West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. and the Caloocan Local Government Unit (LGU) have signed a deal to boost water management and minimize water losses over the next three years. According to their signed memorandum of understanding (MOU), the LGU will issue permits for...
Senator Raffy Tulfo lauded the Land Transportation Office's (LTO) move to suspend the implementation of its new guidelines on vehicle ownership transfer through Administrative Order AO-VDM-2024-046. Sen. Raffy Tulfo presides over the Committee on Public Services hearing Wednesday, October 23,...
DoubleDragon Corporation’s planned bond offering of up to P10 billion has been assigned the highest issue credit rating of PRS Aaa, with a stable outlook, by Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings). The firm is planning a P5 billion bond issuance with an oversubscription option of up...
Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT), the Cagayan de Oro port operation of International Container Terminal Services, Inc., received the inaugural call of MV Ever Core which links it to with key international markets in Hong Kong and Taiwan. The new bi-monthly service comes under a new joint...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has expressed concern over the various violations he encountered after a surprise inspection at Binangonan Port, Rizal where a motorbanca capsized last year and resulted to the deaths of 27 people. Senator Raffy Tulfo conducts a surprise inspection at Binangonan Port, Rizal....
Downward Philippine inflation in the near term would be slightly offset by the new law imposing 12-percent value added tax (VAT) on digital services, Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) said. In an Oct. 4 report, UOB senior economist Julia Goh and economist Loke Siew Ting noted that there is...
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said that the imposition of value-added tax (VAT) on non-resident digital service providers creates a fairer competitive landscape for local businesses. In a statement, Enunina Mangio, PCCI president, said the recent signing of the VAT on...
Senator Grace Poe has filed a bill seeking the grant of a franchise to Starlink Internet Services Philippines Inc., which would allow far-flung communities to have access to online services. In filing Senate Bill (SB) No. 2844, Poe says the franchise is needed for the company to construct,...
President Marcos has signed into law Republic Act (RA) No. 12023 or the Value Added Tax (VAT) on Digital Services Law which imposes a 12-percent VAT on digital service providers (DSPs) to level the playing field for local providers and generate additional revenue that will be used to build more...
Maynilad Water Services, Inc. has recovered approximately 560,000 cubic meters of potable water lost due to illegal connections—enough to meet the daily needs of around 3,500 customers. In a statement, the West Zone concessionaire said that this recovery occurred within the first eight...
The United States, Japan and Korea are contributing a total of P1.6 billion in a span of five years to help the Philippines improve the health services being offered in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Japan...
Producing way more than what humans can consume has been an “effective” way to burden the planet with piles of trash. If mismanaged or not recycled, these stay with us for several decades to dominate habitats, exacerbate climate change, and pose a risk to human health. To help curb massive...
