ROBINSON NIÑAL/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night assured that the P930.99-million overdue balance of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) would be paid by the government.”Ditong Red...
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III on Wednesday said the country’s debt levels remained manageable despite new borrowings to finance the Covid-19 response. Speaking at “Tatak ng Pagbabago 2020: The Pre- State of the Nation Address (SONA) Forum,” Dominguez...
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said on Tuesday the government’s borrowings from January to April 2020 reached P1.22 trillion, surpassing the P1.02 trillion the country borrowed for the entire 2019. The higher borrowings this year, Dominguez said, was due...
A House committee approved on Tuesday three crucial bills to help ease the adverse effects of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on the economy and workers. The Defeat Covid-19 Ad-Hoc Committee of the House of Representatives adopted three substitute bills to the ...
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday announced that the Philippines had maintained a BBB+ sovereign credit rating, even after the Department of Finance reported a plunge in tax collections as a result of quarantine restrictions to stem the Covid-19 outbreak. Duterte...
