NFA to ask 20th Congress for P18-billion palay-buying budget
MORE funding for palay procurement and amendments to the Rice Tariffication Law will be the main legislative agenda items for the National Food Authority...
Actual TP Audit: What the BIR flags and key takeaways
By Lorenzo Miguel A. Soriano
In our previous articles and public seminars on transfer pricing (TP), we’ve consistently emphasized that it was only a matter of time before the...
Expansions seen on hold due to tariff uncertainty
EXPANSION PLANS may have to be put on hold as companies seek more clarity in the direction of global trade, according to the Management...
Miners upbeat over Lotilla DENR appointment
THE new Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) leadership is expected to continue easing the permit processes for mining contracts, miners said on...
Local governments deemed weakest link in ease-of-doing-business campaign
BDO CAPITAL & Investment Corp. President Eduardo V. Francisco said that he hopes the government will continue to improve the ease of doing business,...
US BPO Techlog building fifth site in the Philippines
THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said Techlog Center, a US company, is building its fifth site in the country, which will be operational...
Farm infra investment considered ‘more efficient’ than rice subsidy
THE GOVERNMENT needs to focus on investing in farm infrastructure such as drying, storage, and irrigation facilities to bring rice prices down to P20...
The CPG, retail, and consumer dynamic
By Maria Kathrina S. Macaisa-Peña
The relationship between consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, retailers, and consumers has undergone significant changes over the past five years.
Clarity sought on ‘green’ energy project economics
WHILE financing is readily available for green energy projects in the Philippines, the industry requires a clearer pathway to profitability to strengthen the investment argument, according to ACEN Corp.
RoW, 99-year lease bills named PHL legislative priorities
THE GOVERNMENT has designated as priority measures bills on right-of-way (RoW), extended investor leases, and the mining fiscal regime, according to Secretary Frederick D. Go, the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs.
NAIA passenger volume tops 13 million in Q1
PASSENGER VOLUME at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) rose 15.82% to 13.03 million in the first quarter, driven mainly by growth in domestic...
Hog production down 3.7% in Q1
HOG PRODUCTION in the first quarter fell 3.7% year on year to 403.79 thousand metric tons (MT) on a liveweight basis, the Philippine Statistics...