New PH export plan eyes Duterte approval

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is expecting President Rodrigo Duterte to approve the new Philippine Export Development Plan (PEDP) 2018-2022 after the…

PH agencies ordered to execute 6-year development plan

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has instructed all government agencies and local government units (LGUs) to implement the new six-year development plan in order to…

PH targets 6.5%-7.5% GDP growth in 2017

The Philippine government is setting a higher gross domestic product (GDP) growth target for 2017 of between 6.5% and 7.5%, according to Socioeconomic Planning…

PH May imports up 39%

The increase in local demand for capital and consumer goods drove imports growth by 39.3% year-on-year in May 2016, according to the National Economic…