A proposed measure in the Senate seeks to mandate the reimbursement of travel expenses incurred by Filipino passengers who were deferred or denied boarding due to unjustified and prolonged pre-departure procedures of the Bureau of Immigration (BI). Senator Raffy Tulfo, who chairs the Senate...
Finance Secretary Frederick D. Go assumed his seat on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policy-making Monetary Board on Thursday, Jan. 8. Go, who was designated by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as the Cabinet representative to the board, was sworn in by BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr. at the...
Executive Secretary Ralph G. Recto is set to recommend his successor as the government’s representative on the powerful seven-member Monetary Board (MB) of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), naming newly appointed Finance Secretary Frederick D. Go for the influential post. Recto, who...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Monday, November 17, released the full schedule of licensure examinations for Fiscal Year 2026, including the opening and deadline of application filing, examination dates, and the target release of results. In a Facebook post, the PRC reminded...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is expected to deliver a quarter-point interest rate cut next month, but an economist warned the move would not restore lost government credibility or offset the impact of corruption amid expectations of further economic slowdown. Union Bank of the Philippines...
TACURONG CITY – Police are hunting four men who shot Taharuddin Nul Mlok, a former Maguindanao del Sur board member, on a busy street here Monday morning. The Tacurong City police office said the shooting occurred around 10:45 a.m. in front of a convenience store in Barangay New Carmen. Mlok, 51,...
Travelers can breathe a sigh of relief as local airlines will no longer pursue the collection of a terminal enhancement fee meant to raise fares, even as they scramble to shoulder the soaring costs of operating at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) Executive...
The Philippine government has secured an agreement with Thailand allowing foreign-owned but locally incorporated carriers, such as the local unit of AirAsia, to continue operating there, the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) said. CAB Executive Director Carmelo Arcilla said he signed a third-country...
Exin Therapeutics Inc., a biotech startup that harnesses artificial intelligence (AI) to expedite drug discovery, is planning to invest over ₱1 billion within the next four years as part of its expansion in the Philippines. In a statement, the Board of Investments (BOI) said it has facilitated...
ILOILO CITY – Nine graduates of the University of the Philippines Visayas and Iloilo State University of Fisheries Science and Technology in Iloilo province landed in the Top 10 of the recent Licensure Examination for Fisheries Professionals conducted by the Professional Regulation Commission...
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano has renewed his call for fair and just compensation for the victims of the 2017 Marawi siege, as the Senate Committee on Finance reviews the proposed 2026 budget of the Marawi Compensation Board (MCB). During its budget briefing in the Senate on Tuesday,...
The Board of Investments (BOI) expects a reduction in the imports of livestock and poultry through the broader adoption of good animal husbandry practices (GAHP), which aim to ensure the safety and health of both farm workers and animals. In a statement, the BOI said it is working to promote the...
