With the government e-marketplace posting over ₱80 million in sales in the first three months of 2025, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) expects this to quadruple by the end of the year as more merchants are eyed to enter the platform. According to Genmaries Entredicho-Caong, DBM...
President Marcos highlighted the role of digital media in empowering micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as he led the 2025 DTI-Bagong Pilipinas National Food Fair in Mandaluyong City on Wednesday, April 9. BAGONG PILIPINAS MARKETPLACE — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads...
Online marketplaces like Facebook and Shopee may be shut down if unregistered online sellers are still able to sell on their platforms, Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. said. Lumagui told reporters on Wednesday, July 17, that online sellers whose businesses are not...
President Marcos has approved the implementation of the e-Marketplace Procurement System of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA/KJ Rosales) Marcos made the approval during a sectoral meeting with DBM officials at the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has teamed up with Google and Apple to work for the removal of applications operated by cryptocurrency giant Binance in app marketplaces accessible in the Philippines. In separate letters addressed to Google and Apple dated April 19, the SEC has...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has clarified that not all online sellers are obligated to follow the government’s withholding tax regulations. In a statement, the BIR said that electronic marketplace operators and digital financial service providers, such as Lazada and Shopee, are required...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has supported the proposed amendments of some provisions of the 2003 Government Procurement Reform Act (GPRA), including the digitalization of the government procurement process, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman...
To standardize and ease the process of government procurement, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has asked the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to come up with e-Marketplace platforms similar to Lazada and Shopee. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presides over a sectoral...
Art House is a creative platform that presents a fresh point of view on Philippine art and culture. It explores a variety of mediums, collaborations, and partnerships to create linkages between creativity and purpose-driven projects. Every exhibit, auction, or show by Art House is specifically built...
Pandamart, foodpanda’s online grocery store, has launched its first-ever physical pop-up store in the country. The new pandamart Pop-Up store is located in Trinoma Mall in Quezon City ready to serve consumers with its wide assortment of fresh, frozen, snacks, drinks, pantry...
The Mandaluyong City local government announced on Wednesday, Jan. 5, that all markets in the city will be closed every Monday as the Metro continues to grapple with the surge in COVID-19 cases. In its announcement on its official Facebook page, the local government unit (LGU) said that starting...
This software solutions firm explains how Heart Evangelista (Photo from Instagram) Much like anything that deals with works created by humankind, the art industry constantly evolving. With the current times, even how artists sell their works has changed. Exhibits and auctions—physical and...
