A taxpayer files his annual income tax return at a Bureau of Internal Revenue tax filing center in Quezon City. JONATHAN CELLONA, ABS-CBN NEWS/FILE PHOTO

No penalty for annual ITR payment until April 17

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) yesterday said it has authorized the filing and payment of the 2022 annual income tax return (AITR) anywhere...
Officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) meet milled rice beneficiaries on March 21, 2023 as the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs of South Korea delivered aid to disaster-affected families in Misamis Oriental. DA-AFID PHOTO

DA gets 10K rice bags from SoKor

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) received 10,000 bags of milled rice from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs of South Korea, as...
JOANN S. VILLANUEVA PHOTO. MEDALLA

BSP to focus on addressing inflation as peso stabilizes

WITH the peso now stabilizing against the United States dollar, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor Felipe Medalla said they can now focus in...
Chinese tourists enjoy the world-renowned Boracay Island in this undated photo. PNA PHOTO

PH eases entry for tourists, eyes eVisa

THE Department of Tourism (DOT) is working with other government agencies to ease entry for tourist source markets, particularly India and China. Tourism secretary Christina...
Motorists will be greeted by lower fuel prices this week, according to an oil industry source. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Oil prices to drop as global recession fears continue

OIL prices are expected to decrease for the second week in a row as global recession fears continue. Kerosene prices will take the biggest cut...
Men work on the new Main Canopy that will serve as the main entrance and drop off area of the Philippine Sports Institute Complex in Pasig on Nov. 6. President Rodrigo Duterte will start all 100 flagship infrastructure projects within his term and will complete around 38, says Presidential Adviser on Flagship Projects Vince Dizon. ABS-CBN News

Australian gov’t to help PH lure infra investments

THE Australian government, through the Partnerships for Infrastructure (P4I) program, will help the Philippines to attract investments in key infrastructure projects. At the launching of...
Lawyer Salvador Altura Jr., spokesperson of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Region 6, orients the participants of " HiNUN-ANON " on various social support programs in line with the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program implementation. EDALIPE PHOTO

LTFRB-6 bares support programs amid PUV modernization

ILOILO City – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) 6 explained some of its social support programs in line with the implementation...
Linemen check electric meters at the Divisoria area in Manila. JONATHAN CELLONA/ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

No ‘red alert’ alert warning on power supply – DOE

THE Department of Energy (DOE) assured the public on Friday that there would be no "red alert" warning on the country’s power supply for...
The high-breed dairy cows in Mount Campana in Camiguin province produce fresh milk for school children. ERCEL MAANDIG PHOTO

Dairy authority plans to boost milk production

THE National Dairy Authority (NDA) vowed to boost the local milk production in the country, currently pegged at one percent in the domestic market. NDA...
A farmer spreads fertilizer granules on the rice field. The Philippines looks forward to a steady supply of fertilizer inputs needed by farmers through business agreements with China. PHILRICE.GOV.PH PHOTO

Innovation pushed to boost agri logistics, lower food prices

LOCAL food producers are proposing innovative ways to improve the overall system of transporting produce from the farm to the consumer to reduce the...