The Philippines has acceded to the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances (BTAP), a development seen to strengthen the protection of Filipinos performers’ intellectual property (IP) rights in a digital age of globalization. Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) Director...
Eumir Felix Marcial in red (MB File Photo) Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) President Ricky Vargas has no doubt of boxer Eumir Marcial's capabilities to win a medal in this year’s Tokyo Olympics. Truth is, Marcial is the country’s brightest hope. “He's our biggest...
Local businesses are strongly supporting initiatives to reopen further the Philippine economy, which has suffered from long lockdowns and quarantines due to COVID-19. “We, the undersigned, express our strong support for the initiatives of the Duterte administration to open the Philippine economy...
Amid high pork and chicken prices, the Philippine government must now find a way to boost the production of alternative protein sources such as rabbit meat and plant-based food. Based on a study published by the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), the high pork prices now, while...
Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) has set aside P2 billion for a new credit facility specifically for fishermen who want to purchase commercial fishing boats. Called LandBank Commercial Fishing Vessel Financing Program, the loan facility allows eligible borrowers willing to borrow up to 80...
Employers are now looking at 2022 as recovery year instead of 2021 due to the “very slow” reopening of business with the medical and the military making decisions for the domestic economy. ECOP President Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. In the regular weekly “Tapatan sa The Aristocrat” virtual forum...
Consumer advocacy group Laban Konsyumer Inc. (LKI) said the higher fees in the use of ATM (automated teller machines) will benefit big banks and marginalize the small ones. Photo by Eduardo Soares on Unsplash In a statement, LKI President Victorio Mario Dimagiba questioned and raised concerns on...
The Laguna Heroes displayed grit in trounced the Mindoro Elgin Tamaraws, 16-5, to remain at third in the All Filipino Conference Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) online tournament over the weekend. The Heroes rode on Grandmasters Banjo Barcenilla and John Paul Gomez to...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has issued an advisory warning banks and non-banks to be alert and detect clients or customers that are engaged in illegal online gambling and to report these activities to the proper government agencies including the central bank. BSP memo (Circular Letter No....
If you're a sports fan, and an avid user of social media apps then you might want to step back a little because this statement from Kobe Paras is definitely cold. On his Instagram Story update on Thursday, February 4, the UP Fighting Maroon posted a photo of the blue sky captioned: "All social...
The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) moved up as investors started buying again on improving sentiment. PSE file photo The main index gained 44.29 points or 0.65 percent to close at 6,903.75 with only the Industrial and Services counters declining. Volume was a little higher at 36.2 billion...
Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) has opened a new credit facility that will fund 90 percent of borrowers’ investment requirement, but this is only if the borrower is either a farmer or a micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) engaged in the agricultural value chain of certain...
