Congress is not likely to push for the proposed junk food tax nor an increase in the tax imposed on sugary drinks due to the difficulty in enforcement as well as their mixed impact on health and nutrition. “Junk food tax—I don’t find a way of implementing,” said House Ways and Means...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has bought around P1.5 billion worth of firearms and other mission-essential equipment that are expected to boost the organization’s operational capability. PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr. said the fund used in the procurement process came from the...
The Sy siblings’ flagship SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) is expecting that its portfolio investments will account for more than 10 percent of overall earnings in the medium term. The firm’s investments are in integrated resorts through Belle Corporation, in copper mining through Atlas...
Senators on Wednesday, Oct. 4 condemned the recent incident wherein a foreign vessel rammed a Filipino fishing boat within Bajo de Masinloc, resulting in the death of three fishermen. Philippine Coast Guard personnel and residents of Infanta, Pangasinan carry the remains of the three crew...
Employees in the accommodation and food service sector received higher wages as the economy bounced back from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. In the 2021 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI), data showed that an average annual...
President Marcos conveyed his sympathy over the deaths of three Filipino fishermen whose boat was rammed by a commercial vessel in Bajo de Masinloc. (Photo courtesy of Bongbong Marcos X/PCG) Marcos assured their families that an investigation is now underway to shed light on the sea incident that...
Foreign ambassadors lauded the “SAMA SAMA” multilateral naval exercise in the seas off Southern Luzon in an effort to establish a rules-based order that ensures peace and stability in a region vital to global trade and commerce. (From left, front row) US Navy Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander of...
DANCING ON THE BIG SCREEN Viewers can enjoy a free screening of Wim Wender’s dance documentary Pina at SM Megamall While other forms of expression often require tools, such as a pen to write our thoughts or a canvas to create new worlds, dancing relies solely on the movements of our bodies. To...
ENTER THE MEGALOPOLIS Hann Resorts is located at the Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone (CFEZ) There’s so much room for the future at the Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone (CFEZ) in Central Luzon. Geographically, what we remember roughly as the former US military base has the...
TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) charged three hunters for capturing and killing a wild boar or “baboy ramo” or the Philippine Warty Pig in the protected area of Mount...
The PSEi managed to eke out a marginal gain after bargain hunters lifted it out of negative territory. The main index inched up by 1.46 points or 0.02 percent to close at 6,305.99 with sectoral indices evenly divided. Volume improved to 856 million shares worth P5.94 billion as losers...
Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander of US Navy's 7th Fleet (Photo by Philippine Navy) Exercise "SAMA SAMA", a naval exercise between the Philippine Navy (PN) and United States Navy (USN), will help keep the Indo-Pacific "free and open" for all countries, a high-ranking USN officer said, amid security...
