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                                 Card payments seen hitting P2.1 trillion this year

                                 

                                    by Louisse Maureen Simeon - July 12, 2021 - 12:00am                                 


                                 Card payments in the country are expected to rebound this year on the back of a gradual boost in consumer spending as the economy slowly reopens.
                              		
                           

                           

                              
                                 Trade deficit widens more than expected

                                 

                                    by Louisse Maureen Simeon - July 10, 2021 - 12:00am                                 


                                 The Philippines’ balance of trade in goods recorded a wider deficit  in May as  the growth in imports was faster than the uptick in exports during the review period, the Philippine Statistics Authority  said...
                              		
                           

                           

                              
                                 Asia-Pacific needs to take bold action on energy sector

                                 

                                    by Louisse Maureen Simeon - June 18, 2021 - 12:00am                                 


                                 Manila-based Asian Development Bank is urging economies in Asia Pacific to address climate change through changes in the energy sector, especially as the region recovers from the pandemic.
                              		
                           

                           

                              
                                 Unique policy package pushed for digital taxation

                                 

                                    by Louisse Maureen Simeon - June 12, 2021 - 12:00am                                 


                                 The government should come up with a policy package that is unique to the country if it wants to successfully capture the digital economy into the tax system.
                              		
                           

                           

                              
                                 NEDA sticks to 6.5% GDP growth target

                                 

                                    by Louisse Maureen Simeon - March 26, 2021 - 12:00am                                 


                                 The government is maintaining its economic growth target at 6.5 percent for 2021 despite renewed mobility restrictions amid surging COVID-19 cases.
                              		
                           

                           

                              
                                 Government fast-tracks P30 billion irrigation projects nationwide

                                 

                                    by Louisse Maureen Simeon - February 18, 2021 - 12:00am                                 


                                 The government will accelerate close to P30-billion worth of big-ticket irrigation projects in the country.
                              		
                           

                           

                              
                                 ‘Pork holiday’ urged amid soaring prices

                                 

                                    by Louisse Maureen Simeon - February 1, 2021 - 12:00am                                 


                                 Consumer advocacy group Laban Konsyumer Inc. is calling on the public to do a “pork holiday” amid the continued increase in the prices of pork products.
                              		
                           

                           

                              
                                 DA urged to resume issuance of rice import permits

                                 

                                    by Louisse Maureen Simeon - November 23, 2020 - 12:00am                                 


                                 The Department of Agriculture is urged to resume the issuance of rice import permits so as not to disrupt the supply of Filipinos’ main staple after the consecutive typhoons wrought damage in the farm sec...
                              		
                           

                           

                              
                                 DA sets food resiliency plan

                                 

                                    by Louisse Maureen Simeon - March 16, 2020 - 12:00am                                 


                                 The Department of Agriculture will start implementing its food resiliency action plan to ensure the stable supply of affordable food for Metro Manila following the community quarantine amid increasing cases of the...
                              		
                           

                           

                              
                                 Government budgets P1.5 billion to expand dairy output

                                 

                                    by Louisse Maureen Simeon - March 15, 2020 - 12:00am                                 


                                 The Department of Agriculture has budgeted P1.5 billion to triple milk production to meet the increasing demand for dairy products of an expanding population.
                              		
                           

                           

                              
                                 Farmers lose P68 billion from rice tariffication law

                                 

                                    by Louisse Maureen Simeon - February 22, 2020 - 12:00am                                 


                                  Farmers lost around P68 billion due to the effects of the Rice Tariffication Law, which saw the influx of more imported rice.
                              		
                           

                           

                              
                                 NFA insists on add’l rice imports

                                 

                                    by Louisse Maureen Simeon - April 11, 2017 - 12:00am                                 


                                 State-run National Food Authority (NFA) continues to insist on the need for an immediate government-to-government importation of 250,000 metric tons (MT) of rice inspite of a projected bumper harvest from local...
                              		
                           

                           

                              
                                 Rock Energy appeals ECC suspension order

                                 

                                    by Louisse Maureen Simeon - February 21, 2017 - 10:26pm                                 


                                 Rock Energy International Corp. has appealed anew to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to lift the suspension of its environmental compliance certificate (ECC).
                              		
                           

                           

                              
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