Bidders invited for P252-million EDSA Busway station rehabilitation

THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) has issued an invitation to bidders for the design and development of the EDSA Busway stations rehabilitation phase 1...

K-Water to develop smart water systems for BCDA properties in Baguio, La Union

THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said it tapped Korea Water Resources Corp. (K-Water) to develop the smart water management systems in Camp...

First Circle offers business accounts for SMEs with unlimited money transfers

FINANCING COMPANY First Circle said it is offering business bank accounts for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in partnership with Netbank. The account offers no...

10 green-lane projects reach operational status, BoI says

TEN out of the 203 projects registered for green-lane treatment have been declared operational, while an additional three are close to operational and 36...

PHL wins approval for $10-million Tawi-Tawi climate change project

THE PHILIPPINES has obtained approval for a $10-million climate-proofing project for Tawi-Tawi’s water systems, the first such approval from the Adaptation Fund (AF), the...

Farmer-directors to serve at DA regional field offices

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said Farmer-Directors will be fielded to its regional field offices (RFOs) next month to improve governance and service delivery....

Beyond paychecks: The dilemma of employee reimbursements

By Steven Lloyd Co
Employees sometimes incur business expenses during the course of their work, including travel, meals, lodging, and other business-related costs. While reimbursements seem straightforward, they...

Contingency fund to finance P20-rice subsidy

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday that the P20-per-kilo subsidized rice program will tap the contingency fund of President Ferdinand R. Marcos,...

PEZA approves nearly P4.6B in investment applications in April

THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) approved investment pledges worth P4.575 billion in April, down 69.5% year on year. In a statement on Tuesday, PEZA...

Coconut, garments expected to benefit if Philippines negotiates favorable US tariffs 

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it sees the coconut and garment industries as among the main beneficiaries if the Philippines locks...

Coconut processing facility launched in Misamis Oriental

THE Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) said it launched a P350-million integrated coconut processing facility in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental under a public-private partnership (PPP).  The PPP...

Fraud rate in PHL digital transactions estimated at 13.4%, TransUnion says

THE rate of fraud in Philippine digital transactions was estimated at 13.4% in 2024, exceeding the global average of 5.4%, according to a study...