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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 14) — United States President Joe Biden will send a Presidential Trade and Investment Mission to Manila on March 11-12, the White House announced on Saturday, Philippine time.
MANILA, Philippines — House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto is taking over the post of Benjamin Diokno as finance secretary and head of the administration’s economic team.
MANILA, Philippines — House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto has been named as the new secretary of the Department of Finance, according to lawmakers.
MANILA, Philippines — More than one million jobs will initially be generated and over P1.3 trillion in revenue from investments will be collected from two Manila Bay reclamation projects in Pasay City alone.
A PASAY City official yesterday warned lawmakers that millions of jobs and billions of revenues would be lost if the suspension of reclamation projects in Manila Bay continues in the next few years.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 11) — The House Ways and Means Committee will investigate vape label Flava for possible tax evasion and fraud after a warehouse raid uncovered illegally imported e-cigarettes worth ₱1.43 billion, with an estimated ₱728 million in evaded taxes.
MANILA, Philippines — A fishers group has expressed its dismay over the government’s recent projections of potentially reaping substantial economic benefits from the Manila Bay reclamation projects that have been temporarily suspended.