BACOLOD CITY – A cum laude graduate of Bago City College in Negros Occidental ranked ninth in the February 2025 Licensure Examination for Criminologists conducted by the Professional Regulation Commission. SHELLA Mae Salibio (second from right) receives cash incentives from Dr....
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) Citing potential benefits to his region, a Bicol congressman has welcomed the Toll Regulatory Board’s (TRB) announcement that the final engineering design for the first segment of the South...
The Board of Investments (BOI) is looking to strengthen the Philippines’ trade relations with Canada, particularly in the critical minerals sector, as both nations explore the prospect of a potential free trade agreement (FTA). In a statement on Friday, March 7, the BOI said it engaged...
The Philippine Book Festival (PBF), the country’s largest all-Filipino book festival, is back, this time, at the Megatrade Hall in SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City, from March 13-16, 2025. The free four-day festival by the National Book Development Board (NBDB) puts Philippine books...
The long-awaited implementation of a unified collection system for the country’s tollways is expected to begin this year alongside the full adoption of a cashless toll policy, according to the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB). TRB Executive Director Alvin Carullo said the cashless collection on...
Tourism is not a solo act. In this symphony of efforts, every collaboration, every handshake, every shared vision moves the Philippines further onto the world stage. It is a story written not by one, but by many. Mia Borromeo, Kaye Tinga, and Ana Lorenzana de Ocampo Live Nation’s...
Investments for projects approved by the country’s leading investment promotion agencies (IPAs) reached a record-high of ₱1.9 trillion in 2024, reflecting the Philippines’ status as a rising investment destination. The total registered investments last year exceeded 2023 figures by over 29...
Senate Grace Poe expressed support for Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon's order to the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) to suspend the implementation of cashless toll collection on major expressways. "The new DOTr secretary is heading in the right direction when he suspended the...
The Board of Investments (BOI) has awarded green lane certificates to Upgrade Energy Philippines Inc. (UGEP) to expedite regulatory approvals for its ₱3.62 billion solar power projects in Zambales and Capiz. UGEP's Cabangan solar project in Zambales, with a capacity of 56.771 megawatts (MW), has...
Travelers should brace for costlier airfares next month after the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) raised the fuel surcharge level for both domestic and international flights. In an advisory dated Feb. 17, the CAB said the passenger and cargo fuel surcharge for domestic and international flights will...
Expressway operators and concessionaires are in full support of the reimplementation of the cashless toll collection policy beginning next month. In a joint statement on Saturday, Feb. 15, San Miguel Corp. (SMC) Infrastructure, Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC), MCX Tollway Inc., the Bases...
The Board of Investments (BOI) has set Friday, Feb. 14, as the deadline for businesses and other stakeholders to submit their inputs for the 2025-2028 Strategic Investment Priority Plan (SIPP). The SIPP, a three-year framework that lists economic activities that can qualify for fiscal incentives,...
