TWO years after the Public Private Partnership (PPP) law was enacted, the government has yet to create a risk management fund (RMF) for the payment of contingent liabilities arising from PPP projects.

THE government must work on eliminating layers along the supply chain to reduce the cost of local ingredients and help spur ...

China is set to transform Hainan into its first official free trade port (FTP), granting the southernmost island province greater autonomy over trade and investment policies. “The Hainan FTP will ...

THE Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department (CPBRD), the House of Representatives’ think tank, has warned that government tax revenues are unlikely to meet the 15-percent share of gross ...

THE recovery of the country’s current account balance could be made more difficult given global headwinds, according to United Kingdom-based think tank. In its latest economic note, BMI, a Fitch ...

THE country’s insurance industry continued to post higher profits as of the second quarter of this year, driven by higher premiums that also improved insurance penetration. Latest data from the ...

TWO years after the Public Private Partnership (PPP) law was enacted, the government has yet to create a risk management fund (RMF) for the payment of contingent liabilities arising from PPP projects.

LABOR groups on Monday welcomed a Senate proposal seeking to institutionalize a 14th month pay for workers in the private sector, but said the measure should not divert attention from the more urgent ...

THE government’s P20 per kilo rice program will be available to fisherfolk and fish port workers on August 29. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the subsidized rice will be available ...

Acoalition of aviation workers, overseas Filipino workers, and labor groups on Monday asked the Supreme Court (SC) and the ...

The government needs to undertake Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) as a program and a policy not only to avoid flooding but also to promote food productivity and sustainable clean water ...

Oil companies are implementing a mixed fuel price adjustment this week. In separate advisories, oil firms announced they will jack up gasoline prices by P0.60 per liter. Diesel and kerosene prices, ...