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Philippines: Manila slips in quality of living index

MANILA, Philippines — Manila has dropped two notches in the list of cities in the world with the best quality of life, according to the latest survey conducted by consulting firm Mercer. The Philippine capital, previously at 135, tied with Colombo in Sri Lanka at 137 in the 2018 Quality of Living Survey. Austrian capital Vienna […]

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Philippine bond market fastest growing in East Asia – ADB

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine bond market was the fastest-growing among other debt markets in the Emerging East Asia region in the fourth quarter of 2017, reflecting positive economic growth for the region and increased prospects of higher inflation, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. In its latest Asia Bond Monitor, the multilateral development bank […]

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Philippines: BIR issues IRR on TRAIN Law

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has released three revenue regulations containing implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the recently enacted tax reform law. Posted on the BIR’s website, Internal Revenue commissioner Caesar Dulay said Revenue Regulations (RR) 11, 12 and 13 amended existing rules involving withholding of income tax, estate and […]

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Philippines on wrong path to agro-industrialization

MANILA, Philippines — Even as the Philippines continues to lag behind its neighbors in the agriculture sector, it is now moving to modernize the industry to keep up with the increasing population and effects of climate change. But unfortunately, its full potential may not be felt any time soon, according to experts. While the Duterte […]

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