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Feb 01 2021 
PH battle against coronavirus, economic revival continues
As the country’s economy plummeted in an unprecedented crisis that besieged the Philippines in more than two decades due to the pandemic, the government authorities were inevitably caught flatfooted on how they will address the crisis. The call to craft with relevant policies and sound responses and strategies to mitigate the impact of the COVID19…
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Feb 01 2021 
Coronavirus pandemic spurs tie-ups for digital payments
THE PANDEMIC is putting more people at ease with digital remittance transactions, paving the way for these firms’ tie-ups with other businesses looking to utilize electronic payments, remittance players said.
“We have experienced a tremendous demand not only from the retail [side] but also for the businesses, for partners,” UniTeller Philippines Country President Noel C. Cristal…
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Feb 01 2021 
NEDA to brief Congress on urgency of passing reform bills
ECONOMIC PLANNERS will make their pitch to Congress on the urgency of passing economic reform bills before the legislature turns its attention to preparing for next year’s national elections, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said Monday.
“A few more months before the campaign season, we will work to get the rest of the bills…
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Feb 01 2021 
UPDATE ON CREATE | Bicam lists key features; ratification seen Tuesday
THE head of the Senate panel in the bicameral conference committee on the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) bill revealed late Monday an updated list of the key features of the measure, which both chambers are expected to ratify on Tuesday.
The economic managers had been prodding Congress to rush passage of the…
