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flag PH GOCCs to remit record 156.8B pesos in dividends by year-end, up 14.5% from 2021, funding infrastructure, health, and social programs.

flag The Philippine government expects GOCCs to remit a record 156.84 billion pesos in dividends by year-end, up 14.5% from 2021, with 116.84 billion already received by mid-September. flag Finance Secretary Ralph Recto attributed the increase to a policy raising remittance rates from 50% to 75% of net earnings. flag The Land Bank of the Philippines led with 33.53 billion pesos, followed by other state firms. flag These funds support President Marcos Jr.'s priority programs in infrastructure, health, and social protection, reducing reliance on new taxes.

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