PCC probing high onion prices for possible cartel
THE Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) yesterday said it has launched an investigation on the spike in the prices of onion seen in late December...
PH to import 440,000 MT of sugar
THE Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has greenlighted the importation of 440,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar for 2023.
The SRA said this batch of imports...
GBP Panay Site operations celebrate 15M safe man-hours
GLOBAL Business Power Corporation (GBP) subsidiaries – Panay Energy Development Corporation (PEDC) and Panay Power Corporation (PPC) – celebrated the milestone of achieving 15...
Personal remittances hit record-high of $3.49B in Dec. 2022
REMITTANCES from Filipinos abroad grew to a record-high in December last year, data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) yesterday showed.
The BSP...
DOT-6 vows to help more tourist spots in Aklan
AKLAN – The Department of Tourism (DOT) Region 6 has challenged local government units (LGUs) and tourism stakeholders in this province to introduce local...
Mobile number porting rises following SIM registration drive
TELECOMMUNICATIONS Connectivity, Inc. (TCI) said yesterday it has seen a spike in the transfers of mobile numbers from different service providers, or mobile number...
VAT refund for foreign tourists should be limited to goods – BIR
THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said the government's value added tax (VAT) refund for foreign tourists program, which President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr....
February is National Health Insurance Month
FEBRUARY of each year marks the country’s observance of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Month by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 1400 s. 2007...
Diesel, kerosene prices down for second straight week
MOTORISTS will get a slight reprieve starting today, as oil firms announced another round of rollbacks to mark the second straight week of cuts...
Boracay to receive first luxury cruise ship today
BORACAY – This world-famous island resort is looking forward to welcoming the first luxury cruise ship to visit since the start of the pandemic...