Empowering Communities: BingoPlus launches Caravan 2025, and Branch Activations Nationwide as the International Series...

BingoPlus brings the fun to Bulacan in support of the International Series Philippines On October 12, the much anticipated BingoPlus’ Caravan 2025 officially hit the...
The 28th batch of PGC scholars gathers for a milestone moment as they officially join the Palawan Group of Companies’ growing community of future leaders.

Building Dreams, Shaping Futures: Palawan Group of Companies Welcomes 158 New Scholars

The Palawan Group of Companies proudly welcomed 158 new scholars as part of its continuing commitment to making a difference in the lives of...
The Department of Agriculture and Sugar Regulatory Administration assured that no sugar importation is planned until the end of the current milling season, projected between May and June 2026. TED CORDERO/GMA INTEGRATED NEWS FILE PHOTO

No sugar importation until mid 2026 — DA

THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) said on Wednesday, October 15, that no sugar importation will be implemented until the end of the first half...
Scam calls, often involving offers for rewards or loans, are expected to surge until 2025 ends, according to an anti-scam app. PHOTO COURTESY OF ABS-CBN NEWS

Scam calls up by 78% in 3rd quarter of 2025

WHILE short message service (SMS) scams have decreased, scam calls rose by 78% in the third quarter of 2025 at 62,390 compared to the...
PHOTO COURTESY OF GMA NEWS ONLINE. RECTO

Finance chief not keen on lowering VAT to 10%

Department of Finance Secretary Ralph Recto is not keen on proposals to cut the Value-Added Tax (VAT) from the current 12 percent to 10...
Transmission rates account for about 10 percent of a monthly electricity bill. PHOTO COURTESY OF SOLARQUARTER.COM

Power transmission rates dip in October billing

Electricity transmission rates will slightly drop in October’s electricity billing, according to the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP). In a media briefing Wednesday,...
A filer is seen the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Revenue Region 8B South NCR in Makati City in this filephoto. The BIR expects less on-site filers as many have opted to file their Income Tax Returns online. MARK DEMAYO/ ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

Corruption issue starting to affect tax collection growth – DOF chief

FINANCE Secretary Ralph Recto admitted that corruption has dampened taxpayer sentiment, but he added that government collections are still manageable. Senate Finance Committee chair Sen....
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BSP wary of proposal to phase out large peso bills

THE BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) appeared wary of proposals to withdraw large-denomination peso bills from circulation as a supposed deterrent to corruption, with...
The Department of Agriculture has authorized the resumption of imports of poultry meat, day-old chicks, and table eggs, among others from New Zealand. PIANZ.ORG.NZ PHOTO

DA lifts bird import ban on New Zealand

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday, October 13, announced the lifting on the temporary ban on the importation of domesticated and wild birds,...
Slower price increases in meat contributed to the downtrend of food inflation in December 2023 in Guimaras. Photo shows the Jordan Food Terminal Market in Barangay San Miguel, Jordan, Guimaras. RUBEN CORPUZ FB PHOTO

Guimaras’ low-income households inflation slows to –1.3% in Sept.

GUIMARAS – The inflation rate for the bottom 30 percent income households in this province slowed to –1.3 percent in September 2025 from –0.8...