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+ Follow Philippine Economic Briefing Tag
Philippine Economic Briefing
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            [0] => Array
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                    [ArticleID] => 1896414
                    [Title] => DOF sees faster economic growth in coming years
                    [Summary] =>  The Department of Finance (DOF) expects the economy to grow at a faster pace this year and the subsequent years due to higher investments, government spending on infrastructure and human capital, as well as the implementation of legislative measures to boost enterprises.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-02-25 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804771
                    [AuthorName] => Mary Grace Padin
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
                    [URL] => 
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                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1808584
                    [Title] => EDITORIAL - A bridge-building spree, hopefully
                    [Summary] => In a speech delivered on his behalf by an undersecretary at the Philippine Economic Briefing in Cebu last week, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez titillated not just Cebuanos but the entire nation with tales of a bridge-building spree that will supposedly link the major islands in the Visayas with both Luzon and Mindanao, thereby effectively unifying the entire archipelago.
                    [DatePublished] => 2018-04-23 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 
                    [AuthorName] => 
                    [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion
                    [SectionUrl] => opinion
                    [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/articles/freeman_2018-04-22_22-43-58_thumbnail.jpg
                )

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                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1507448
                    [Title] => Think tank: Philippines' quality of work worsening
                    [Summary] => 

The quality of work in the country continues to worsen despite the government's claims that the current administration has brought better job opportunities, a think tank said.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-05 03:17:14 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1645031 [AuthorName] => Patricia Lourdes Viray [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20150309/jobs-employment-new-zealand-australia.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1505673 [Title] => More rice imports next year as El Niño lingers [Summary] =>

The government plans to import more rice in the first half of 2016 due to the adverse effects of the prolonged dry spell in some rice-producing provinces.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-30 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1438879 [AuthorName] => Kathleen A. Martin [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20141229/rice-grain.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1505682 [Title] => DOE targets e-trikes award this month [Summary] =>

The government hopes to award this month the contract for the supply of electric-powered tricycles (e-trikes) under the Asian Development Bank funded electric vehicle program.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-30 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1505684 [Title] => Government lines up 6 more PPP projects worth P153.9B [Summary] =>

The Public-Private Partnership Center will  present six more infrastructure projects worth P153.9 billion before an inter-agency committee meeting this month.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-30 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1438879 [AuthorName] => Kathleen A. Martin [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1504587 [Title] => Young population to help Philippines become economic powerhouse [Summary] =>

Rising investments in human capital amid the rising number of young population would help groom the Philippines to become a major economic powerhouse over the long term.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-27 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1376817 [Title] => Exports seen growing 8% [Summary] =>

The country’s total exports may grow by more than eight percent this year amid an expected recovery in electronic products and sustained increase in service exports.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1375336 [Title] => Gov’t mulls $600-M fund for auto sector [Summary] =>

The government is mulling investments amounting to $600 million to help make the country’s automotive industry competitive. 

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20141002/Almendras-1.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1374984 [Title] => BOI, PEZA investments down slightly in Jan-Aug [Summary] =>

Investments approved by the Board of Investments (BOI) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) declined slightly in the January to August period this year compared to a year ago.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20140917/Index-slamps-1.jpg ) ) )
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