PAGCOR first-half gaming revenue up by 8.4%
STATE-RUN gaming firm Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) said its gaming revenue rose 8.4% year on year in the first half, as a...
DA to provide financing to improve productivity of Romblon rice farmers
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said plans to help Romblon province meet at least three quarters of its rice requirement by financing measures to...
Steel lobby finds substandard rebar in Samar, Leyte
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) should closely monitor the rebuilding activities in earthquake-hit Leyte and Samar after uncertified reinforcement steel bars were...
PHL growth in top tier of Asia-Pacific — Morgan Stanley
THE PHILIPPINES is “in sync” with its regional peers in its economic growth story, but better-positioned than some, amid the broadening of the recovery...
Bureau of Customs, ports authority consult on policy for abandoned cargo
THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) and the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said they discussed jurisdiction issues over container yards and of facilitation of permits...
Improving the tax refund process
By Jennylyn V. Reyes
There have been substantial developments in the reform of the tax system. The President, in his latest State of the Nation Address, sought the...
Gov’t auctions to be limited to single rebidding — NEDA
THE GOVERNMENT will only allow a maximum of one rebidding in the procurement process, and will shorten the bidding period in public-private partnership (PPP)...
MICC to review mining taxation scheme after Duterte’s SONA targets industry
THE MULTI-AGENCY Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) will study the rationalization of taxation for the mining industry, following President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s threat to...
DoE orders PEMC to be run by committee; names Ala chairman
THE Energy secretary has ordered the creation of a “transition committee” for the management of the Philippine Electricity Market Corp. (PEMC), the governance arm...
Japan donates $2 million for Marawi rehab
THE Japanese government donated $2 million (about ¥222 million) to the Philippines to augment relief operations in Marawi City, where troops are fighting pro-Islamic...
Mega Harbour warns of worsening Davao investment
DAVAO CITY -- Mega Harbour Port and Development, Inc., the proponent of the nearly P40-billion reclamation project that Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio recently rejected, said...
Giving mothers a break
After almost 20 years, the government has finally recognized the need to enhance the current maternity leave benefits for women.
In March, the Senate approved...