Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the next administration will inherit a slew of President Duterte’s “hard-won” reforms, including several economic liberalization measures that will help fuel the Philippines’ resurgence in the years ahead. These reforms include the...
Former Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista on Tuesday said he will pursue a measure that would provide tax relief for those in the entertainment industry should he win in the upcoming May 2022 senatorial elections. Bautista, who is running for senator in the upcoming polls, noted how entertainers...
KFC Philippines is seeing strong expansion potential in Mindanao as investors in the region are beginning to appreciate the opportunities being presented by KFC’s innovative and hassle-free sub-franchising scheme. Proof of this is the opening of the KFC branch in Quezon Avenue, Cotabato City,...
Digital Pilipinas, the largest private sector-led movement to tech up the country and the French Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines, in partnership with La French Tech, kicked 2022 with a Startup Pitch Competition featuring nine Filipino and French startup companies to pitch their ideas to gain...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo wants to incentivize the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry and telecommunication companies in a bid to decentralize the industry and offer more work-from-home arrangements to Filipinos. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/MANILA...
If elected, Vice President Leni Robredo aims to revive the manufacturing sector in the Philippines which took the hit from the impacts of coronavirus pandemic. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) In her acceptance speech as among the Partner of the Industry Awardees during the Semiconductor and...
Three-term Senator and Deputy Speaker, Loren Legarda, today called for more budgetary support for livelihood programs of the government for the marginalized sectors amid this pandemic. Legarda, principal sponsor and co-author of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Law, has been...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said first-time seafarers can now get their seaman's book for free, in a bid to relieve their financial burden amid the prevailing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from Maritime Industry Authority) This was announced by Transportation Secretary...
Secretary Ramon M. Lopez Department of Trade and Industry (Photo from Mark Ches Ang) As another year unfolds, we make a list of things we want to achieve and resolutions we promise to keep — from living a healthier life to spending more time with our loved ones. Why not include a commitment to...
Many Filipinos rely on agriculture for food, income, and beyond, especially those that live in landlocked municipalities. However, in recent years, local farmers have been suffering severely from the low prices of palay after it dropped due to the pandemic and implementation of the Rice...
Amid the persistent problems of congestion at the Port of Matnog in Sorsogon, three government agencies have joined forces to finally resolve the recurring issues especially by commuters and businessmen heading to Southern Samar. In a statement, the maritime sector of the Department of...
The domestic garment and textile industry has urged government to support companies that repurposed towards producing medical grade personal protective equipment (PPEs) , stockpiling of PPEs, and stop the importation of substandard PPEs, to help jobs recovery in the industry. Nurses in PPEs The...
