The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) has extended until Jan. 31, 2023 the deadline for the transfer of registration of Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) firms from the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) to the Board of Investments (BOI). FIRB announced...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has canceled the corporate registration of Silverlion Livestock Trading Corp. for unauthorized solicitation of investments from the public. In an order, the SEC Enforcement and Investor Protection Department (EIPD) revoked the certificate of...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), had a unique opportunity to show off its technologies that are at par with other global creations during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Business Mission in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, California from January 5...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) national headquarters and its 17 regional offices are complaint with the world standard on quality management system. In a statement, the BJMP said it has secured full certification from the Socotec Certification Philippines, Inc. for being fully...
Faith and devotion on the Feast of the Black Nazarene Every year, there are many feasts and festivals that show religious fervor in the Philippines, and it starts with the most celebrated one – the feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. It is a feast that attracts such a large number of devotees...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo It was something that did not happen in the Philippines after the May 2022 presidential election. Despite the incredible results, those who lost their bids in the election either conceded or decided to wait for the official results, but no one parroted...
Department of Social Welfare and Development The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) of the Philippines and the Labor and Welfare Bureau of Hong Kong reaffirmed their commitment to work together to protect the welfare of every Filipino in the Philippines and abroad, in a meeting...
(DSWD-DROMIC / FACEBOOK) There are still 3,349 families or 11,004 people affected by the widespread flooding in recent weeks who remain in 52 evacuation centers, based on a report by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Jan. 10. DSWD said that there are also 41 families, or...
USAID, the principal US government agency to extend assistance to countries, launched a P1 billion digitalization program that aims to digitally transform 30,000 small micro and medium enterprises (MSMEs) over a five-year period. US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson announced the $18...
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Wednesday, January 11 said the Upper House is determined to pass a bill limiting the coverage of the three-year fixed term in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the first quarter of 2023. Interviewed at the ‘’Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum,’’...
The Philippines, through the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), will host various meetings to be attended by digital officials next month. DICT In a statement issued Wednesday, Jan. 11, DICT announced that information and communications technology (ICT) ministers and...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda is now pushing for increased participation and involvement of tocal government units (LGUs) in preserving Filipino heritage through cultural mapping. Legarda, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Culture and the Arts, stressed the significance of...
