Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called on local government units (LGUs) in the country to establish their own Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO) to help encourage investments and support economic growth. By establishing a BPLO, the senator said LGUs create a one-stop shop for...
TORONTO – Emerging regulators in the Philippines are weighing up options whether to undertake relicensing process or to just opt for technology design review of the nuclear reactors that will eventually be imported for deployment in the domestic power industry. The 'Power Women' who are...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) to simplify the business licensing manual and expand its usage around the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Yummie Dingding/PPA Pool) Marcos made the directive during a...
The government estimated that the country’s exports of strategic goods reached $4.5 billion in 2022 and is expected to further increase following the launch of the Strategic Trade Management Office (STMO) e-Licensing Platform. At the official launch Monday, Feb. 9 of the STMO e-Licensing Platform...
The Land Transportation Office-(LTO) has opened a new licensing office in Lawton, Manila in a bid to cater to growing number of people seeking new and seeking renewal of their driver's license. LTO chief Jose Arturo M. Tugade said the Manila South Licensing Section will be of big help to the local...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is now offering a free 15-hour Theoretical Driving Course (TDC) for applicants of a student permit in its Pasay City Licensing Center. Roque I. Verzosa III, director of the LTO-National Capital Region West (NCR-West), said the free driving course was offered...
Mandaue City has attributed its increased business tax collection to the guidelines of the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) in streamlining the city's business permits processing. (Photo courtesy of Mandaue City Business Permit and Licensing Office) "It is important in policymaking to have proper...
Parañaque City’s Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO) chief, Atty. Melanie Soriano-Malaya, was re-elected for the third time as president of the National Association of Business Permit and Licensing Office (NABPLO). The national convention of BPLO chiefs from different cities and...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has opened a new licensing center in Quezon City in a bid to serve more motorists seeking for the renewal of driver's license. LTO chief Teofilo Guadiz III said the Araneta Licensing Center is located at 20 G. Araneta Avenue, in Barangay Sto. Domingo and is...
Daryl Chang and Audrey Carpio With its much-awaited launch in September 2022, Vogue Philippines continues to announce key appointments for its editorial team. Recently, the local edition of the global fashion authority revealed Daryl Chang as fashion editor, Joyce Oreña as beauty editor, Audrey...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has added two more firms in the expanding list of renewable energy (RE) suppliers that can directly offer their generated electricity to end-users under the ambit of the Green Energy Option Program (GEOP). The GEOP is a policy tool that will give consumers the...
Some 28 business and professional organizations in the country have expressed strong support as they called to uphold the independence of the Commission on Audit, which has uncovered “deficiencies” in its audit on the way government funds were being appropriated by government agencies. “We,...
