It’s direct to the point as the President challenged everyone — professionals, small businesses, medium enterprises, corporations, etc. — to pay not only the correct amount of taxes, but also to be timely in their payment in order to support the country’s economic recovery and expansion....
A group of Filipino customs brokers disputed the claim of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) that its multi-million-peso container monitoring and registry program could bring down the logistics and shipment costs being paid by stakeholders. File photo: Philippine Ports Authority / PPA PPA General...
One hundred twenty three years — more than a century of delivering news, shaping minds, and fully informing the nation. It is not an easy feat for any media institution to survive the challenges of our times, which included two World Wars, changes in political administrations, tumultuous...
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte led the Basic Education Summit held the other day to craft appropriate strategies for achieving desired outcomes for the country’s youth. In 2021, the Department of Education (DepED) reported a total enrollment of 27.2 million from...
The implementation of the digital registration and monitoring of container vans will result in savings of up to 84 percent of logistical expenses being paid by importers, shippers, truckers and customs brokers, data from the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) revealed. Citing the 2022 data of...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is now on the final phase of the review and test of an online platform that would pave the way for the implementation of the electronic ticketing system for ship and ferry passengers. PPA General Manager Jay Santiago said they are now coordinating with the...
By NIKOLE JAVIER Jaja Santiago won’t be seeing action for the Philippines in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia this May as she moves forward with her Japanese citizenship. Jaja Santiago is reportedly in the process of obtaining Japanese citizenship. (File Photo) The status of...
Compared to other countries or nationalities, Filipinos generally enjoy a sense of freedom when it comes to their choice of religion. As a predominantly Catholic country (more than 80 percent of Filipinos are Catholics), there are other thriving religious sects such as Islam, Buddhism, Adventist,...
It is quite ironic that after the hullabaloo regarding the arrival of a Philippine Identification System (PhilSys), the national program that will store the data of Filipino citizens and foreign permanent residents, the majority still haven’t received their physical or digital national IDs...
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The passenger terminal of the Port of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, which will be the country's largest after its P353 million expansion, will open this March, Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) general manager Jay Santiago announced. So far, the expansion of the terminal, which will boost its capacity...
Before the turn of a new year, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed away on the last day of 2022 at the age of 95. Today, Jan. 5, 2023, Pope Francis will preside over the funeral of the Pope Emeritus in St. Peter's Square. His remains will then be taken into St. Peter's Basilica and then to the...
