRB: 10 non-compliant ecozones fail to submit CREATE reportorial requirements - Philippine Star

• The cost of excising excise taxes - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Manufacturing sector to grow 10% in 2022 - Manila Times

• Sustainable public debt assured with fiscal consolidation — PIDS - Manila Bulletin

• Duterte to sign bill on PHL creative industries development - Business Mirror

• Philippine budget deficit 2nd worst in ASEAN - Philippine Star

• PCCI pushes for economic reform bills - Manila Bulletin

• BSP sees positive digitalization impact to growth - Manila Bulletin

• The 2022 SIPP: What’s next for registered enterprises - Business World

• PH policymakers brace for economic oil shock - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Party-list lawmaker bats for two-tier tax on salty food - Manila Standard

• Experts weigh impact of US recession on PHL - Business Mirror

• Higher CA deficit, not a bad thing: BSP exec - Philippine News Agency

• Should Marcos admin impose new taxes? Salceda says it depends - Manila Bulletin

• PH-EFTA to push for improved trade to recover from pandemic - Manila Bulletin

• Peso among most exposed to risks - Philippine Star

• Mikey Arroyo to next DOE chief: Push for one-stop shop for renewable energy - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BSP: Philippines' external debt-to-GDP ratio at ‘prudent levels’ as of end-March - GMA News

• Concentrix prioritizes employees and reiterates call for government fiscal incentives - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DOF: No double taxation in power rates - Manila Bulletin

• DOF warns Marcos admin against suspending fuel excise tax - GMA News

• PHL backs continued freeze on some e-commerce duties - Business World

• Multi-agency report backs revival of PH mining - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DOF: Peza ‘clueless’ on funds brought in by tax perk-enjoying investors - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Reportorial requirement sparks row - Malaya Business Insight

• IT-BPO group to FIRB: Revisit tax perks halt for RTO noncompliance - Business Mirror

• Philippines’ Call Centers Want Tax Perks While Workers Stay Home - Bloomberg

• PH tax reform gains seen even during pandemic: DOF exec - Philippine News Agency

• PHL competitiveness ranking improves - Business World

• BPOs unlikely to take up gov’t dare to forego incentives - Business World

• FDI inch up by 2% in Q1 - Philippine Star

• Over P7 billion investments seen from new Philippines-UAE agreement - Philippine Star

• Policymakers need to tackle looming economic crisis: CDO official - Philippine News Agency

• PSEi falls to 6,400 on US inflation woes - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Gov’t agencies urged to review budget proposals - Business World

• Strong fundamentals support peso – DoF - Manila Times

• Negros, Guam build economic ties - Manila Times

• Diokno plans six-year fiscal framework - Manila Bulletin

• Fiscally challenged: Should we worry? - Business World

• Gov’t must continue giving investors tax breaks, other perks - Business World

• DOF: PH’s foreign debts ‘manageable’ - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• PH-Thailand sign an ‘understanding’ to resolve cigarette customs valuation dispute - Manila Bulletin

• Incoming NEDA chief wants gov't to boost local agri, not depend on imports - ABS-CBN News

• Gov’t says BPOs still keen to invest in PH even without tax perks - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• FFCCCII bullish on Philippine economic growth of 7% to 9%, praises new economic managers - Business World

• Diokno: Philippines on way to full recovery - Philippine Star

• PHL makes pitch for continued international aid to low, middle-income countries - Business World

• IFC provides $8.3M to telco tower firm’s PHL entry - Business World

• IT-BPM industry revenues surpass recalibrated target - Philippine News Agency

• NCIP, PEZA join forces to establish special economic zones in rural areas - Manila Bulletin

• Philippines may need ten years to bring debt-to-GDP ratio down to 40% - Business World

• Easing land rules for foreigners could boost renewables industry - Business World

• Hanjin shipyard collapse leaves FIRB wary on future incentive grants - Business World

• Why should we return to the office? - Philippine Star

• PH braces for mostly external risks to financial system stability - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Dominguez: Fuel marking helped collect P439.4B in oil taxes - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DOF: More aid, suspended oil tax would have bloated PH debt to P15.4T in 2022 - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Marcos, aides discuss post-COVID economic recovery - ABS-CBN News

• Tax court denies Nestlé Philippines’ refund appeal for nearly P254 million - Business World

• Expanded public consultation sought on managing gov’t debt - Business World

• Philippines has tools to avert fiscal crisis, says DOF - Philippine Star

• PEZA wants next DTI chief to reconcile VAT exemption - Manila Bulletin

• CSC okays tax academy appointments - Malaya Business Insight

• CSC okays tax academy appointments - Malaya Business Insight

• Cap on VAT exemption erodes firms’ viability - Malaya Business Insight

• Lawmaker to re-file bill suspending fuel excise tax - Philippine Star

• Peza, DENR eye land for more ecozones - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Employment seen to boost PH growth - Manila Times

• PHL Senate fails to ratify RCEP - Business World

• PH losing $3.6-B investments on gov't 'inconsistencies' -- SEIPI - Manila Bulletin

• Tax reforms net P576 B in fresh revenues—DOF - Manila Bulletin

• The economic status of Philippine regions: Making major cities attractive - Business World

• Ecozone firms must pay taxes for oil imports - Philippine Star

• ADB OKs $400-M loan to deepen PH debt markets - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• SIPP to facilitate economic recovery - Manila Times

• DOF: Tax reform, ‘Build’ among legacies - Malaya Business Insight

• Govt urged to stop imposing more taxes, improve collection system - CNN

• PEZA pushes review of investment laws - Philippine Star

• Duterte tax proposals seen to hit poor, middle class - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Govt provides less subsidies in April - Manila Times

• Think tank upgrades GDP growth forecast - Philippine Star

• Power coops seek tax relief - Philippine Star

• New DTI chief sees more support for MSMEs, ease of doing business - Philippine Star

• UK think tank gives ‘competent’ BBM economic team a chance - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Incoming Neda chief Balisacan: Revive manufacturing for sustainable poverty reduction - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Diokno lukewarm to more tax reforms - Manila Bulletin

• New strategic investment priority plan gets Malacañang nod - CNN

• Stop processing e-sabong transactions, banks told - Philippine Star

• Marcos Jr. wary of proposals to collect new taxes - Philippine Star

• Malacañang OK with new taxes planned by next administration - Manila Bulletin

• Bulacan Airport ecozone authority bill hurdles Senate on final reading - Business World

• Government to borrow P250B from local sources - Business Mirror

• Defer income tax cuts, impose new taxes - Manila Times

• DOF unveils fiscal consolidation program - Manila Bulletin

• FIRB grants tax incentives to Converge - GMA News

• ‘No CCTV, no business permit’ policy sought - Philippine Star

• 'Hulk' star Ruffalo joins call for global wealth tax - Philippine Star

• Arbitrary tax audits - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Dominguez rages at Megaworld ‘pabaon’ yarn, keeps keen eye on BIR - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Oxfam tells Davos: Time to tax growing billionaire club - Philippine Star

• Philippines urged to start fiscal normalization - Philippine Star

• Foreign chambers urge Senate to ratify RCEP trade deal reducing red tape, import tariffs - Philippine Star

• Proving VAT zero-rating on local purchases of IPA-registered export enterprises - Philippine Star

• Tax perks OKd for 11 big-ticket projects worth P368B - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Senate passes Bulacan Airport ecozone authority bill on second reading - Business World

• BIR collections fall short of DBCC target - Manila Times

• Regions growth to encourage investments—DOF - Manila Bulletin

• Success of inflation fight seen depending on developing domestic resources - Business World

• Tax financing a bankrupt state - Business Mirror

• Philexport partners with Taiwan trade group to boost investments - Philippine Star

• DOF halts creation of properties, multi-level marketing, e-sabong, POGO audit task forces - GMA News

• Gov’t pays P300B BSP loan ahead of maturity - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Crucial transition period: What lies ahead for PH economy - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• '2022 crucial for PH, French economies' - Manila Times

• Gov’t earns P46 B from rice reform - Manila Bulletin

• Will the next finance secretary please stand up? - Philippine Star

• Auto industry backs zero-duty on e-vehicles - Philippine News Agency

• Scrap 12% VAT on power rates, incoming Marcos admin asked - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• PHLPost digitalization to boost PH economic activities — Duterte - Manila Bulletin

• Credit raters awaiting incoming administration’s fiscal consolidation plan - Business World

• Bangsamoro business council to help attract more investments in Cotabato City - Business World

• BIR task force inspects incentivized biz with back-to-office work - Philippine News Agency

• Megaworld: Issues with BIR 'resolved' - Manila Times

• BSP still upbeat on investments - Manila Times

• Coordinating panel proposed in draft IRR for Foreign Investment Act - Business World

• Converge secures tax incentives for ‘missionary’ fiber rollout in remote areas - Business World

• PH budget deficit down to 6.4 from 8.6 percent of GDP - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Q1 foreign investment pledges fall to lowest since 2009 - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• R&D, infrastructure and STI investment vital to pandemic recovery - DOST - Manila Bulletin

• Market volatility to persist - Malaya Business Insight

• Marcos must use current tax measures to spur economic recovery, says ex-DOF chief - TV5 News

• Dominguez defends rice import liberalization law - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• PH hurdles formidable health and economic challenges with robust first-quarter - Manila Bulletin

• PEZA warns of 'underground BPOs' competing for workers with registered firms - ABS-CBN News

• Liberalized rice trading lowers staple food price for Filipinos - Philippine News Agency

• Marcos Jr. urged to sustain infra dev’t, tax reforms - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Road user's tax exemption for EVs mulled - Manila Bulletin

• DOF calls for improved tax collection - Malaya Business Insight

• LANDBANK rolls out P50-B loan program for firms affected by crises - Business World

• ADB lists 'best bet' sectors for rebuilding - Business Mirror

• GDP growth to remain at 6.5% in 2022 – Citi - Philippine Star

• Amended BOT Law IRR OKd - Philippine Star

• Cases vs ex-DOF tax specialist dismissed - Manila Bulletin

• IBON: Marcos Jr. likely to raise taxes on consumption - GMA News

• ‘Economy may hit speed bump in Q2’ - Philippine Star

• DOF to Marcos: More revenues, no wasteful spending - Manila Bulletin

• 200 more medicines added to VAT exemption list - Manila Bulletin

• As debt-to-GDP ratio bloats to 63.5%, economists tell new admin to raise taxes, avoid populist projects - GMA News

• Philippine economy grows 8.3% in Q1, beating expectations - Philippine Star

• Car industry up 40% in April 2022 - Philippine News Agency

• PH debt now 63.5 percent of GDP - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• JG Summit reports P2.8-B net loss - Manila Bulletin

• EVs still expensive after waiving import tariffs, industry tells TC - Business World

• 4 data centers eye to sign up with PEZA - Philippine News Agency

• P17-billion Subic shipyard rehab snags tax perks - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Farmers group refutes NFA's rice tariff claims - Manila Standard

• Salceda: I will continue giving best economic advice to next President - Business Mirror

• Cost cutting, tax savings allow Cosco to post profit - Business Mirror

• Better economy, higher debt await next admin — BSP - Manila Standard

• FDI growth momentum could dissipate due to RCEP delay - Business World

• DoF warns against fuel excise suspension, backs targeted relief for vulnerable sectors - Business World

• More reforms needed to support investment liberalization — economist - Business World

• Focus on fiscal consolidation, next admin urged - Business Mirror

• Next President must oversee rebound - economic strategist - Manila Bulletin

• Perks needed for ecozone dev’t: PEZA - Malaya Business Insight

• DOF: Grains agency cuts losses due to rice tariff law - Business Mirror

• Reviving OPSF to bring fiscal challenge–expert - Business Mirror

• BUx: Businesses stand to benefit from adoption of digital payments - Manila Bulletin

• NLEX invested P7-B for tollway upgrades since 2015 - Manila Bulletin

• Second round effects to inflation seen in Q2 - Manila Bulletin

• Presidential bet Montemayor wants review of TRAIN, CREATE laws - CNN

• DOF: Duterte tax reform brought P575.8B more revenues in 2018-2021 - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• NG debt hits record P12.68 trillion as of end-March - Business World

• PEZA says Q1 approved investments plunged 68% - Business World

• DA sets massive P2.5 trillion plan to modernize Philippine agriculture - Philippine Star

• Weeks before Duterte gone, PH gets P2.9B loan for bridges - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Islamic banking development seen to help boost investments in Mindanao - Business World

• Tax incentives for educational institutions: Are they finally right? - Business World

• BIR adds new devices to list of COVID goods exempted from VAT - Business World

• Fuel marking collections reach P422 billion - Philippine Star

• New law on e-vehicle industry dev't a big push for green mobility - Manila Bulletin

• Duterte stops e-sabong operations - Business World

• DoF's Dominguez calls speed of loan dealings with Japan a model for development partnersl - Business World

• Trade department lobbies next gov't to expand local production as Duterte term winds down - Business World

• DTI says PEZA laws can be revised BPO hybrid work setup - ABS-CBN News

• Senate panel hears support for 12% VAT on digital services bill - Business World

• Next administration to inherit 'better economy', higher debt: BSP Gov. Diokno - ABS-CBN News

• Villanueva urges gov't to take its cue from Concentrix; says post-pandemic workforce bound to challenge PH labor policy, business practices - Manila Bulletin

• Infra faces cost hikes, delays on metals crunch - Business Mirror

• PLDT, Smart commit to support SDGs - Philippine Star

• Taxation: The power to CREATE - Philippine Star

• New EU green initiatives to impact PH businesses - Manila Times

• BARMM chalks up two-year economic growth - Manila Standard

• Teachers’ group rues tax levied on election worker pay - ABS-CBN News

• Half of P5.24-trillion budget for 2023 for infrastructure, health projects – DBM - Philippine Star

• British Chamber renews call for ratification of Philippine membership to RCEP, highlights digital economy - Philippine Star

• PH shares nosedive as inflation fears mount - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Biggest BPO braces for tax break loss - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• EV manufacturing to get P9-B tax perks under CARS - Manila Bulletin

• Restoration shops, firms in vintage vehicles business may access tax perks - Business Mirror

• Fiscal consolidation at risk as prices continue to rise - Philippine Star

• PH offers $153-B investment opportunities in energy sector - Philippine News Agency

• Landbank lends P20 B for green energy projects - Manila Bulletin

• BSP to scale back policy support as economy recovers, Diokno says - Business World

• Puregold earns P8B on higher margins, cost control - Business World

• More loans for COVID: PH borrows P12.3B from Japan - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• PH poised to attract more US investments - Manila Times

• Musk's Starlink seen to establish PH base in Bataan - Manila Bulletin

• PH projects to collect P923M for 2023 if tax imposed on plastic bags - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• ACEN ramps up RE investment targets to 18000MW - Manila Bulletin

• RBEs of IT-BPMs remember their fiscal incentives all too well - Business World

• Clarifying taxability of proprietary educational institutions and non-profit hospitals - Business Mirror

• DOF chief says MDBs vital to climate financing in PHL - Business Mirror

• Dominguez: New US-led owner of Subic shipyard to create 300 new jobs a year - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BSP bullish on PHL's 'full recovery' - Business World

• Policy continuity seen regardless of poll results - Philippine Star

• 2 banks advise next administration - Manila Times

• Isko party seeks BIR’s garnishment of Marcos assets to collect P203-B estate tax - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• IIF: Ukraine crisis spillover to strain PH fiscal position - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Peza pays P898M in dividends to national gov’t - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• NEDA: PH needs innovation for development - Manila Bulletin

• Finance, BIR firm on taxing teachers' extra pay for poll duties - Philippine Star

• PHL needs to grow over 6% to cut debt - Business World

• Varying ecozone fees imposed on POGOs flagged by fiscal body - Business World

• BIR posts higher collections; boosts tax base under Duterte admin - Philippine News Agency

• PH artificial intelligence industry seen hitting $92 B by 2030 - Manila Bulletin

• Solon aims for ‘big whale’ investments from Japan - Business Mirror

• IMF raises Philippines 2022 growth target to 6.5% - Philippine Star

• Philippine investment grade rating affirmed anew - Philippine Star

• PH to pay back ₱1.3T COVID-19 response loans in 40 years - CNN

• Most IPAs still rely on subsidies, says DoF - Business World

• ‘Tax clarity’ seen a tool for smoother collection - Business Mirror

• Russia-Ukraine war to drag on Philippine export - Philippine Star

• Pagcor turns over P6 billion cash dividends to National Treasury - Manila Times

• Solid economic fundamentals lure more foreign capital to PH - Manila Standard

• DTI finishes final draft of SIPP under CREATE law - Philippine News Agency

• P29B in ‘green’ samurai bonds added to PH debt pile - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• FDI drops for 1st time in 8 months - Business World

• DOF pushes adjustment of real estate tax - Philippine Star

• Duterte gov’t told to seize Marcos bank accounts - Business World

• Some nonprofit hospitals, schools may have to pay 25% income tax, BIR says - Business World

• Pandemic shaved P3 trillion from economy—NEDA - Business Mirror

• Bold tax reforms seen to help economy recover - Philippine Star

• P4B tax subsidies for 7 state agencies OK’d - Malaya Business Insight

• Why targeted fuel subsidies are better than fuel tax cuts - Business World

• IPAs still undergoing training on CREATE incentives for locators - Business World

• EDC earmarks P17.4 billion for capital expenditures - Philippine Star

• Above-target inflation seen in coming months - Philippine Star

• Jinggoy Estrada wants to incentivize flexible work arrangements - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DOF pushes land valuation reform before Duterte is gone - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Philippine exports exceed pre-pandemic level in Jan.-Feb - GMA News

• BSP encourages investment in Islamic banking - Philippine News Agency

• Tax reforms boost PH's position in Asia - Philippine News Agency

• Pogo tax take drops 46 percent to P3.91 billion in 2021 - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BIR collects nearly P3B in unpaid taxes from erring firms in 2021 - GMA News

• Philippines' 2021 GDP growth upgraded to 5.7% - Business World

• LGUs borrowed P12.8B in Q1 for infra - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• ADB still sees 6% growth for PH - Manila Times

• PH renewable energy investments reached over P256b in last 13 years - Manila Standard

• Philippine economy to grow 6% in 2022, and 6.3% in 2023, says ADB - GMA News

• DOF: Government is intent on collecting all tax liabilities - Philippine Star

• WB downscales 2022 PH growth forecast as fallout from Ukraine war felt - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Govt can fund unconditional cash transfer of up to 6 months – DoF - Manila Times

• DTI lists 250 foreign investment leads worth P450-B - Manila Bulletin

• PH debt-to-GDP ratio seen to decline as pandemic fades - ABS-CBN News

• BOC collections hit record high of P70.7 billion in March - Philippine Star

• DTI-BOI sees further growth of manufacturing output - Philippine News Agency

• DOF: Reforms to sustain PH trade growth - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• JFC urges urgent implementation of 3 economic laws - Manila Bulletin

• SIPP draft lists ‘green’ projects, R&D as eligible for incentives - Business World

• LGUs with mining sites to get tax income share - Philippine Star

• Manufacturing firms sign up for 100% RE power contracts - Manila Bulletin

• What the EPR Act of 2022 can mean for businesses - Business World

• Legislator sees CREATE, liberalizations attracting FDI of $20 billion by 2026 - Business World

• SIPP final draft seen to get Palace okay soon - Business Mirror

• Philippine growth targets at risk as Ukraine crisis drags on - Philippine Star

• PH posts $27-B net external liability - Manila Times

• BOI, PEZA investments plunge 90% in 2 months - Philippine Star

• Neda chief sees ‘respectable’ GDP growth in 1st quarter 2022 - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• SM Investments to buy geothermal firm PGPC in ₱15.7B share swap deal - CNN

• ADB supports VAT on digital transactions - Philippine Star

• Mindanao Container Terminal into green fleet expansion - Manila Bulletin

• Philippine gov’t debt balloons to new record-high P12.09T as of end-February - GMA News

• Legislator calls on gov't to issue investment priorities plan soon - Business World

• DMW core income rises 44% as land sales boost growth - Business World

• Dominguez: BIR squeezing Marcos estate tax dues despite pending court cases - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• TMP to seek P2.7-B tax incentive under CARS - Manila Bulletin

• BoI registers Medtecs EV, textile, PPE project - Business World

• Philippines to grow 6 percent in 2022, outperforming global average: Fitch - ABS-CBN News

• Loans to MSMEs hit P207.4 billion - Philippine Star

• Escudero seeks Congress action on supplemental budget to fund cash aid from fuel excise tax - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Filipino investors urged to partner with Bangladeshi shipbuilders - Philippine News Agency

• Productivity increased under IT-BPM on-site work arrangements - Philippine News Agency

• Amortized input VAT no more - Manila Times

• PEZA backtracks, orders IT-BPOs to return onsite - Manila Bulletin

• Bangsamoro gets P277-M banana export investment - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Fitch sees higher 2022 inflation - Manila Times

• BIR to rebid 11 seized Marcos properties - Manila Bulletin

• Lopez says PEZA enterprises to return to onsite operations April 1 - Manila Bulletin

• Moody's Analytics sees faster but still below-target 2022 PH growth of 6.4% - CNN

• GOCC dividends in 2021 exceed pre-pandemic levels - Business World

• Gordon won’t back higher taxes, says solution is expanded tax base - Business World

• Campaign fever, business pickup energizing stock market - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• PH manufacturing activity likely sped up anew in March - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Tax rules for the "e-sabong” businesses - Manila Times

• SEC padlocks 6 more lending firms - Manila Bulletin

• DOF eyes faster growth in Duterte’s final quarter - Manila Bulletin

• PEZA to allow 70-30 hybrid work model - Manila Bulletin

• State's 2021 infrastructure spending hits P895B - Business World

• HMO income down by 28% to P5.14 billion - Philippine Star

• A new era for foreign investments - Philippine Star

• Boosting economic recovery together - Philippine Star

• BI sees major increase in arrivals by 2Q of 2022 - Philippine News Agency

• Peso seen ending 2022 near P53:$1 - Manila Times

• New R&D projects to aid PH in the new normal - Business Mirror

• Dennis Uy shipping firm sees savings due to tax incentives - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DOF: $10B annual FDI ‘within reach’ with liberalization laws - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BCDA boosts use of New Clark City sports facilities - Manila Bulletin

• Businesses less optimistic in Q1 — BSP - GMA News

• BOC automates 82% of customs processes, improves collection - Philippine News Agency

• PH eyes concluding trade deal with UAE next year - Philippine News Agency

• MORE Power Corp.’s P1.9-B investment showing results in Iloilo - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• PH stands a chance of potential RCEP renegotiation - Manila Bulletin

• BPOs: Better to lose tax perks than workers - Business Mirror

• Philippines needs more investments in school infrastructure – PIDS - Philippine Star

• Development Academy of the Philippines no longer a GOCC - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DBM earmarks subsidy of P500 monthly for 3 months, or P1,500 for poor families - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BSP may recast $11-b investment target as new developments arise - Manila Standard

• Easing back into the pre-pandemic world, tax-wise - Business World

• More foreign investors coming to PH: Swiss envoy - ABS-CBN News

• Filinvest REIT sees BPOs rebuilding on-site presence - Philippine Star

• Over $60-B investments seen to enter PH with amended PSA - Philippine News Agency

• DOF to squeeze GOCCs to fund bigger cash aid - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• PPA remits P4 billion to national government - Manila Times

• PH faces food, non-food inflationary pressures - Manila Bulletin

• Are Registered Business Enterprise transactions VAT zero-rated or not? - Business World

• Vivant says power generation drives 23% rise in net income - Business World

• DBM plans additional fuel subsidies for PUV drivers, agriculture sector in April - Philippine Star

• Duterte to sign amendments to PSA - Philippine Star

• Energy efficiency projects' inclusion in IRR of amended BOT Law pushed - Manila Bulletin

• PHL seeking US GSP renewal with duty-free treatment for footwear - Business World

• New VAT zero-rating rules and requirements under CREATE - Business World

• Government grants new permit for mining, 1st since 2012 - Philippine Star

• MBC nixes proposed changes in BOT Law - Philippine Star

• Infra investments to continue – DoF - Manila Times

• How shipbuilding contributes to PH economic growth - Manila Times

• 87,500 jeepney drivers get fuel subsidy; ₱569M released — Landbank - CNN

• Japan think tank sees slower PH growth in 2022 - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Hydropower plant project in Ifugao gets BOI nod - Philippine News Agency

• No funds for P24 billion wage subsidy - Manila Standard

• DOF pushing BIR to collect Marcos heirs' estate taxes to generate more government revenue - CNN

• Cebu-based RoRo shipping company granted fiscal perks - Business Mirror

• PEZA to appeal denial of work from home extension - ABS-CBN News

• PH eyes $5-B HIMS revenue in 2022, more US investors - Philippine News Agency

• BIR, BOC exceed 2021 collection goals, says Finance Dept - GMA News

• 16-MW hydropower plant in Eastern Samar seen as ‘economic multiplier’ — THEC - GMA News

• DoF, NEDA object to single national minimum wage - Business World

• RCEP could help blunt oil spike impact on food - Business Mirror

• Duterte: Yes to ‘e-sabong,’ no to 24/7 gambling - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DOF nixes fuel excise tax suspension, proposes P200 monthly aid to poor families - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Widest output gap in Asean to scar PH labor market - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BSP chief Diokno: PHL economy will grow faster than its debt - Business Mirror

• Uy shipping firm gets tax incentives - Philippine Star

• Treasury tempers borrowings due to high rates, but LGUs ramp up loans - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• PH NFT developers seek gov't tax regulation - Manila Bulletin

• FIRB backs SIPP for Duterte’s approval - Manila Bulletin

• Domestic trade declines 36.4% by value in fourth quarter - Business World

• Incentives approved for P1.5-billion vessel plying Cebu-Cagayan route - Business World

• Cargo transport company wins tax case vs BIR - Business World

• PH to lose P138.8-B this year if fuel taxes waived: DOF - ABS-CBN News