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DPWH still targeting C5 rehab start this year
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it is still hoping to begin the rehabilitation of…
Read more →Energy projects totaling 17.8 GW cleared for grid impact study in 1st half
Energy projects totaling 17.8 GW cleared for grid impact study in 1st half THE Department of Energy (DoE)…
Read more →Ground broken on P310.9-million Nueva Vizcaya farm-to-market road
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it broke ground on the P310.9-million Pangawan-Banao farm-to-market road in Nueva Vizcaya…
Read more →Taiwan firm to build $1-B plant in New Clark City
THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said company is building a $1-billion manufacturing facility in New Clark…
Read more →The strategic value of a customs compliance assessment
IN BRIEF: • Increasing Bureau of Customs post-clearance audits make proactive customs compliance assessments essential to identify risks,…
Read more →Tax reform bill hearings expected to wrap up by Dec.
THE DEPARTMENT of Finance (DoF) said it hopes to receive the Committee Report for its next tax reform…
Read more →Sen. Erwin Tulfo backs abandonment of BNPP
JAKARTA — Sen. Erwin T. Tulfo said he is opposed to reviving the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant…
Read more →Higher pork tariffs under study after import surge
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is studying higher tariffs on imported pork in response to increasing…
Read more →P6.2 billion worth of El Niño aid set aside for farmers, fisherfolk
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it obtained the release of a Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) amounting…
Read more →BIR pilots internal-document tracking system
THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said it is pilot-testing a document tracking system that promises to improve…
Read more →PHL obtains extra 9,151 MT raw sugar quota from US
THE US Trade Representative (USTR) said the Philippines has been granted an additional raw cane export quota of…
Read more →Poultry growers skeptical of 2027 growth prospects due to high fuel costs, inflation
By Marron Joshua F. Mendoza THE United Broiler Raisers Association (UBRA) said growth prospects for 2027 remain clouded…
Read more →Philippines ships durian, mangosteen to Vancouver
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Wednesday that it shipped fresh durian and mangosteen to Vancouver, opening…
Read more →Auctions set for P1.7 billion worth of port rehab, improvement contracts
THE Philippine Port Authority (PPA) said it earmarked P1.7 billion for the expansion and rehabilitation of four ports.…
Read more →Decision to freeze kerosene, LPG excise due next week
FINANCE SECRETARY Frederick D. Go said he expects a decision by next week on the Development Budget Coordination…
Read more →PHL national security adviser urges ASEAN steelmakers to build resilient supply chains
STEEL companies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) need to fortify their supply chains and diversify…
Read more →Nature-based flood control strategy for Bulacan, Pampanga expected next year
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it hopes to roll out nature-based flood mitigation solutions…
Read more →UK, PHL target full DCTS utilization
THE PHILIPPINES and the UK are seeking to maximize the utilization of the UK’s Developing Countries Trading Scheme…
Read more →A welcome reminder on finality
Many taxpayers understand that a tax audit takes time. What is quite difficult to accept is when years…
Read more →High rice prices blamed on peso weakness, possible cartel behavior by grain traders
HIGH RICE PRICES despite lower import tariffs could be driven by higher import costs, a weak peso, elevated…
Read more →Farmland geofencing rules due in December
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it expects policy guidelines governing the geofencing of around 3 million hectares…
Read more →RCEP members gear up to review agreement
MINISTERS of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) said have started to work on the review of the…
Read more →PEZA commissions study on converting fleet to EVs
THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said it signed a memorandum of agreement with Clean Air Initiative for…
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