Gasoline, diesel prices to increase by up to P1.30 per liter

FOR the third straight week, local oil companies will increase the prices of gasoline and diesel today. In separate advisories, the oil firms announced an...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue hopes to start collecting a 1-percent withholding tax from operators of online marketplaces before December 2023. E-marketplaces are digital platforms whose business is to connect online shoppers with online merchants. SIMPLYBUSINESS.CO.UK PHOTO

PH startups shift focus to profitability

FILIPINO startups are shifting their focus from pushing for the expansion of their businesses to gaining more profit this year, Uniquecorn Strategies’ 2024 Philippine...
The Department of Agriculture, through Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, will promote pompano production as part of the government's push to expand mariculture parks and modernize the aquaculture industry. SEAFDEC.ORG.PH PHOTO

DA backs initiative to boost local pompano production

IN SILAGUIN BAY, just off the coast of San Antonio, Zambales, a private firm is helping blaze the trail to increase local production of...
The Department of Agriculture imposed a temporary ban on the importation of poultry and poultry products, including eggs and day-old chicks, from Japan due to an outbreak of avian influenza. Photo shows a government-funded poultry farm in Jipapad, Eastern Samar. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 8 PHOTO

PH bans importation of poultry from Japan due to bird flu

THE Philippine government is prohibiting the entry of poultry and poultry products from Japan due to an outbreak of avian influenza or bird flu. Agriculture...
UCC Cafe Terrace, now open at The Pavilions at Nara.

Rockwell’s newest community retail destination opens in Bacolod

Bacolodnons, brace yourselves as Rockwell introduces a remarkable addition to your lifestyle — the much-awaited community retail at Nara Residences — The Pavilions at...
Finance secretary Ralph Recto. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE PHOTO

Finance chief not automatic part of Monetary Board — BSP execs

BEING appointed as secretary of the Department of Finance (DOF) does not automatically mean that the person heading the government’s finance portfolio will be...
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority is increasing the lease rate for its 60-hectare property in Pasay City where the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 is located. From P200 million annually, the lease price rises to P600 million. PNA FILE PHOTO

BCDA raises NAIA T3 land lease to P600M

THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is raising by threefold the lease price for the property where the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board approved P4.28 billion in tax subsidies for seven government agencies and state-run corporations last year, according to a statement released by the Department of Finance.

PH to borrow more from domestic market to raise P2.46 trillion

THE Philippine government would be relying heavily on the domestic front to raise over P2 trillion in borrowings this year to beef up the...

Gasoline, diesel prices seen to go up this week

MOTORISTS should brace for another round of increase in the pump prices of gasoline and diesel this week. Citing oil industry estimates based on the...
Departments of Tourism secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco and Department of Migrant Workers officer-in-charge Hans Leo Cacdac (sitting, 3rd and 4th from left, respectively) lead the signing of an agreement for the Balik Bayani sa Turismo program on Jan. 18, 2024. DEPARTMENT OF MIGRANT WORKERS PHOTO

Returning OFWs urged to invest or work in tourism

THE Departments of Tourism (DOT) and Migrant Workers (DMW) are encouraging overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are planning to come home for good to...