THE Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) has approved a resolution to increase the investment capital threshold for projects handled by Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) from P1 billion to P15 billion. In a statement on Monday, Finance Secretary and FIRB Chairperson Ralph G. Recto commended the FIRB for its “swift action…
THE private sector will be playing a bigger role in addressing energy supply issues under a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which aims to promote renewable energy between the Philippines and Indonesia. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Indonesian President Joko Widodo witnessed the presentation of the MOU after…
WITH “traditional” forms of protest against growing aggression by Chinese ships in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) apparently failing to nudge Beijing, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. is now pushing for a multinational solution to address the situation. “We have to do something what we have not done before. We have…
RECOGNIZING Japan as a technological leader and one of Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (Asean) important strategic partners, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is now pushing for the creation of a new 10-year economic road map, which allows both parties greater cooperation on climate resilience and food security. “It is imperative for Asean…
RECOGNIZING Japan as a technological leader and one of Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (Asean) important strategic partners, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is now pushing for the creation of a new 10-year economic road map, which allows both parties greater cooperation on climate resilience and food security. “It is imperative for Asean…