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DOF pushes fiscal responsibility measure

By Iris Gonzales | August 26, 2010 - 12:00am

The country’s Finance chief has asked the support of lawmakers to pass a measure that aims to promote fiscal responsibility and to review the country’s tax incentive regime.

Business

House to form group of bill organizers

By Paolo Romero | August 7, 2010 - 12:00am

The leadership of the House of Representatives is forming a group that would organize the thousands of bills filed in the chamber to enable lawmakers to work more efficiently in prioritizing and approving the m...

Headlines

President Aquino's First State of the Nation Address (part 4)

By philstar.com | July 26, 2010 - 11:05pm

According to P-Noy’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA) last July 26 at the Batasan Complex in Quezon City, aside...

News Videos

Gov’t to post fiscal surplus by ’08 — Teves

By Donnabelle L. Gatdula | September 19, 2005 - 12:00am

The country is expected to post a surplus of P28 billion in its consolidated public sector fiscal position (CPSFP) by 2008, Finance Secretary Margarito Teves said. Teves said this is based on the assumption that...

Business

Villar tackles GOCC debts in bill

May 17, 2005 - 12:00am

Sen. Manny Villar, chairman of the Senate committee on finance, will zero in on the issue of the government‘s automatic guarantee of the ballooning debts of government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs)...

Business

NEDA favors hike in SSS contributions

June 15, 2004 - 12:00am

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) suggests that a rate increase on the member contributions of the Social Security System (SSS) should be implemented within the year. That recommendation is...

Banking