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PH, Japan exchange notes on loan assistance package for PH COVID-19 response

July 1, 2020

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. and Japanese Ambassador Haneda Koji exchanged diplomatic notes in simple rites today at the Department of Foreign Affairs, on the JPY 50-billion loan assistance package extended by the Japanese government to support the

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Economic team eyeing subsidy for public transport, says Palace

June 30, 2020

The government’s economic team is planning to provide subsidy for drivers of public transport after their livelihood is affected by reduced number of passengers that their vehicles could carry, Malacañang said on Tuesday. In a virtual press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson

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PSE index rebounds after Monday’s decline

June 30, 2020

The Philippine Stock Exchange ( PSE) closed higher on Tuesday after losing ground on Monday. The PSE index ended at 6,207.72 points, up 102.54. In the broader market, there were 118 gainers, 70 losers and 54 unchanged. Volume reached 857.27

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E-filers comprise 58 percent of total tax filers in 2019

June 30, 2020

The number of taxpayers who filed their taxes online have more than doubled over the 2015-2019 period, reflecting a major breakthrough in the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)’s continuous efforts to make tax compliance more convenient and accessible for all.

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PSE index cuts loses

June 29, 2020

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index cut its early losses but ended lower on Monday. Down by as much as 149.59 points, the PSE index closed at 6,105.18, down 86.68. In the broader market, there were 142 losers, 63 gainers

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France commits €250 million for 2 projects on infra development, financial inclusion in PHL

June 29, 2020

The Department of Finance (DOF)  and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have signed two credit facility agreements worth €250 million (approximately ₱14 billion)  combined to support two major policy reforms of  the Philippine government that aim to expand financial services to vulnerable sectors

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DOF extends anew deadlines for filing VAT refund claims

June 28, 2020

The Department of Finance (DOF) has issued Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 16-2020 dated June 24, 2020, extending anew deadlines for filing of claims for value added tax (VAT) refund. It extended the deadline once more because of the preconceived difficulty

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Japanese face mask company Yokoisada to expand in the Philippines

June 26, 2020

Japanese company Yokoisada (Phils.) Corporation recently announced plans to expand their Philippine operations and double their current production capacity for face masks. They are also set to begin manufacturing nonwoven fabric and earloop raw materials for their masks to lessen

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