Stronger Dinagyang connectivity unites

The Dinagyang Festival 2024, Iloilo City's grandest religious and cultural celebration, which ran from January 12 to 28, 2024, has connected people from all...
Workers unload sacks of onions from the province of Nueva Ecija to be delivered to retail and wholesale stores at Kadiwa market in Cavite. PNA PHOTO BY GIL CALINGA

Farmgate price of onions seen to go down during peak of harvest

THE farmgate price of onions is expected to fall as the peak of harvest season nears, said Raul Montemayor of the Federation of Free...

PCSO, PAGCOR want tax cuts on casino, lotto winnings

THE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) are seeking to reduce taxes on casino and lotto winnings. Under...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. meets with Vingroup to discuss collaboration on artificial intelligence (AI) and medical courses. Vingroup committed to offering 20 scholarships for Filipino students and highlighted shared goals in the electric vehicle and battery production sectors. BONGBONG MARCOS FACEBOOK PHOTO

PH market open for e-vehicles, components

THE government is aiming to finish the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) as quickly as possible, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said Monday,...

SC affirms imprisonment penalty for sale of counterfeit bills

THE Supreme Court has upheld the imposition of the penalty of imprisonment against persons found guilty of illegal possession and use of false bank...
A latest salary survey showed 44 percent of employers expressed the intent to provide 6-percent to 10-percent salary increase this year while 34 percent said they intend to make an upward adjustment of 1 percent to 5 percent. Photo shows the Sunday crowd in Baguio City, the trade and economic center of the Cordillera region. FILE PHOTO BY EV ESPIRITU / INQUIRER NORTHERN LUZON)

Nearly half of employers in PH eye 6%-10% salary hike – survey

NEARLY half of employers in the country are eyeing a 6-percent to 10-percent salary increase this year for middle management staff and top executives,...
Department of Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Commercial operation of reserve market to stabilize grid – DOE

THE Department of Energy (DOE) announced the reserve market is now in full commercial operation and could help in ensuring system stability. All power generation...

Gasoline prices up by P2.80/liter, diesel by P1.30/liter

MOTORISTS will have to pay more for petroleum products this week, as oil firms announced a major price hike to mark the fourth straight...
Online sellers are exempted from paying the one percent withholding tax if their annual total gross remittances to an online seller/merchant for the past taxable year has not exceeded P500,000. GETTY

Small online sellers exempted from withholding tax – BIR

SMALL-SCALE online sellers are exempted from paying the one percent withholding tax on electronic marketplace operators and digital financial service providers, the Bureau of...
Workers at the Manila Harbour Center unload rice that the National Food Authority bought from Vietnam in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Yolanda. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., who is currently in Vietnam for a two-day state visit, is looking forward to signing of a rice deal with Vietnam. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

DTI: Marcos’ Vietnam state visit may bring more jobs to PH

A DEPARTMENT of Trade and Industry (DTI) official said the government hopes to bring in more jobs to the Philippines after President Ferdinand “Bongbong”...