LAPID: 640 OFWS, NABIYAYAAN NG AYUDA SA PARANAQUE CITY MULA SA DSWD-AICS

NAMAHAGI si Supremo Senador Lito Lapid ng ayuda sa 640 pamilya ng Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) mula sa Metro Manila. Sa isinagawang payout ng DSWD...

Bong Go’s mission to improve access to medical assistance for poor and indigent patients...

Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography and the father of Malasakit Centers, personally attended the launch of...
A farmer harvests salt at the Pangasinan Salt Center in Barangay Zaragoza, Bolinao town. FILE PHOTO BY WILLIE LOMIBAO / INQUIRER NORTHERN LUZON

Marcos signs Philippine Salt Industry Development Act

PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. has signed Republic Act No. 11985, or the Philippine Salt Industry Development Act, which seeks to provide adequate...

DA gives accreditation to Brazilian, German, Hungarian, Polish meat exporters

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) yesterday said it has granted a three-year meat exporters' accreditation to some companies in Brazil, Germany, Hungary, and Poland. The...
Rice posted the highest share to inflation trend of 60.6% and with largest contribution of 70% to February 2024 food inflation in Guimaras. PSA GUIMARAS PHOTO

Rice drives up Guimaras’ food inflation to 9% in February

GUIMARAS – Food inflation in Guimaras quickly soared to 9.0% in February 2024 from 6.3% in January 2024 due to the fast-moving retail price...
The Office of the United States Trade Representative allocated the Philippines an additional 25,300 metric tons raw value of raw sugar for fiscal year 2024. PHOTO COURTESY OF GMA INTEGRATED NEWS

US grants PH addt’l 25,300MT of raw sugar in-quota allocation

THE United States government granted the Philippines over 25,000 metric tons (MT) of additional raw sugar allocation that may enter America in fiscal year...
Voting 203-0-0, the House of Representatives approved House Bill 9913 or the Act Clarifying the Income Taxation of Proprietary Educational Institutions. This measure aims to extend the tax relief granted under the CREATE law. OFFICE OF THE HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER

House OKs bill amending law on corporate tax perks

VOTING 238-4-2, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading House Bill 9794, enhancing Philippine tax incentives, also known as the CREATE...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue’s Revenue District Office 74 recognized its five top non-individual taxpayers recently. The plaques of recognition were received by representatives of F. Gurrea Construction Inc.; J.E. Tico Construction Co., Inc.; Iloilo Supermart Inc.; MCR Agri-Venture Corporation; and Visayan Vets Port Services Inc. Top BIR officials present include Revenue District Officer for RDO-74, Marinelia N. German, Regional Director Joseph M. Catapia, and Assistant Regional Director Jona Ruth G. Alonte.

BIR – RDO 74 kicks off 2024 tax campaign; top taxpayers cited

ILOILO City – The Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR)  Revenue District Office (RDO) 74 covering this city, 15 municipalities in Iloilo province, and Guimaras...

DBP Opens New Office of Lipa Lending Center in Lipa City

State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has opened the new lending offices of DBP Lipa Lending Center and DBP South Luzon Lending Group...
National Irrigation Administration was the biggest recipient of budgetary support anew, amounting to P4.22 billion. Photo shows the Bureau of the Treasury. PNA FILE PHOTO

PH gov’t fiscal balance posts P88B surplus in January

THE Philippine government’s fiscal balance stood at a surplus in the first month of 2024, thanks to higher state collections, which exceeded the growth...