Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. echoed the proposal of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to waive intellectual property (IP) protections on vaccines to allow many countries to manufacture more coronavirus shots. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Malacañang) Locsin made...
The Intellectual Property of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has granted a copyright registration to YouTube lesson videos created by a math teacher at the Philippine Science High School (PSHS)–Main Campus in August 2020. (PSHS Facebook page) In a Facebook post, the PSHS System congratulated Leo Andrei...
Tax payment deliquency has cost San Juan City over P233 million in uncollected real estate taxes thus depriving the city government much needed funds to finance its various programs, projects and activities. The Commission on Audit (COA) also lamented that the city has incurred foregone realty tax...
The Technology Application and Promotion Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-TAPI) is set to launch next week its five newly published books on intellectual protection and homegrown technologies to benefit the country’s entrepreneurs. (DOST Facebook page) The virtual...
The Technology Application and Promotion Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-TAPI) has launched the country’s first Intellectual Property (IP) warehouse. (DOST Facebook page) Called the “System for Intellectual Property (IP) Applications and Grants (SIPAG)”, the...
Philippine property developers said they see recovery in property prices in the country is expected in 2022 yet after a two year slump due to the pandemic problems. In a statement, the national chapter of the Paris-based International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) said that property prices could...
Some 16 local and foreign business groups have strongly urged for the immediate enactment of the proposed Financial Consumer Protection (FCP) Act, which seeks to protect consumers amidst the growing complexity in financial services, especially digital services. In a statement the business group...
Picture this – you drive up a manicured driveway and greeted by a doorman as you enter a pristine lobby. You squeeze in a quick work out in the gym before finding a quiet nook in the lounge to catch up on work emails. But this isn’t a five-star hotel, this is your home in a well-managed...
A total of 15 technologies in Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) region have applied for grant of a patent at the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said on Thursday, July 15. (DOST Facebook page) This was the...
Carousell is launching tomorrow, July 14, 2021, the Carousell Property Online Expo. It is one of the biggest online property events in the country, which will be held until July 18. The online expo is expected to provide a much-needed boost to the real estate industry, which is one of the many...
Estimated new office demand of 300,000 square meters is expected to boost total office space requirement to 600,000 sqm this year with the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector spurring the growth. Leechiu Property Consultants, which is known for its optimistic property projections, said that...
In a meeting with the country's major mall and building owners, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion garnered support for his proposal to champion and to finally establish “safe spaces” as a means to create herd immunity in areas where the private...
