Gov’t to let go 839 NFA employees
MANILA – Some 839 employees of the National Food Authority's (NFA) 4,000-strong workforce will be retired this month in line with the agency's restructuring,...
Pag-IBIG Fund granted 5T socialized housing loans worth P2.2B to low-wage earners in Q1...
MANILA – Pag-IBIG Fund extended socialized housing loans to 5,789 members from the minimum-wage and low-income sectors totaling P2.2 billion in the first three...
Angara ‘pretty sure’ TRABAHO bill won’t get current Senate’s nod
MANILA – The second package of tax reforms would not be passed under the current Congress, Senate Finance chair Sonny Angara said Wednesday.
The Senate...
Tariff fails to stem cement over-importation
MANILA – The recent 4-percent tariff has failed to curb the flooding of imported cement in the Philippines, thus raising the need for more...
Why 2019 could be a ‘good year’ for property sector
MANILA – Demand for office and residential space, coupled monetary policy easing will help make 2019 a "good year" for the property sector, a...
PH ahead in diversity, inclusion of women in tech – IBM country head
MANILA – The Philippines is ahead when it comes to diversity and inclusion, especially for women in technology, the head of IBM Philippines said.
Aileen...
ICAODTC trailblazer in Panay province transport modernization
THE Iloilo City Alliance of Operators and Drivers Transport Cooperative (ICAODTC) held a grand blessing, inauguration and launching of PUV Modernized Units set to...
Senators urged to raise tobacco tax before 17th Congress ends
MANILA – With only nine session days left, the Department of Health and health advocates from the private sector called on the Senate to...
Incentives help PH keep, grow foreign investments, reveals manufacturers
MANILA – Incentives for companies in economic zones help offset high operating costs in the Philippines, making the country more attractive to foreign investors,...
DPWH widens Bacolod-Silay Airport road
TRAVELING to Bacolod-Silay Airport is now faster and more comfortable with the improved and widened access road implemented by the Department of Public Works...