Global Interest

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Peso slumps on fresh geopolitical concerns

Peso slumps on fresh geopolitical concerns

THE PESO slumped against the dollar on Monday to end near the P56 level due to r...

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Bill granting VAT refund for non-resident visitors approved in Senate on final reading

Bill granting VAT refund for non-resident visitors appr...

THE SENATE on Monday approved on third and final reading a bill that seeks to es...

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5 regions selected for 7-year agri climate resilience project

5 regions selected for 7-year agri climate resilience p...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said that its $39.2-million climate resilienc...

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FinTech Alliance eyes opportunities provided by Konektadong Pinoy bill

FinTech Alliance eyes opportunities provided by Konekta...

THE passage of the Konektadong Pinoy (or Open Access in Data Transmission) bill ...

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Safety monitoring at construction sites to undergo streamlining — Labor dep’t

Safety monitoring at construction sites to undergo stre...

THE Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) said it and other agencies hope to...

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PAGCOR revises distribution of bingo revenue

PAGCOR revises distribution of bingo revenue

  PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENT and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) said it has increased its distr...

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Unilever to offer grants to groups addressing plastic pollution

Unilever to offer grants to groups addressing plastic p...

UNILEVER said it and its partners have established an organization to issue gran...

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Transfer pricing considerations in cash pooling arrangements

Transfer pricing considerations in cash pooling arrange...

According to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), t...

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Senate body swiftly approves President’s 2025 budget

Senate body swiftly approves President’s 2025 budget

THE Senate finance committee on Monday swiftly ended its hearing on the Office o...

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CREATE MORE may improve Philippines’ credit rating and investment outlook

CREATE MORE may improve Philippines’ credit rating and ...

THE PHILIPPINES is expected to receive an “A-level” credit rating and improved i...

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Mpox poses low risk to SE Asia

Mpox poses low risk to SE Asia

THE MPOX outbreak in Central and Eastern Africa poses low risks to Southeast Asi...

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RFID maintaining balance scrapped

RFID maintaining balance scrapped

THE Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) on Monday said it had scrapped a policy mandatin...

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2% more drivers join new PUV plan

2% more drivers join new PUV plan

THE RATE of industry consolidation under the Philippines’ transport modernizatio...

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CoA to draft revised auditing code

CoA to draft revised auditing code

THE COMMISSION on Audit (CoA) on Monday said it plans on wrapping up consultatio...

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SEC opens Koronadal office

SEC opens Koronadal office

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently inaugurated a new extensio...

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21 Blaan families get pigs, feeds

21 Blaan families get pigs, feeds

KORONADAL CITY — Blaan chieftains were elated with the inclusion of 21 more fami...

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Cannabis couriers seized in Kalinga

Cannabis couriers seized in Kalinga

BAGUIO CITY — Two alleged couriers attempting to smuggle out P6 million worth of...

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Rice buildup in port could mean holdout for better prices — PPA

Rice buildup in port could mean holdout for better pric...

HUNDREDS of containers bearing rice remain unclaimed in port, with the port regu...

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Philippines to continue patrols in disputed water

Philippines to continue patrols in disputed water

THE PHILIPPINES will continue sending coast guard ships and reinforcement to Sab...

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Marcos signs Magna Carta for Seafarers measure into law

Marcos signs Magna Carta for Seafarers measure into law

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Monday signed into law a bill that seeks t...