A group of Filipino tax experts has urged the public to faithfully comply with their tax filing obligations, saying non-compliance is now a punishable offense under existing regulations. In a statement, the Tax Management Association of the Philippines (TMAP), said on Saturday, Feb. 12, the...
After the onslaught of Typhoon Odette in December 2021, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) immediately rolled out its relief efforts for severely affected communities. The company provided P27.5M-worth of assistance in the form of relief packs, hot meals, sacks of rice, bottles...
Newly appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda Arnaldo S. Catalan was ordained as bishop on Friday, Feb. 11. Screenshot Manila Cathedral FB Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Prefect of the Vatican's Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples, led the ordination of Catalan at the Manila Cathedral in...
65270 As demand for digital financial solutions skyrocketed in the pandemic, local open finance platform UBX quintupled its revenues last year and expects to sustain its growth momentum in 2022. In 2021 alone, UBX hauled in P20 billion in annual gross transaction value serving over 200,000 business...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the economy is still poised to grow within the government’s target for this year as the Omicron variant has had more than a mild impact on business activity. At the Management Association of the Philippines Economic Briefing on Thursday,...
Digital Pilipinas, the largest private sector-led movement to tech up the country and the French Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines, in partnership with La French Tech, kicked 2022 with a Startup Pitch Competition featuring nine Filipino and French startup companies to pitch their ideas to gain...
As part of its "One Godly Vote Voters' Education Campaign," the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines Commission on Public Affairs & Commission on Social Communications will spearhead an election forum for the May 2022 polls. Photo Radio Veritas The Catholic Election Forum for...
IM Daniel Quizon The National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) will hold a qualifying tournament on Thursday as part of their selection process for the national team that will compete in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. The four-day meet will be held at the PACE building...
The president of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) on Tuesday, Feb. 8, encouraged parents to have their kids vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying it would allow them to return to their normal activities. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) PIDSP...
While science is still evolving, current studies revealed that the pediatric dose of the Pfizer vaccine is safe and effective in preventing severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) illness among children aged five to 11 years old, medical societies reiterated on Tuesday, Feb. 8. In a media conference,...
The Manila Cathedral in Intramuros started its prayer campaign on Tuesday, Feb. 8, for a peaceful, credible, and transparent May 2022 polls. Manila Cathedral FB "As the candidates for the 2022 elections kickoff today their campaigns, we also begin our prayer campaign for a peaceful, credible, and...
The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) said they will support candidates that have no record of corruption, proven competence in participatory governance, and transparency and accountability in public service. CEAP statement The network of Catholic schools said this in a...
