HOUSE BILL NO. 5 and SENATE BILL NO. 1421: PUHUNAN, TULUNGAN, KAUNLARAN (PTK) ACT – Proposed Bills to Institutionalize Microfinance Programs and Access to Capital to Support and Grow Micro,…

As the world continues its fight against the pandemic, the Philippines’ response is continued assistance to its citizens. The availability of the 2020 national budget and funds has been extended…

Last January 29, 2021, President Rodrigo R. Duterte signed into law Republic Act (R.A.) No. 11521, which intends to strengthen the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA). R.A. No. 11521 includes real…

The Philippines is an emerging economy and its economy has greatly shifted from agriculture to industry. In terms of energy use, conventional fossil fuels (oil and gas) are the main…

The past two years have been full of twists and turns, ups, and downs. It’s been a year of unprecedented events from the Taal Volcano’s eruption to the pandemic and…

The coronavirus pandemic has weakened economies throughout the world, however, it also amplified the reliance on the internet, cyberspace, and online technologies massively, making financial technology an emerging global industry. Cyber technology has indeed become a part of…

One of the economic measures being fast-tracked by Congress is House Bill No. 6135 or the Fiscal Mining Regime Bill. The objective of the bill is to rationalize and institutionalize…

Keeping MSMEs Afloat amidst the Pandemic On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, The House of Representatives passed House Bill 7749 or the Government Financial Institutions Unified Initiatives to Distressed Enterprises for…