SSS releases P4.23B in benefits to OFWs in 2018
The state-run Social Security System
(SSS) over the weekend said more than P4.23 billion worth of benefits were
disbursed to some 61,406 land-based overseas Filipino worker...
SEA LIFE Malaysia officially opens at LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort
Filipino families looking for a unique marine adventure
can now experience one of the newest marine life attractions in Southeast Asia - SEA
LIFE Malaysia at...
San Miguel releases design studies for new airport
MANILA – San Miguel Corporation has
released design studies of its proposed airport in Bulakan, Bulacan.
The Department of Transportation had
earlier announced the awarding of the...
DOTr sees increased confidence in travel to PH
CLARK City – Transportation Secretary
Arthur Tugade on Friday welcomed the US Department Homeland Security’s (DHS)
lifting of the public notice issued in December last year...
Peso firms up on BSP rate cut
MANILA
– The Philippine peso appreciated against the US dollar last Friday as
the latest decision of monetary authorities to ease policy rates supported the
local unit.
The...
Drilon wants ‘commitment’ to not veto Anti-Endo Bill anew
MANILA – The Senate must first secure Malacañang’s
commitment that the President will not veto the Security of Tenure bill so as
not to waste time,...
99 power supply deals face cancellation
MANILA – Supreme Court
ruling, placing power supply agreements submitted by Meralco and other
distribution utilities under the Competitive Selection Process (CSP), will
likely place more than...
Futures slip after Wall Street’s best day in two months
NEW YORK City – US
stocks futures slipped on Friday, a day after Wall Street roared back to record
its biggest one-day rise in two months,...
IMF warns increasing US tariffs could cut China growth sharply
WASHINGTON, United
States – China’s economy already is slowing amid the trade conflict with the
United States, but if Washington were to ramp up tariffs even...
BIR collects P356-M tax liabilities from POGOs
MANILA - The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has
collected an initial P186 million in withholding taxes from Philippine Offshore
Gaming Operators (POGOs) and is getting...