BingoPlus and ArenaPlus president accepting awards at the SIGMA Asia 2025.

Back-to-back wins for BingoPlus and ArenaPlus at theSiGMA Awards 2025

It’s a double victory for BingoPlus and ArenaPlus as the two prominent gaming platforms bagged major wins at the SiGMA Asia Awards 2025. The...
Students from Semirara Mining and Power Corporation’s host communities in Semirara Island, Caluya, Antique can now pursue engineering degrees through Divine Word School of Semirara Island, Inc.’s expanded tertiary program in partnership with Adamson University.

ENGINEERING BRIGHTER FUTURES: SMPC expands local tertiary education on Semirara Island

SEMIRARA Island, Antique – The Divine Word School of Semirara Island, Inc. (DWSSII), the island’s first locally accessible college-level institution, is expanding its academic...
Finance Secretary Ralph Recto says the Capital Markets Efficiency Promotion Act is a landmark reform that brings capital market investments closer to the Filipino people. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE PHOTO

New law to encourage ordinary Filipinos to invest in capital markets

THE enactment of Republic Act (RA) 12214 or the Capital Markets Efficiency Promotion Act (CMEPA) would encourage ordinary Filipinos to invest in the Philippine...
Local staff encase the sample fish to a cold box for a team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency with scientists from China, South Korea and Canada at Hisanohama Port, in 2023 in Iwaki, northeastern Japan. EUGENE HOSHIKO/POOL VIA REUTERS/FILE PHOTO

DA extends period for issuance of fish import permits to June

THE period for the issuance of fish import permits has been extended to end-June to stabilize supply and prevent price spikes. This is to give...
Taxpayers line up to file their Annual Income Tax Returns (AITR) at Bureau of Internal Revenue office in Intramuros, Manila. JONATHAN CELLONA/ABS-CBN NEWS FILE PHOTO

BIR surpasses collection target in April

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said it collected P1.111 trillion in April this year, exceeding its collection target for the period by more...
Fuel companies will increase prices per liter of gasoline by P1.40, and diesel and kerosene by P1.20 each today, April 1, 2025. PHOTO COURTESY OF GMA INTEGRATED NEWS

Gas, diesel prices up today

GAS and diesel prices are set to go up again on June 3, oil companies said. In separate advisories yesterday, Petron, Seaoil, CleanFuel, and PetroGazz...
The Department of Transportation, through the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, issued Board Resolution No. 101 Series of 2025 directing all bus and terminal operators to improve land transportation terminals within 60 days. File photo shows a long line of commuters at a bus terminal in Cubao, Quezon City. LUISITO SANTOS/SUPER RADYO DZBB PHOTO

Bus companies ordered to fix terminals in 60 days

THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) has ordered all bus companies to fix their terminals in 60 days. Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon said they will inspect...
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Cristina Roque (left photo) recommends checking DTI’s price guide on their website before going out to purchase school supplies. AGATHA GREGORIO, ABS-CBN NEWS

DTI releases school supply price guide; 29 items cheaper

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has released the 2025 Gabay sa Pamimili ng School Supplies, just in time for the opening of...
Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. (center) join Bureau of Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio (right) and Sugar Regulatory Administration chief executive officer and administrator Pablo Azcona (left) in the inspection of the smuggled sugar that arrived in the port of Manila. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PHOTO

‘Smuggled’ sugar shipments worth P9M seized in Manila port

AUTHORITIES have intercepted two separate shipments of sugar, which lacked necessary permits, at the Port of Manila (POM) for violations of customs and importation...
Visitors to Boracay Island pay P150 each in terminal and environmental fees, plus an additional environmental fee upon departure, alongside boat fare costs. MAI LADIAO PHOTO

Spas, tourism, and real estate fuel Philippines’ $43B wellness boom

THE Philippines’ wellness market expanded by 21 percent to $43.3 billion in 2023 from $35.8 billion in 2019, according to latest data from the...