DENR lifts closure order on Irisan dumpsite, gives Baguio City until Dec 31 for...
THE DEPARTMENT of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has lifted the June 26 cease and desist (CDO) order against the Irisan dumpsite in Baguio City, with several conditions, including a Dec. 31 deadline for the conversion of the site into an ecological park.
No increase in MWSS water allocation yet despite Angat level improvement
THE NATIONAL Water Resources Board (NWRB) on Wednesday said it will maintain its water allocation to Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage (MWSS) at 36 cubic meters per second (CMS) to help in first improving the water level in Angat Dam.
Caguio asks: How do we prosecute past Chinese vessel intrusions?
“AREN’T YOU asking for the impossible?” This was the question posed by Associate Justice Alfredo Benjami S. Caguioa to the petitioners for Writ of Kalikasan for the protection of the Philippine territory in the exclusive economic zone and filing of criminal complaints against Chinese fishermen found poaching in the area.
Zamboanga City gov’t devolves garbage collection task to barangays
PREPARATIONS ARE underway for barangays to take responsibility of garbage collection in Zamboanga City as provided under a local solid waste management ordinance passed in 2016.
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PHL firms’ confidence eases, still highest
BUSINESSMEN in the Philippines have turned out to be the most bullish globally, according to a press statement released on Tuesday by P&A Grant Thornton that summarized findings of Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR) for the first half, even as net optimism was down one and nine points from 2018’s first and second semesters, respectively.
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BUSINESSMEN in the Philippines have turned out to be the most bullish globally, according to a press statement released on Tuesday by P&A Grant Thornton that summarized findings of Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR) for the first half, even as net optimism was down one and nine points from 2018’s first and second semesters, respectively.
Professionals exempt from business permit fees for offices, clinics
PROFESSIONALS are now exempted from paying fees to obtain business permits for the operation of their offices or clinics under a new circular of the Department of Finance (DoF).
Reorganization of leadership at DICT under way
A REORGANIZATION of senior officials is under way at the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), said newly appointed Secretary Gregorio B. Honasan II, who assumed office on Tuesday.
Factories faltered worldwide in June; Sino-US trade truce fails to brighten outlook
LONDON/TOKYO -- Factory activity shrank across much of Europe and Asia in June while growth in manufacturing cooled in the United States, keeping the world’s policy makers under pressure to avert a recession amid a US-China trade war.
Stock exchange ends 1st half with 7% rise
THE Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) finished the first half of 2019 with gains of 7.1%, propped up by net inflows from foreign investors as well as improvements in the economy during the period.
Megawide expects income growth to be flat this year
DIVERSIFIED engineering conglomerate Megawide Construction Corp. sees flat net income growth for 2019, as it expects lower contributions from its airport business.