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PH imports down 5.8% in Feb

by  Rappler.com  on  April 25, 2013

Merchandise imports fell two months in a row in 2013 as electronics remain weak

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Govt to create more agriculture jobs

by  Cai Ordinario  on  April 24, 2013

The Aquino administration will focus on increasing agriculture productivity to lick poverty

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NSCB: Many Pinoys remain poor due to disasters

by  Cai Ordinario  on  April 23, 2013

The agency says disasters caused over P19.8 billion in damage in 2011, H1 2012

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No more foreign borrowing for PH in 2013

by  Rappler.com  on  April 23, 2013

The local bond market and concerns about the strong peso prompt the Philippines, one of the most active players in the...

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PH poverty in H1 2012 unchanged from 2006

by  Cai Ordinario  on  April 23, 2013

The country's poverty incidence stood at 27.9% in the first semester of 2012, virtually unchanged from the same period...

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Surge in foreign investments may hurt PH - Barclays

by  Christian Bautista  on  April 23, 2013

The British bank says high foreign inflows will cause the peso to appreciate

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Fitch downgrades UK credit rating to AA+

by  Agence France Presse  on  April 20, 2013

Fitch strips recession-threatened Britain of its top triple-A rating, moving it down one notch to 'AA+' as a weaker...

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BIR misses tax collection target in Q1

by  Rappler.com  on  April 19, 2013

The government's main revenue agency collected more taxes in the first quarter but missed its target

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Each Filipino owes P57,000 as of February

by  Rappler.com  on  April 19, 2013

The Philippines' total outstanding debt grew by 8.4% to P5.325 trillion at the end of February, according to the...

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PH growth to slow to 6.2% in 2013 - UN

by  Cai Ordinario  on  April 18, 2013

The UN body ESCAP cites how slowdown in major trading partners like China may impact the local economy

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