DTI mulls issuing SRP bulletins only during calamities
THE government is studying the possibility of removing the old system of issuing regular suggested retail price (SRP) bulletins, according to a Department of...
DICT to double free Wi-fi sites in 2024 to support eLGU implementation
THE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is planning to double the number of Wi-fi sites in the country this year under the...
DOF wants excise tax on pickup trucks
THE Department of Finance (DOF) wants pickup trucks to be subjected to excise taxes.
Among the proposals in Package 4 of the Comprehensive Tax Reform...
BI logs 12.6M arrivals in 2023, backs moves to lure more visitors
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) expressed support for government efforts to invite more overseas Filipinos to visit the country.
Commissioner Norman Tansingco on Tuesday, Jan....
DoubleDragon’s Hotel101-Madrid becomes even more prime with F1’s comeback
DOUBLEDRAGON announced on Wednesday, Jan. 24, that the 6,593 square-meter property recently purchased by Hotel101 Global for the upcoming 680-room Hotel101-Madrid in Valdebebas, Madrid,...
Sugar production in some areas affected by El Niño
SOME sugar-producing areas in the country have already felt the effects of El Niño.
Among these are sugar plantations in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental and...
PEZA partners with banks to lure more Japanese investors
THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) aims to continue attracting Japanese investors into ecozones by partnering with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC) and the...
DTI eyes mechanism to protect consumers from ‘shrinkflation’
IN A BID to keep prices affordable, manufacturers and producers are engaging in "shrinkflation," a term in economics where products are deliberately reduced in...
PCSO invites senators to observe lotto processes, draws
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Mel Robles on Monday said they are opening their doors to members of the Senate Committee on...
One Visayas Creative Expo: A showcase of the best of Central, Eastern and Western...
BY JEN BAYLON
ILOILO City – One Visayas Creative Expo 2024 – the biggest expo in the Visayas – kicked off at SM City Iloilo’s...