DAVAO CITY --- The European Union recently turned-over some EUR 35.5 million (P2 billion) grant for the Mindanao Peace and Development Program (RISE Mindanao). In a statement released on Friday, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez, on behalf of the Philippine Government, and European Union Chargé d' affaires ad interim Thomas Wiersing, on behalf of the EU, exchanged the … [Read more...] about European Union grants Ph P3.4-B for Peace and development projects in Mindanao
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Dominguez cites benefits of less ‘sin products’ consumption
MANILA -- Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez vowed that government's drive against the illicit cigarette trade will continue but admitted that there will always be those who will try to engage in the illegal trade. This, as he stressed the agency’s support for legislative measures that will hike taxes on tobacco and alcohol products. “I think where the profit is … [Read more...] about Dominguez cites benefits of less ‘sin products’ consumption
Dominguez orders BOC to release seized food items for relief operations
DAVAO CITY (September 15) --- Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has ordered Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña to release all seized food items in its warehouses to augment the needed goods in preparation for Typhoon Ompong. During the briefing at the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) Thursday, Dominguez told President Rodrigo Duterte that he … [Read more...] about Dominguez orders BOC to release seized food items for relief operations
