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Aquino made the statements following the call of several businessmen, including the Zamboanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc. (ZCCIF..

Congress may authorize, through a joint resolution, the establishment of additional generating capacity under Republic Act No. 9136 or the Electrical ..

EMPLOYERS will converge in May to draw up strategies on how they can help the government solve the “jobless growth” riddle that has been hounding ..

THE government did enough to spur a 6.6-percent economic expansion in 2012 even if it failed to meet its targeted public infrastructure spending last ..

Deepening the assistance to the nation’s poorest provided by the Aquino administration’s conditional cash transfer (CCT) program, instead of merel..

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has urged government to implement market reforms, set up good infrastructure and efficient in..

The Philippines needs to implement market reforms, set up good infrastructure and efficient institutions for local firms so it can take advantage of t..

Dr. Anoop Singh, Director for IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department, yesterday said that while the Philippine economy posted a strong growth of 6.6 per..

A powerful environmental determinant of health, the quality of drinking water is a good foundation for the prevention and control of diseases, especia..

The state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said the Aquino administration cannot afford to repeat its spending policy in..

Philippine consumer prices is seen to climb slightly in 2013 as the inflation rate is expected to average at 3.8 percent, according to the latest repo..

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is looking for investment opportunities to diversify its foreign exchange reserves, its top official said. “W..

Greenpeace said the uptake of coal-fired technology was not the solution to the `looming power crisis` in Mindanao, as it urged government to reconsid..

Greenpeace reiterated its appeal to President Benigno Aquino to usher in clean, green renewable energy and reject harmful coal-fired plants. The env..

The Philippine economy remains in an extended sweet spot considering the strong outlook for growth and the prevailing low-inflation environment, acco..