The Department of Trade and Industry is targeting to generate at least $500 million worth of business agreements from the participation of 46 Filipino firms at the annual China International Import Expo (CIIE). Showcasing products for export from the Philippines during the CIIE 2021 DTI...
The general review of the Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (PJEPA) has reached an impasse as Manila’s insistence that Tokyo includes in the renegotiation table - market access issue or preferential if not zero tariff rates for its agricultural products - fell on deaf ears. During...
Some movie theaters within and outside Metro Manila will resume operations on Nov. 10, the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) said Friday, Nov. 5. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP / FILE PHOTO) The regulatory body made the announcement after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the...
Business groups are opposed to the proposed suspension of oil and electricity even as they called on presidential candidates and other politicians to carefully consider their request amid rising consumer prices in the country. “We understand the desire to bring relief to the public and offset...
Presidential candidate Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday, Nov. 5 urged President Duterte to give the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) authority to release excise tax proceeds on locally manufactured Virginia-type cigarettes for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 to local government units...
The establishment of a centralized weighing scale to be called “Timbangan ng Bayan” in all public and private markets will be mandatory under a bill endorsed for enactment in the House of Representatives. The House Committee on Trade and Industry has submitted for plenary deliberation House...
ShopeePay, Shopee’s integrated mobile wallet, has partnered with GHL Systems Berhad, to expand digital payment acceptance in the Philippines. In a statement, Shopee said, the partnership has brought its cashless payment solutions for businesses and consumers to over 83,000 merchant points...
The Board of Investments (BOI) has approved the P603 million general hospital project of Cagayan United Doctors Medical Center (CUDMC) to augment the high demand for hospital capacity in Region. The general hospital level 2 CUDMC, located in Tuguegarao City, is a five-story hospital that will cater...
The House of Representatives, through the Special Committee on Creative Industry and Performing Arts chaired by Pangasinan 4th District Rep. Christopher "Toff" De Venecia, has called for unity and support for the Philippine Visual Arts sector on Thursday, October 28. The Lower House committee...
Philippines and Korea have concluded negotiations paving the way for bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) that would further liberalize trade in goods between the two countries, including gradual elimination of tariffs on Philippine bananas and canned pineapple exports and exports of Korean...
The country’s nickel output for this year will likely go down due to unexpected weather disturbances and some logistical issues, said a top official from the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA). During the launch of the PNIA’s first Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) report, PNIA...
President Duterte has signed into law the regulatory framework for the safe operations of the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) industry. LPG cylinders (Photo from Wikimedia Commons) Enacted was Republic Act (RA) No.11592, or the LPG Industry Regulation Act. It was approved by the President on Oct. 14,...
