PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANBy Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, ReporterTHE National Government’s (NG) budget deficit likely came in within the P1.52-trillion ceiling in 2024 as spending expected to have surged in December, analysts said.“Possible, as a function of government spending growth, which tends to pick up towards
PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR. — PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS OFFICETHE GOVERNMENT’S 2025 spending plan may not support the administration’s social and economic priorities as “budget politics” continues to affect allocations, GlobalSource Partners said.“These budget politics in the Philippines are no less than a zero-sum game,” GlobalSource
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE gross value added (GVA) of crops and livestock is expected to post modest growth this year with the La Niña producing above-normal rainfall, the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) Center for Food and Agribusiness (CFA) said.In a report, the CFA
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOBy Justine Irish D. Tabile, ReporterTHE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said that it is ready to receive the initial 2,000 hectares of the Iwahig Prison Penal Farm early next year for conversion into an economic zone.The conversion of the Palawan site is
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will expand its Protein-Enriched Copra Meal (PECM) commercialization project to the Western Visayas to boost livestock production there.The PECM, initially rolled out in Regions IV A and 9, is aimed at mitigating the rising costs of
THE Board of Investments (BoI) said it expects to finalize its Foreign Investment Promotion and Marketing Plan (FIPMP) by January.Lanie O. Dormiendo, a director at the BoI International Investments Promotion Service, told reporters that FIPMP has gone through public consultation.“The deadline was set on Dec.
PHILIPPINE SPORTS COMMISSION Chairman Richard E. Bachmann welcomed our national youth chess athletes who made a majestic performance at the 18th Asian Schools Chess Championships in Thailand. — FACEBOOK.COM/PSC.GOV.PHWITH a massive war chest, Filipino athletes will be well equipped when they plunge into action in
ALEX EALA — FACEBOOK.COM/ALEXEALAAUSTRALIAN OPEN-BOUND Alex Eala barged into the quarterfinals of the Workday Canberra International on Wednesday.The 19-year-old made short work of Dutch ace Arianne Hortono, 6-3, 6-3, to carry over her winning streak from the tail end of 2024.Ms. Eala previously drubbed Austria’s
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