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As the country`s growth is driven more and more by services, there is some effort to rekindle the strength of the manufacturing sector which has langu..

More efficient public goods and services and a more business-friendly environment could help eradicate corruption in the country, an economist said at..

The Department of Trade and Industry will come up by the first quarter next year a comprehensive industrial development masterplan that would specify ..

The Philippines` robust services sector must be coupled with a vibrant manufacturing sector to achieve inclusive growth in the country, an economist a..

Despite the improvement of the Philippine economy in the first two quarters of the year and signs that the third quarter statistics will also show gro..

Tax incentives are not the deciding factor that foreign investors consider when deciding to do business in a country, an official of the Internationa..

A more competitive environment created by improved infrastructure, better education and the greater integrity of public institutions is a bigger facto..

IMF fiscal department advisor Kiyoshi Nakayama said that tax incentives are not the primary factor that influences investors. In the Philippines, he ..

Smoking is a major risk factor for cancer especially lung cancer, which is one of the top four killers of Filipinos according to the Department of Hea..

Regional economic integration should bring about more employment for less educated workers to achieve inclusive growth, said an economist. According t..

MANILA, Philippines — The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has underscored the need for the Philippines to assess the impact of tr..

AS THE PHILIPPINES receives positive reviews about its growth prospects, notable figures in the academe and in Congress such as Gerardo Sicat and Sena..

The lead government agency that sets statistical standards and policies has a new chief. Jose Ramon Albert is the new National Statistical Coordinati..

Exporters and private companies should boost their productivity to take advantage of the looming ASEAN economic integration in 2015, an economist said..

THE GOVERNMENT should coordinate policies for liberalization with support measures for firms in order to move the labor force to more productive secto..