BOC-Dumaguete exceeds 2019 target in duties, taxes
DUMAGUETE
CITY – The Bureau of
Customs (BOC) Sub-port of Dumaguete was able to collect more than P5 billion in
duties and taxes from Jan. 1 to...
Dec. 2019 inflation still within forecast –BSP
MANILA – The Philippines’ inflation rate
further accelerated in December 2019 to 2.5 percent but the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
(BSP) is not worried, saying the...
DA sets higher rice yield goal for 2020
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is targeting to produce 19.6
million metric tons (MMT) of palay
(unhusked rice) in 2020.
Agriculture secretary William Dar said
the...
Road widening in northern Iloilo town nears completion
ILOILO
City – The widening of Iloilo East Coast Capiz Road
in Ajuy, Iloilo is set to be completed on March this year, according to officer
in...
Iloilo town establishes ‘communal’ food forests
ILOILO
City – Miagao town in Iloilo province is paving the way
to food sufficiency by establishing an area for a communal food forest in each
of...
Diokno calls on public not to panic about global geopolitics
MANILA – Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor Benjamin Diokno urged
the public not to panic about the impact of the ongoing geopolitical
developments overseas on...
Inflation rises to 2.5% in December
MANILA – Increases in prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages and
transport further accelerated the country’s headline inflation to 2.5 percent
in December, bringing the full-year...
Will Nissan’s new tech give us the peace, quiet we deserve?
FOR quite a while now, Nissan
has remained one of the leaders in the electric
vehicle (EV) market. As the Japanese carmaker enters a new decade,
it...
How to diagnose faulty alternators
IT takes a while for an alternator to
develop problems – ordinarily, they’re good for about 10 years or so, barring
any other issues. If this...
LGUs urged to ease biz transactions
MANILA – Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) director general Jeremiah Belgica
has called on local government units (LGUs) to ensure efficient processing of
business registrations and renewals.
Belgica...