BIR eyes to collect P2.08-T in taxes in 2021
MANILA – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is targeting to collect around P2.08 trillion in taxes in 2021, which will be used to...
Second batch of February 2021 pensions released
THE Social Security System (SSS) released the second batch of February 2021 pensions amounting to P5.2 billion on Feb. 16, 2021, through the Philippine...
Digital transformation goes front and center during the pandemic
Digital transformation was the key to most companies’ survival during the pandemic even for heavily-regulated industries such as life insurance. However, it comes with...
Army provides livelihood training to Tapaz locals
ILOILO City – Farmers and women’s organizations including barangay officials and some residents of Barangay San Nicolas, Tapaz, Capiz benefited from the livelihood training...
NFA to buy 150K bags of palay from NegOcc farmers
BACOLOD City – The National Food Authority (NFA) is eyeing to buy 150,000 bags or 7,500 metric tons of palay (unhusked rice) from farmers...
Iloilo island villages urged to retighten ASF watch
ILOILO City – The Office of the Provincial Veterinarian in Iloilo is now holding series of site meetings with municipal agriculturists and local chief...
NegOcc cattle production increases in past 5 years
BACOLOD City – The annual cattle population of Negros Occidental has steadily increased in the past five years, data of the Provincial Veterinary Office...
NEDA chief seeks eased quarantine measures to solve hunger, job losses
MANILA – The acting secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority is pushing for the further reopening of the Philippine economy to mitigate...
MANILA – Oil firms will impose again increases in their pump prices effective today.
In separate advisories, Chevron, Cleanfuel, Petro Gazz, Petron, PTT Philippines, Seaoil, Shell, and Unioil implemented a big-time increase in diesel prices by P1.25 per...
Pag-IBIG Fund finances homes of 16,975 low-wage workers in 2020
PAG-IBIG Fund financed socialized housing loans of 16,975 members belonging to the minimum wage and low-income sectors in 2020 despite the pandemic, its top...