Local chief executives were urged to speed up the establishment of their respective electronic business one-stop shop (eBOSS). (Photo courtesy of the Municipal Information Office of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro) Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Secretary Ernesto Perez made the call to local...
Some 1,230 local government units (LGUs) or 75.28 percent of total have complied with the Electronic Business One-Stop Shops (eBOSS) Compliance Report of the Anti Red Tape Authority (ARTA) as of Dec. 31, 2022. ARTA also reported that 502 LGUs had partially or fully implemented eBOSS. The eBOSS is...
In its latest biennial report in December 2022, the European Commission’s Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List identified the Baclaran, Cartimar, Divisoria and Greenhills markets in Metro Manila, Philippines as offering a wide range of counterfeit goods on retail and wholesale basis. This is the...
Bayad, the largest multi-channel payment platform in the Philippines, has partnered with Eplayment, a creator and esports platform aggregator, to offer a one-stop shop payment service through its flagship product, the Eplayment wallet. Eplayment President and CEO Karlos Naidas also shared, that...
Even as the price of onions in the market remains very high, cheaper ones will no longer be available in Kadiwa stores as it decided to stop its sale of such product on Friday, Jan. 13, the Department of Agriculture (DA) disclosed. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) According to Agriculture Assistant...
Although Grab Philippines has been grappling with the shortage of driver-partners on the road since the economy reopened, 1 out of 2 passengers managed to book a GrabCar during the 2022 holidays, Senior Director for Operations Ronald Roda stated Monday, January 9. To cope with the shortage, the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- More than 700 business owners trooped to the city government’s Business One Stop Shop (BOSS) at the Centro Latino, Paseo del Mar here on Tuesday, Jan. 3, for the renewal and registration of local businesses. Business owners troop to the Centro Latino in Zamboanga City to process...
Break the silence. Put an end to violence. Filipino women who consider themselves victim-survivors of violence against women (VAW) were encouraged by the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) to “break their silence” and join the agency’s #RaiseYourVoice campaign. The campaign was launched in...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and partner agencies have agreed to resolve the ongoing concerns in the shipping industry, including streamlining of processes and reducing operational costs. At the Logistics Forum 2022 on Tuesday, Nov. 29, ARTA Director General Ernesto V. Perez spearheaded the...
The Pasig City local government will soon open a business one-stop shop (BOSS) in Robinsons Metro East mall to further ease business transactions and cater to the businesses in the northern part of the city. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto and Vice Mayor Robert “Dodot” Jaworski Jr., along with...
“Our Land, Our Food, Our Rice! Reject Golden Rice!” is an outcry of countless farmers and concerned consumers over the recent approval of Golden Rice’s application for varietal registration by the National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) and DA’s issuance of a biosafety permit for Golden Rice...
Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Director Dr. Gerardo Legaspi, on Friday, April 22, said that a huge percentage of healthcare takes place outside hospitals. In a webinar held by the University of the Philippines (UP), Legaspi stressed the importance of well-established primary care facilities...
