THE government is poised to collect P644.433 billion in excise taxes next year, as it seeks to generate more revenue while ...

THE nonstop rains brought about by two successive storms and the prevailing southwest monsoon have affected a total of 3,637 barangays in Luzon, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management ...

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) clarified that the 20 percent penalty for early withdrawals from the Personal Equity and Retirement Account (Pera) will only apply to the actual income earned from ...

The New BYD Seal 5 DM-i introduces a refreshed design. BYD Cars Philippines has expanded its lineup of electrified vehicles with the launch of the All-New Atto 2 in DM-i and EV versions, while ...

Overseas Filipino workers line up at the OFW Lane at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City. AROUND P50 billion were lost by Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in 2024 as they ...

DIGITAL transformation is often described as a technology journey. I have come to believe that it is, first and foremost, a leadership journey. Many organizations begin by asking, “What technology ...

Talented child actors continue to shine at the annual Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival. “Ganggang“ (2026) by JL Burgos tells the story of children in a rural community experiencing the ...

ONE of the more annoying things to watch in this Impeachment Trial of Sara Duterte is her defense counsel’s propensity to say “yeah” instead of “yes.” Call me old, but I just feel that it’s a very ...

Department of Tourism office in Makati (Photo by Patrick Roque via Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0) THE Department of Tourism (DOT) has announced the bidding for some P398 million in consulting ...

The Philippines has a law called the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018. The irony writes itself. Eight years after Republic Act 11032 promised to streamline ...

INVESTMENT pledges from both foreign and Filipino nationals increased in the second quarter of 2026, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Approved investments from both ...

THE Philippine economy could have grown by at least 5 percent in the second quarter had public construction merely stayed at its year-ago level, the Department of Economy, Planning and Development ...