HAVE you heard of the saying that we have the longest Christmas season in the Philippines? Perhaps you might have encountered the different announcements in your social media about discounts from brick-and-mortar stores or e-commerce platforms. Are you...

ONLINE sellers will be required to start paying withholding taxes by December as the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) expects the guidelines to be completed before the end of the year.
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SENATOR Sherwin T. Gatchalian is urgently pleading with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for the complete and immediate banning of Philippine Overseas Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the wake of a shocking revelation exposing a POGO hub’s alleged involvem...

CIS Bayad Center Inc. (Bayad) announced last Friday the renewal of its partnership with Ventaja International Corp., a financial technology company (fintech) institution, to continue the firms’ bill-payments system integration.
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THE Manulife Financial Corp. announced last Friday of a partnership with California, USA-based Kiva Microfund to provide funds boosting microentrepreneurs in Southeast Asian (SEA) countries—Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam—through a $1...

THE dropping of several key infrastructure projects that would have been funded by China represents an opportunity loss to the Philippines, the Senate Ways and Means committee chief believes. And Sen. Sherwin T. Gatchalian believes the better terms fro...

DAVAO CITY—The Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) announced it has addressed common challenges, including risks to scammers, that are related to automated teller machine (ATM) transaction by adapting the QR code system.
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IN 1933, then US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt said “there is nothing to fear but fear itself” during his inaugural address as the country’s 32nd Chief Executive.
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, emphasized that proper nutrition is a fundamental aspect of healing and maintaining overall health especially for patients and those in the medical community.&...

INFLATION in October may ease but will stay on an elevated path, a development that will weigh heavily on the Monetary Board’s deliberations on monetary policy next month.
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THE Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (Philexport) has expressed optimism that the country still has a “fighting chance” of meeting exports target for 2023 amid geopolitical conflicts such as the war in the Middle East and fluctuating price of fu...

THE Climate Change Commission (CCC) said the country’s first ever National Adaptation Plan (NAP), which will help boost local resilience against the impact of extreme weather, will be out soon.
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PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is now eyeing a new measure which will prioritize the use of locally made building materials for government construction projects.
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THE Philippine Embassy in Amman has regained contact with several families in Gaza Strip after losing contact with all of them for more than 30 hours since Israel expanded its ground military operations to Gaza.
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THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced on Sunday that it has intercepted five Filipinos attempting to leave the country in the guise of being government workers.
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THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) is confident of meeting—even exceeding—its full-year tax collection targets on the back of higher tax volumes and improved efficiency in its operations.
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THE chairman of the Senate Defense committee is supporting the plans of the Executive to file a case against China for environmental damage to Philippine reefs and corals, saying the issue at stake “transcends territorial claims and disputes” because t...

THE Publishers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PAPI) said its latest senatorial survey covering select barangays nationwide showed former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte leading the race.
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THE Philippine government fully supports the call for a ceasefire in Gaza Strip, but was forced to abstain from an Arab-sponsored resolution in the United Nations General Assembly because it fell short of condemning the Hamas attacks that killed 1,400 ...

THE Quezon City government’s relentless efforts to further enhance the city’s business climate received another boost during the 49th Philippine Business Conference and Expo at the Manila Hotel.
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THE Climate Change Commission (CCC) said it will push for the creation of global funding for climate adaptation during the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) next month.
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BENEFICIARIES of the administration’s Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program will receive training from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), according to the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development ...

THE chairman of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has warned rabble-rousers to refrain from throwing a monkey wrench in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on October 30 as he said the Comelec is fully-ready for the electoral pro...

MALACAÑANG has allowed government employees to work from home while public schools implement “asynchronous classes” on Tuesday, October 31.
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ENVIRONMENTAL group EcoWaste Coalition is calling on parties to the Minamata Convention to eliminate all-mercury-added cosmetics from physical and online markets.
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NOT everything repatriated are humans.
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Farmers group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag) has called on the national government to file cases against the traders who hoarded onions.
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A competitive bidding for the development of microgrid systems in remote areas scheduled by end of this year is expected to benefit over 15,000 households, the Department of Energy (DOE) said.
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THE Philippine Economic Society (PES) announced that its 61st Annual Meeting and Conference on November 7 to November 8 would look at ways to contribute to a transformed, dynamic and resilient economy in line with the country’s new development blueprin...

The first biosecure swine multiplier technology-demonstration farm has been launched in Ilocos Region as part of the Marcos administration’s program to fight African swine fever (ASF).
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The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has renewed the accreditation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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The “all-out support” of local government units (LGUs) in coconut-producing areas is crucial to the revival of the Philippine Coconut Authority’s (PCA) ambitious coconut replanting initiative, according to a senior lawmaker.
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THE chairman of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs said the Lower Chamber is now studying a sustainable solution for the social security and welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as the Social Security System (SSS) revealed that only...

DEMAND for bank loans is expected to increase this quarter with higher spending and investment from both households and enterprises, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
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OVER the past three years, remote work has become an integral part of our working world. The ability to work from anywhere has transformed how we work, removing geographical limitations and reshaping the traditional office-based model.
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THE Philippine National Bank (PSE: PNB) announced last week that its officials signed a Memorandum of Agreement with executives of Integro Technologies Pte. Ltd. (ITPL) last September 27 to further enhance the processing of business loan transactions.
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The average electricity spot market prices in Luzon as of October 28 rose to P6.74 per kilowatt hour (kWh) from the previous month’s average of P4.87 per kWh, as plant shutdowns reduced power supply.
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