Department of Finance (DoF)

Phl pushes stronger ASEAN financial integration

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The Philippines, through the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), co-chaired the ASEAN Finance and Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting – Working Group (AFCDM-WG), underscoring its commitment to advancing regional financial integration and economic resilience. The meeting, held on 13 February 2026 in Panglao, brought together ASEAN finance and central bank … Read more

Government spending is up 50pc on what it was pre-Covid levels, Department of Finance warns

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“It is important that this policy instrument is used to control the growth in public spending, which has increased by around 50pc since just before the pandemic,” Mr Donohoe is advised in a Ministerial Brief he was given at the time of his appointment. The last Government set itself a rule of limiting increases in … Read more