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High oil prices and increases in electricity and water rates will continue to push up prices until the end of the year and inflation, with an average..

The country`s two largest cigarette manufacturers have brought their battle for market control from print ads and commercials to Congress. With the..

“There is a water crisis, which is aggravated by a flawed governance of water resources.” Thus argue researchers from the Philippine Institute..

With China, the fastest growing partner of the Philippines, raising the interest rates by 27 basis points for the first time in nine years to tap..

Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap is convening with concerned government agencies to tackle the issue of brazen conversion of agricultural lands i..

The storm that buffeted Winston Garcia, president and general manager of the Government Service Insurance System, could be finally over The Commiss..

The Philippines has yet to adopt a systematic framework that would govern its negotiations for bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) with other c..

Act now or Vietnam may overtake the Philippines in the race toward industrialization. This was the advice given to the government by Dezso Horva..

After enjoying a 10-year break, the country`s rice sector will soon face tough times with the imminent shift in policy regarding the importation of r..

Perhaps the Malacañang priority tax bills would get stronger support from both chambers of Congress if there is assurance that all the leaks in th..

The "bureaucratic cost" of shifting to federalism, including increasing the number of senators, could cost P44 billion to P72 billion a year, accordin..

Asia-Europe People’s Forum (AEPF) is seeking to “put back the public in services” which will ensure “a life of dignity” ..

TO encourage more companies to hire persons with disabilities (PWDs), more incentives aside from tax breaks and a simpler process for claiming them mi..

State-run think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) is urging the creation of a unified disaster management body responsible for ..