Tax credits for retailers pushed
TAX credits should be provided to supermarkets and retail stores that will soon be required to grant a discount hike to senior citizens and...
Senate ratifies PNP reform bill
THE PHILIPPINE Senate on Monday ratified the bicameral conference committee report on a Philippine National Police (PNP) reform bill, that would give the national...
Senator seeks Quiboloy’s arrest
SENATOR Ana Theresia N. Hontiveros-Baraquel has asked Senate President Juan Miguel F. Zubiri to issue an arrest order against televangelist Apollo C. Quiboloy for...
EEI Power, SysNet launch EV charging stations in Pasay
THE POWER subsidiary of listed construction company EEI Corp. and SysNet Integrators, Inc. have inaugurated three electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Pasay City.
In...
Comelec, NAMFREL embrace digitalization for 2025 elections
ELECTION watchdog National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) is recommending the use of QR coded receipts when voting through automated counting machines (ACM)...
DTI suspends sales of vape brand Flava
THE DEPARTMENT of Trade and Industry (DTI), through its Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (FTEB), issued an order last week to stop the manufacturing, sale, and distribution of Flava vapor products or vapes.
SC upholds dismissal of former solon
THE SUPREME Court (SC) has upheld a Court of Appeals (CA) decision dismissing a former congressman found guilty of grave misconduct for the misuse...
Marcos likely to embrace more allies in West amid worsening Chinese ties
PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. is expected to further embrace western nations as China steps up its expansionist activities to boost its sluggish economy, political analysts said at the weekend.
Analysts say Senate likely to block House push to change 1987 Constitution
THE SENATE is likely to block a proposal to lift foreign ownership limits through changes to the 1987 Consitution, according to political analysts, just like it did in the past.
Cut ‘red tape’ for investment pledges to materialize, experts tell PHL gov’t
THE PHILIPPINE Government, under President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., should make good on its vow to cut bureaucratic “red tape” and corruption to ensure investment pledges are implemented without delay, experts said at the weekend.
MPIC, CCC vow climate action
METRO Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) partnered with the Climate Change Commission (CCC) to address climate change and promote climate resilience in the country.
The partnership...
Beneco secures power for 1 year
BAGUIO CITY — The Benguet Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Beneco) secured an Emergency Power Supply Agreement (EPSA) with a unit of San Miguel Global Power...