As part of Bulacan province’s anti-noise pollution campaign and in response to the complaints of residents regarding the loud noise of passing motorcycles, the Bulacan Police Provincial Office (BPPO) destroyed 1,654 confiscated open pipes and modified mufflers on Thursday, Jan. 15, at Camp...
EDITORS DESK On Instagram, I recently came across a resurfaced clip from a 2012 BBC News Interview of Matthew Stadlen’s “Five Minutes With” featuring Dame Vivienne Westwood. When asked for recession-proof fashion advice, Westwood answered with clarity: “Dress up, wear your old favorites...
DFNN Inc.’s technology unit has secured a role in the modernization of the Philippines’ primary international gateway, partnering with travel technology giant Amadeus IT Group SA to deploy biometric systems and automated gates at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The subsidiary,...
Century Properties Group Inc. (CPGI) is planning the registration of bonds worth ₱12 billion with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), followed by an initial offering of up to ₱5 billion. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said it will be offering...
Governor Daniel R. Fernando disputed the report of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Bulacan which declared the towns of Meycauayan, Obando, and Plaridel as 100 percent drug-free. The report of PDEA was announced during the 4th quarter joint meeting of the Provincial Peace and Order...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) ordered an inventory of all pending Letters of Authority (LOAs) and Mission Orders (MOs) from regional directors, revenue district officers, and heads of audit units for immediate review. BIR Commissioner Charlito Martin R. Mendoza’s latest order comes after...
PHINMA Community Housing (CoHo), the low-income housing segment of PHINMA Corp., expects to commercially launch its first project units in the first half of next year. The firm recently broke ground on the site in Tugbok District, Davao City. CoHo aims to provide 500 affordable homes for...
Affirming that tax collection must be done “efficiently and fairly,” Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Charlito Martin R. Mendoza has vowed to modernize tax administration while pledging aggressive prosecution of tax evasion. On Friday, Nov. 14, Mendoza, a former undersecretary at...
Century Properties Group Inc. (CPG) posted a 17-percent hike in net income to ₱2.1 billion in the first nine months of 2025 from ₱1.8 billion in the same period in 2024, as its affordable housing unit continues to generate strong sales. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE),...
Charlito Martin “Charlie” Mendoza, a top-placing lawyer and licensed geodetic engineer, has been appointed by President Marcos as commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), the agency responsible for over 70 percent of government revenues. Mendoza’s appointment is effective...
Global Ferronickel Holdings Inc. (FNI), one of the Philippines’ leading nickel ore exporters, more than tripled its attributable net income to ₱1.53 billion for the first nine months of 2025 from ₱502.6 million in the same period last year due to a jump in ore prices. In a disclosure to the...
Tycoon Lucio Co’s grocery retail leader Puregold Price Club Inc. (PGOLD) posted a 5.6-percent improvement in consolidated net income to ₱7.3 billion in the first nine months of 2025 from ₱6.91 billion in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the...
