Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos vowed on Wednesday, July 6, to rid the department and its attached agency with rogue personnel after receiving complaints of the promotion for a fee scam at the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). He was reacting...
More than 9,000 personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) were promoted to the next higher rank on Monday, July 4, the single biggest promotion in the history of the organization. More than 9,000 personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) are promoted to the next higher rank in a ceremony...
DAVAO CITY – The city government of Davao is eyeing the establishment of agro-industrial economic zones in two areas to attract more investments here, an official of the Davao City Investment Promotions Center (DCIPC) said. During the media forum Wednesday, June 29, at Habi at Kape at the Abreeza...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) has instructed all investment promotion agencies (IPAs) to submit a copy of the schedule of rates for their various services relating to the grant and administration of tax incentives. In a statement, Finance Assistant Secretary and FIRB Secretariat Head...
Approved foreign investments dropped by half in the first three-months of the year despite improving economic condition amid the prolonged pandemic, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) revealed. Based on the PSA report, total foreign investments declined 54 percent to P8.98 billion...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) is planning to set uniform charges on registered Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) with the investment promotion agencies (IPAs). Finance Assistant Secretary and FIRB Secretariat Head Juvy Danofrata said on Thursday, April 21, that they will look...
The Department of Finance (DOF) wants investment promotion agencies (IPAs) to maximize the P58-billion budgetary support they got from the national government by luring more investments into the country. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Monday, April 18, that...
In line with the celebration of Women's Month, the Department of Agrarian (DAR) conducted a five-day trade fair for farmers' organizations nationwide to help them promote their agricultural products. Aside from promoting farm products, DAR Support Services Office Undersecretary Emily Padilla said...
American boxer Joet Gonzales worked on the inside and charged in with power punches to overwhelm Filipino Jeo Santisima and capture the World Boxing Organization (WBO) International featherweight belt in their 10-round bout at the Save Mart Arena, in Fresno, California Friday, March 4 there...
The Philippines and South Korea are aiming to strengthen their tourism engagement with the former expressing Manila's "keen interest" in revitalize its membership in the Tourism Promotion Organization for Asia Pacific Cities (TPO). Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Ma. Theresa Dizon-De Vega...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said she is partly to blame for why critics and bashers believe she isn’t doing anything—it’s because she’s not the type to self-promote, choosing instead to help quietly. Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo speaks to Rizal...
The Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) of the Department of Tourism's (DOT) on Monday, Jan. 10, announced that it would stop processing the applications for the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction or RT-PCR test subsidy with Philippine Children’s Medical Center (PCMC) amid the increasing...
