CEBU CITY – The province of Bohol will host the 69th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation (AWGIPC) Meeting in March. BOHOL Gov. Aris Aumentado (center) and provincial government officials welcome Intellectual Property Office of the...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has vowed to help clean up four local markets in the country flagged by the European Commission in its latest Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List as hubs of counterfeits and piracy activities. The agency in charge of protecting and...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) reported a 4.4 percent increase in applications seeking registration for the protection of intellectual property works in the first nine months of 2022. According to IPOPHL, the Jan.-Sept. filings for trademarks, patents, utility models...
Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez said the local government will not impose any increase in real property taxes (RPTs) in 2023 to assist businesses and attract more investments as part of the City’s Economic Recovery Program. Olivarez said the City Council has passed an ordinance officially...
Several SMDC properties bag honors at the Dot Property Southeast Asia Awards 2022 SM Development Corporation (SMDC) was named Southeast Asia’s Best Developer at the recently held Dot Property Southeast Asia Awards 2022. The honor was among five awards given to SMDC at the awarding ceremonies held...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Philip Cu Unjieng Back to a face-to-face format after two years of virtual recognition, PropertyGuru’s Asia Property Awards saw the best of the best from the real estate industry, from all over the ASEAN region, plus Australia, Japan, India and...
The proposed Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act--one of the priority legislative measures President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. mentioned in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA)--has been approved on third and final reading by the House of Representatives. (Ellson...
• The company aims for all its projects to have net zero carbon footprint by 2030. • Arthaland Senior Vice-President Oliver Chan said the company is about 60 percent into implementing decarbonization. • Eluria, a luxury residential development in Legazpi Village in Makati City, features 100...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Council has approved an ordinance declaring chicken inasal as an important cultural property here. CHICKEN inasal is grilled over hot coals during the Chicken Inasal Festival in Bacolod City in 2019. (Glazyl Masculino) Authored by Councilor Em Ang, chairperson of the...
The Pasay City government is offering 15 percent discount to those who will pay in advance their real property tax based on City Ordinance No.6233. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said she asked the City Council to pass and approve an ordinance extending the grant of 15% discount for the advance payment...
Quezon City topped the list of cities conferred with special awards by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) for having highest number of intellectual property (IP) applications and approved registrations in 2021. IPOPHL said in a statement Tuesday, Nov. 16, that Quezon City...
Savya Financial Center was recently unveiled with His Excellency President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leading the ribbon-cutting ceremony. During his keynote speech, the President said this new financial hub is a welcome space for small and medium local enterprises, to find and create meaningful...
