Tag: growth

DA TAKES ON 2% AGRI SECTOR YEARLY GROWTH CHALLENGE – DAR

Post author By Richard Sanchez
Post date August 7, 2020
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The Department of Agriculture, led by Secretary William Dar, is taking on the challenge posed by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez, to exert all efforts to enable the country’s agriculture sector to grow by at least 2 percent per year amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “This is a tall order set by our mentor, and […]

Tags Agriculture, COVID-19, Department of Agriculture, growth, Secretary Dar

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MANUFACTURING SECTOR REMAINS RESILIENT AMID GLOBAL SLOWDOWN – LOPEZ

Post author By Miguel Salamanca
Post date August 15, 2019
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The Philippine manufacturing sector showed resilience during the first half of 2019 amid a global manufacturing slowdown that weighed heavily on the world economy. Buoyed by sustained growth in few export markets and strong domestic demand because of key economic reforms, the Philippine manufacturing sector still posted a 4.4% growth for the first half of […]

Tags DTI, Duterte administration, global manufacturing slowdown, growth, manufacturing sector, Trade Secretary Lopez