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Mar 01 2021 Philippine economy may recover earlier than 2023, says Trade chief
THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY may return to its pre-pandemic level earlier than 2023, Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said, as the Philippines began its coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program on Monday.
As the first batch of vaccines donated by China arrived on Sunday, President Rodrigo R. Duterte said the Philippines would likely go back to “normal”…
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Mar 01 2021 BSP Gov. Diokno delivers ‘Ulat ng BSP sa Bayan’
Central Bank Governor Benjamin E. Diokno underscored that digitalization has kept the gears of the economy running amid the pandemic in the “Ulat ng BSP sa Bayan” he delivered from the Philippine International Convention Center.
“Digitalization is among a few things that helped us continue with our daily lives during the pandemic,” Diokno said in his…
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Mar 01 2021 PH strengthens protection of growing global e-commerce industry
With the phenomenal growth of e-Commerce in the Philippines as early as first quarter of 2020, enterprising Filipinos have seized this opportunity by taking advantage of the free available platforms.However, with the growth the rise of online counterfeiting and piracy has reached its alarming level as observed by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines.…
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Mar 01 2021 CREATE, infra projects to draw more investments, accelerate economic recovery
As the vaccine program of the government is set to roll out and the impending implementation of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act, experts see an economic recovery to be accelerated and investors will see deeper interest in the Philippines.Interestingly, the sectors led by construction and infrastructure will have the biggest…
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Mar 01 2021 Advocacy Campaign on the Responsible Use of Digital Payment Platforms
The FinTech Alliance.Ph and the Philippine eMoney Association will lead the Advocacy Campaign on the Responsible Use of Digital Payment Platforms on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at 10:00am via FB Live. We will be joined by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Ben Diokno, Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Acting Chairman Soccorro Inting, and Anti-Money Laundering Council…