Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, February 19 said the contract between the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) should immediately be canceled following the denial of New York-based Soleil Chartered Bank's (SCB) that it issued a bank certificate for the third party auditor...
The Philippines has joined a regional initiative that aims to set tailored solutions to ensure the implementation of tax transparency standards across Asia, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the Philippines has endorsed the Bali Declaration, which calls...
The Korean reality competition show “Physical 100” surged to No. 1 on Netflix’s weekly Global Top 10 chart along with five Korean dramas. Netflix revealed the top 10 most watched TV shows and films for the period Feb. 6 to 12. Netflix's top 10 for non-English TV shows for Feb. 6 to 12...
Two Chinese and a Filipina were arrested by the police in a buy-bust operation that netted P6.8 million worth of suspected shabu, marijuana, and tablets at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig on Feb. 13. The Regional Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU)m together with the Taguig and Pasay police, conducted...
A New York-based commercial bank has expressed willingness to cooperate with a Senate panel investigating the Philippine Amusement Gaming Corp.’s (PAGCOR) alleged anomalous contract with a third party auditor for Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). In a letter to Janice Godornes,...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has confirmed that the third party auditor contracted by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) for Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) submitted spurious documents, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Friday, February 10. Gatchalian said this...
Global Ferronickel Holdings Inc. (FNI) is investing P192 million more to acquire an additional 24 percent shareholding in Mariveles Harbor Corporation (MHC) by March 10, 2023. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, FNI said that, after acquiring the additional stake from Seasia Logistics...
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles took part in the recent Global Government Summit (GGS), meeting with global senior government officials in the event held in Singapore. Philippine Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles had a bilateral meeting yesterday...
Netflix has released its latest weekly Global Top 10 chart of the most watched TV shows and films from Jan. 23 to 29. “You People,” starring Jonah Hill, Lauren London, David Duchovny, Nia Long, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Eddie Murphy, debuted on top of the English Films list with 55.65 million...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a resolution urging the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to conduct a separate investigation on the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.’s (PAGCOR) alleged anomalous procurement of a third party auditor in charge of determining the gross revenues of Philippine...
Factory activity showed strong gains at the beginning of the year as firms raised their production levels and sharply bumped-up their buying activity due to strong and accelerated upturn in new orders, the latest survey from S&P Global revealed. The Philippines’ S&P Global manufacturing...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN A local health expert believes that the Covid-19 virus, which started to spread worldwide in 2020, is still considered a global concern but no longer a health emergency. Infectious Disease Expert Dr. Rontgene Solante made this statement following the recent...
