Today’s fuel price rollback is in line with the Department of Energy-Oil Industry Management Bureau’s projections following the plans of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its partners to boost world market supplies. @ALVINELCHICO/X PHOTO

Fuel prices drop anew

MOTORISTS will be greeted with lower prices of fuel products this week, as firms yesterday announced another round of rollbacks to mark the second...
BALISACAN. NEDA PHOTO

NEDA again bats for Department of Economics

THE National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) again pushed for the creation of the an institutionalized Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDEV). NEDA Secretary...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue is optimistic that it can hit its collection target next year of P3.2 trillion with the help of withholding taxes to be collected from online sellers. FRANCHISEMARKETPH PHOTO

BIR hopes to collect billions from online sellers

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is expecting to collect billions of pesos in taxes from the growing e-marketplace industry after it subjected online...
Unilab Foundation Executive Director Jose Maria A. Ochave emphasized the commitment of the Unilab Center for Health Policy (UCHP) to providing a platform for a collaborateve and evidence-based laboratory in pursuit of the goals of Universal Health Care.

UCHP Experts Recommend Reforms to Lower Pinoys’ Out-of-Pocket Health Spending

Health think tank Unilab Center for Health Policy (UCHP) released two research papers that indicated the need for reforms in public health expenditure, including...
The Department of Agriculture is looking into producing foot-and-mouth disease vaccines locally to prevent the spread of the infectious disease in the country’s livestock industry. GMA NEWS FILE PHOTO

Panel formed to study local FMD vaccine production

THOUGH the Philippines has been free from foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) for a decade, the Department of Agriculture (DA) was looking into producing FMD vaccines...
A stall in Quezon City utilizes various online platforms to sell Christmas decor on Sept. 1, 2020. The stall has turned to online selling to cope with low sales in physical stores due to the pandemic. MARK DEMAYO/ABS-CBN NEWS

DTI vows to boost income, condition of MSMEs through digitalization

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) had been tasked to uplift the condition and competitiveness of the country’s micro, small and medium enterprises...
The Board of Investments has approved the P114.7-billion Guimaras Strait Offshore Wind Power Projects. Photo shows the San Lorenzo wind farm in Guimaras. KATHY PURR/KATHYVILLALON.BLOGSPOT.COM PHOTO

Approved investment pledges surge to P1.16T in Jan-July – BOI

THE Board of Investments (BOI) has approved over a trillion pesos worth of investment commitments in the first seven months of 2024. The BOI on...
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Eli Remolona says the impact of the typhoon on prices could be “significant,” but there would be “lag effects” that may not influence the July and August inflation figures yet. PNA PHOTO

Typhoon damage may delay BSP rate cuts

THE impact of the recent typhoon on inflation might “put a lid” on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) ambitions to ease ahead of...
Growth drivers for 2024 and beyond include the easing inflation and the possible reduction in interest rates, further recovery of the tourism sector and continued growth in overseas Filipino remittances. PNA FILE PHOTO

Economy grew 6% in Q2 – economist

THE Philippine economy likely grew at 6 percent in the second quarter of the year, an economist said. On Friday, August 2, Rizal Commercial Banking...
(from left) IPC Asst. Sales Division Head Mr. Yoshiki Sato, IPC Executive Vice President Mr. Shojiro Sakoda, Isuzu Davao Sales Head Ms. Davey Ann Wagas and IPC Asst. Sales Division Head Mr. Robert Carlos.

Isuzu D-MAX continues to excite with Mall Display and Action Playground in Davao City

Davao City, Philippines – Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC) is thrilled to announce its introduction of the new 2024 Isuzu D-MAX to the Mindanao market...