MANILA, Aug 13 - Unmilled rice output in the Philippines, the world's biggest importer of the grain, grew nearly 2 percent to 3.435 million tonnes in the second quarter from a year earlier, data from...
MANILA, Aug 12 - Philippine lawmakers are examining proposals to amend an excise tax law on alcohol and tobacco products to generate at least 20 billion pesos ($420 million) more per year and ease pressure...
MANILA, Aug 12 - Annual economic growth in the Philippines in the second quarter would have been better than the 0.4 percent expansion in the first three months, outgoing socioeconomic planning secretary Ralph Recto said...
* End-July forex reserves at record $39.99 bln * Forex reserves can cover 6.9 mths worth of imports-c.bank * Equal to 6.3 times short-term debt at original maturity MANILA, Aug 7 - The Philippine central...
MANILA, Aug 2 - The current level of liquidity in the Philippine financial system is enough to meet the needs of the economy without stoking inflation, the central bank governor said at the weekend. "I...
HONG KONG, July 23 - Moody's Investors Service raised its sovereign rating for the Philippines on Thursday to Ba3 from B1, praising the country's resilient financial system and external payments position amid difficult global conditions....
MANILA, July 20 - Big international pharmaceutical firms in the Philippines have offered to lower prices of dozens of best-selling drugs to stop the government imposing price controls, an industry spokesman said on Monday. The...
MANILA, July 20 - Big international pharmaceutical firms doing business in the Philippines have offered to lower prices of dozens of best-selling drugs to prevent the government from imposing price controls, an industry spokesman said...
HONG KONG, July 13 - The Philippines, one of Asia's most active sovereign debt issuers, is selling dollar bonds maturing in 2020 to raise $750 million, a source close to the deal said on Monday....
MANILA, July 5 - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has signed a law permanently removing documentary stamp tax on the sale, barter or exchange of listed shares to stimulate the market and make it more...