The inter-agency Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) has approved the grant of tax incentives to a P10-billion cement manufacturing project of San Miguel Equity Investments, Inc., the Department of Finance (DOF) announced. In a statement, the DOF said on Monday, Jan. 17, that the FIRB, upon the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the government will finalize within this month the Strategic Investment Priority Plan (SIPP) of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) law. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Wednesday, Jan. 12, that the...
Second time's the charm for Andrea Brillantes. The actress is now certified TikTok Queen, topping the short-form video app's list of most-followed celebrities for 2021. Note that she also topped the list in 2020. Known for her cute dance covers, Andrea has earned an accumulated 140 million likes...
Samantha Lopez Samantha Lopez was recently awarded Outstanding Female TV Personality of the Year at the recent ASEAN Excellence Achievers Awards 2021, held at the Grand Ballroom of Okada Manila last Dec. 28, 2021. The actress/host is best remembered as Gracia, Eat Bulaga's Showdown Girl, before she...
By Secretary Ramon M. Lopez Department of Trade and Industry Photo by Mark Ches Ang As we navigate through this COVID-19 pandemic, we have always worked on how we can balance the need to protect lives and livelihood. Building back better has been our objective, and we believe that we can sustain...
Tax amnesty for the business sector, more efficient "ayuda" (aid) and social amelioration distribution, and other social welfare reform ordinances are some of the first Manila City ordinances that will be enacted by mayoral candidate Alex Lopez and his running mate Raymond Bagatsing, should they...
Rina Lopez-Bautista Knowledge Channel Foundation Inc. (KCFI) President and Executive Director Rina Lopez-Bautista was named one of "Asia's 2021 Heroes of Philanthropy" by the prestigious Forbes Asia magazine for her efforts at helping make quality education accessible to as many Filipino children,...
Lopez firm inks pact with Climargy for business solutions By Myrna M. Velasco Lopez-led energy solutions provider Pi Energy and specialist investment and development firm Climargy Inc. will be cementing another pioneering pathway in the institutionalization of energy efficiency and conservation...
Manny Pacquiao lauded his pal and Aussie boxer George Kambosos Jr. for pulling off an upset win against Teofimo Lopez in their lightweight unification bout at the Madison Square Garden in New York Saturday, Nov. 27 (Sunday in Manila). Manny Pacquiao (right) and George Kambosos Jr. (left) share a...
George Kambosos punches Teofimo Lopez during their championship bout for Lopez’s Undisputed Lightweight title at The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on November 27, 2021 in New York, New York. (AFP) Australia's George Kambosos used a high-energy attack and a stinging overhand right to...
Lopez Holdings Corporation reported an attributable net income of P2.25 billion for the first nine months of 2021, a reversal of the P491 million in attributable net loss suffered in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said “This was mainly due to...
From left, Jasper Rom, Henry Lopez, Sander Severino Henry Lopez routed Mongolia’s Tserenjav Tumenbayar in the ninth and final round to emerge as the best performing Filipino in the 4th World Chess Championships for People with Disabilities held online Saturday. The Asian Para Games multiple gold...
