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Government eyes 7% GDP growth in 2024

The Government is striving to register an economic growth rate of 7% for the whole year, higher than the National Assembly (NA)’s target of 6-6.5%.

According to the latest update from the Ministry of Planning and Investment, many economic indicators …

Pampanga considers 3 facilities to sustain waste management

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO: The Pampanga provincial government is considering three alternative waste management facilities in anticipation of the closure of the Metro Clark Waste Management (MCWM) or Kalangitan landfill on Oct. 5.

Pampanga Governor Dennis…

House to prioritize higher pay, more benefits for teachers

MANILA: The House of Representatives will prioritize improving the salaries, benefits, and access to additional resources for the country”s nearly 1 million public school teachers, Speaker Martin Romualdez vowed on Thursday.

Romualdez gave the assura…

PSEi down on last-minute profit-taking, peso weakens

MANILA: The local stock market ended the day lower due to last-minute profit-taking, while the peso weakened on Thursday.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) declined by 13.89 points to 7,388.92.

All Shares however rose by 11.80 points to 3,9…

7.4M applicants register in 7-month voter sign-up period

MANILA: Over 7.4 million individuals have applied as voters during the seven-month nationwide registration period for the May 2025 midterm elections.

The latest data from the Commission Elections (Comelec) released Wednesday showed 7,427,354 applicat…

BIR: VAT on digital service providers not new tax

Manila: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said on Thursday the value-added tax (VAT) on resident and non-resident digital service providers is not a new tax.

‘This is not a new tax. RA No. 12023 only ensures that the VAT being paid by local digita…