‘Spur local tourism,’ says official; hotel promos, seat sales eyed
AIRLINES, hotels and tour operators
should consider offering seat sales and promos to spur domestic tourism and
cushion the blow of a potential slowdown due to...
Antitrust body raises thresholds for merger notification
MANILA – The Philippine Competition
Commission (PCC) said Monday it raised the threshold amounts for notification
of mergers and acquisitions to put it in line with...
Virus may hurt economy but a ‘sharp, rapid rebound’ could follow – IMF
THE coronavirus epidemic could damage
global economic growth this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) head
said Sunday, but a sharp and rapid economic rebound could...
PCSO strengthens anti-corruption fight
By:
Shelly A. Busque
THE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) calls
and reminds the public to be a part of the fight against irregularities,
anomalies and corruption in...
SSS releases P178-M unemployment benefits
THE Social Security System (SSS) on
Wednesday said that P178 million worth of benefits were released in 2019 under
its unemployment benefit or involuntary separation insurance...
Factors to consider when buying a kitchen sink
THE kitchen is one of the most often used parts of
the house. Ergo, making sure that you have the right kitchenware and appliance
is necessary...
Western Visayas’ poverty incidence drops to 16.4%
ILOILO City – The poverty incidence in
Western Visayas has significantly declined in 2018.
Data showed that the poverty incidence
in Western Visayas of 16.4 percent for...
Flood control structures, road concreting projects completed in central Iloilo towns
ILOILO City –Two new flood control
structures along Jalaur River in central Iloilo were completed by the Department
of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Iloilo Second...
ARTA orders immediate inventory of pending gov’t transactions
MANILA – The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) on Friday directed all
government agencies to immediately make an inventory of their respective
pending “simple, complex, and highly-technical...
TESDA ‘very ready’ for possible OFW influx
MANILA – Amid coronavirus threat and the possibility that many overseas
Filipino workers (OFWs) may opt to return or be repatriated, the Technical
Education and Skills...