MANILA -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) aims to reach more Filipinos this year with its training programs to promote entrepreneurship.DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez said Monday the department will continue to strengthen its mentorship initiatives this 2018 by conducting more trainings and... Read More
MANILA - - Employees of regional operating headquarters (ROHQs) need not worry about the veto of the provision under the first tax reform package that allows them to continue enjoying the 15 percent preferential withholding tax rates because they will benefit from lower income taxes in general.This... Read More
MANILA - - Zonal valuation of land in Philippines will be at par with international standards once lawmakers approve the third package of the Duterte administration’s tax reform program.“BIR (Bureau of Internal Revenue) already has a valuation of the land, which we applied for sales,... Read More
MANILA -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has sought about PHP2 billion to fund its initiatives to bring back livelihood activities in Marawi City and its nearby areas.DTI Undersecretary Zenaida Maglaya, in a briefing Monday, said the department has asked for about PHP2 billion as budget... Read More
MANILA - - Optimism sustained the strength of both the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) and the peso at the start of this week.PSEi finished Monday with a jump of 0.49 percent, or 43.10 points, to 8,857.72 points.Most of the other indices tracked the main gauge, led by the broader All Shares,... Read More
MANILA -- SM Prime Holdings, Inc. on Monday said its proposed bond issue of up to PHP20 billion received the highest credit rating from the Philippine Rating Services Corp. (PhilRatings).PhilRatings assigned a rating of PRS Aaa to its bond issue, denoting that such obligations are of the highest... Read More
MANILA --The Metro Manila Skyway, the elevated highway in southern Metro Manila, is set to open its new runway toll plaza on January 26, 2018 to facilitate toll collection and manage higher traffic volume. The newly completed facility consists of three lanes dedicated to the Electronic Toll... Read More
MANILA -- Property developer Megaworld Corp. on Monday said its two new office towers in Southwoods City in Biñan, Laguna have been granted accreditation as a Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) special economic zone for information technology (IT).This, after President Rodrigo Duterte... Read More
MANILA -- Months after going on continuous shutdown, AboitizPower Corporation announces that the biomass plant in Lian, Batangas operated by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Aseagas Corp., will permanently cease operations.Aseagas earlier suspended its commissioning due to unavailability of the supply... Read More
MANILA -- The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revoked the certificate of incorporation of Rappler Inc. and Rappler Holdings Corporation allegedly for violating the Constitution and foreign equity restrictions in mass media.In a decision issued on Monday, the SEC cancelled the... Read More
MANILA -- The Board of Investments (BOI) eyes to increase investment approvals for 2018 by around 10 percent from pledges in 2017.In a press conference Monday, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary and BOI Managing Head Ceferino Rodolfo said the agency targets to approve a total of... Read More
MANILA -- The government needs to invest in productivity growth of the agriculture sector which plays an important role in reducing poverty, according to a study published by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).In a Policy Note, PIDS Senior Research Fellow Roehlano Briones said... Read More
MANILA —The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will implement a total of 11 big-ticket infrastructure projects which aims to improve roads network in Mindanao.According to DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, the projects, which will be implemented from 2018 up to 2023, cover the... Read More
MANILA -- Gokongwei-led property developer Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) has received approval from the board of the Philippine Stock Exchange Inc. to raise up to PHP20 billion through a stock rights offer (SRO), the proceeds of which will be used to acquire land for expansion.The company will offer up... Read More
MANILA -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has continued its initiatives to help micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) increase their presence in digital platform.DTI has partnered with Google Philippines and IPG Mediabrands (IPGMB) Philippines, Inc. to promote the use of digital... Read More
MANILA -- State-run Social Security System (SSS) expects investment income to reach PHP60 billion, in three years, or double the PHP30 billion last year, following its participation in the infrastructure sector with the purchase of minority stake in diversified and infrastructure conglomerate... Read More
MANILA --The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rose slightly on Friday as the peso stayed firm after investors stayed at the sidelines ahead of the release later in the day of US’s December 2017 inflation report.PSEi ended the day at 8,814.62 points, up 0.02 percent or 1.37 percent from... Read More
MANILA -- The Board of Investments (BOI) aims to give incentives to businesses investing in Marawi City by listing the former war-torn zone under the Less Developed Areas (LDA) of the Investment Priorities Plan (IPP).BOI on Friday said that the inclusion of Marawi City in the LDA will help in... Read More
MANILA - - An official of BPI Asset Management and Trust Corp. discounts breaching of the government’s two to four percent inflation target this year even with the impact of the tax reform.In an interview, Carlos Jalandoni, BPI Asset Management and Trust Corp. vice president and head of... Read More
MANILA -- Some 215,678 existing and potential micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) throughout the country have benefitted from the Shared Service Facility (SSF) Program of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).DTI Regional Operations Group (ROG) reported Thursday that the government has... Read More
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