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JUANITA AMATONG
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[Title] => Tetangco takes oath as new BSP governor
[Summary] => Amando Tetangco was sworn into office yesterday as the new governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), taking over from an ailing Rafael Buenaventura who is still in the US undergoing medical treatment.
Tetangco took his oath at Malacañang together with two new members of the Monetary Board — former finance secretary Juanita Amatong and former trade undersecretary Nelia Villafuerte.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-05 00:00:00
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[Title] => Donors to RP: Speed up fiscal reforms, we’ll increase aid
[Summary] => Multilateral donors led by the World Bank said yesterday they will raise development assistance to the Philippines if the government speeds up its fiscal reform program.
The donors met with President Arroyo and her key economic managers in a consultative meeting in Davao City during which they aired their concern.
[DatePublished] => 2005-03-09 00:00:00
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[Title] => Purisima heads Arroyo’s economic team
[Summary] => In a precedent-setting move, President Arroyo has designated Trade and Industry Secretary Cesar Purisima as the head of her economic team.
In an administrative order (AO) dated Sept. 20, Mrs. Arroyo gave Purisima the responsibility for ensuring the "smooth passage" of critical legislative measures on the economy. "Several economic measures involving legislative action need to be enacted in order to achieve the fiscal program of government," she wrote in AO 105, a copy of which was obtained by The STAR yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-29 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva
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[Title] => A measly 3% interest for P1B
[Summary] => Seaweed king Benson Dakay maintains a yacht called the Southern Cross – the older Queen Mary, named after his mom, sank during a typhoon – for business reasons.
You see, Mr. Dakay uses the yacht to bring Shemberg’s foreign seaweed buyers for some diving R&R in Palawan.
One of the first things a foreign buyer sees when he visits the Shemberg head office is his/her national flag waving in the Cebu sky.
[DatePublished] => 2004-04-24 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Margaret Jao-Grey
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[Title] => Gov’t confident of hitting budget deficit target
[Summary] => The government has boosted its chances of meeting its P202-billion fiscal deficit target for the year after its collecting agencies reported positive gains last month.
Budget Secretary Emilia Boncodin said government was well within the 2003 fiscal deficit targets due mainly to tightened spending and improved revenue collections by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC).
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-11 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres
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[Title] => Customs collection exceeds Nov target
[Summary] => The Philippines said its duties collection exceeded its monthly target in November, raising the chance the government met its deficit goal for the month.
The government said that based on preliminary data, collections of the Bureau of Customs reached P8.988 billion, 1.6 percent higher than the target of P8.843 billion. For January to November, duties collection totalled P96.44 billion, higher than the goal of P91.928 billion.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-03 00:00:00
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[Title] => Amatong takes over as DOF head
[Summary] => Juanita Amatong officially took over yesterday as officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Department of Finance (DOF).
Amatong, a DOF career officer and veteran in the international finance community, said there will be no shift in the government’s fiscal policies or revenue targets for the remainder of the Arroyo administration.
Amatong said that contrary to market expectations, there will be no change in the government’s fiscal program. "We will just continue with what has been started, much of the work has already been laid down," she said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-02 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Des Ferriols
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[Title] => Government seeks $600-M loan from World Bank
[Summary] => The government is planning to negotiate for a new $600-million Public Sector Reform Loan (PSRL) with the World Bank (WB) to replace the Banking Sector Reform Loan (BSRL) expiring this June.
Department of Finance (DOF) officer-in-charge Juanita Amatong said the PSRL which still needs to be firmed up could incorporate the remaining $400-million BSRL which government will forfeit when the WB-funded loan lapses this June.
[DatePublished] => 2001-05-23 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Rocel Felix
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[Title] => RP sets roadshow for $700-M loan
[Summary] => The National Government is gearing up for an international roadshow next month, possibly in the US, European Community and Japan to drum up interest for a programmed $500-million to $700-million loan to help plug this year’s budgetary shortfall.
Juanita Amatong, officer in charge of the Department of Finance (DOF), said government is not pushing through with its earlier plan to tap the international debt market through a private placement for a $200-million loan.
[DatePublished] => 2001-05-21 00:00:00
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[Title] => RP sets roadshow for $700-M loan
[Summary] => The National Government is gearing up for an international roadshow next month, possibly in the US, European Community and Japan to drum up interest for a programmed $500-million to $700-million loan to help plug this year’s budgetary shortfall.
Juanita Amatong, officer in charge of the Department of Finance (DOF), said government is not pushing through with its earlier plan to tap the international debt market through a private placement for a $200-million loan.
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December 3, 2003 - 12:00am
