ILOILO CITY — An umbrella business organization in Iloilo has expressed support for Ayala Land, Inc.’s (ALI) plan to redevelop the resort island of Sicogon.
Jun 032014
BusinessWorld Online: Economy
Jun 022014
DISCUSSIONS with Department of Agriculture counterparts in South Korea have led to a wider partnership in livestock and grain trade, as well as technical assistance and investments, the DA said yesterday.
Jun 022014
DAVAO CITY — The Bureau of Fisheries Aquatic Resources (BFAR) hopes to register 1 million fisherfolk by July through the National Municipal Fisherfolk Registration Program in order to fulfill its commitment to national treaties and further improve its share in the European Union (EU) fish market.
Jun 022014
EVERY TIME I get my pay slip, I get depressed. I see the amount of what I was supposed to have earned and, right below it, the amount of tax deducted from my income that I would never see again. Of course, some would argue that I do see the tax I paid in terms of infrastructure and public services. But even if I try to console myself with such platitudes, I find myself feeling more depressed every time I ride the MRT and get squeezed by the hordes of people also trying to get in, or when I go to a government office just to be practically ignored or, on special days, even snarled at.
Jun 012014
TWO public-private partnership (PPP) projects and three other development projects are expected to move forward after securing the National Economic Development Authority’s (NEDA) approval for their rollout.
May 302014
The head of the state mining regulator has confirmed that a proposed mining revenue-sharing agreement has been approved and will be transmitted to Malacañang sometime next week.
May 302014
Tax compliance among large taxpayers remains a frustration for Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Kim S. Jacinto-Henares, who said in offhand remarks on Thursday that the country’s biggest earners are like Janet Lim-Napoles in “trying to confuse” the bureau.
May 302014
Two congressmen have filed a bill seeking transparency in the operations and calculation of oil prices set by oil companies in the country.
May 292014
CEBU CITY — A regional official of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) said the Philippines could lose its position as the second biggest coconut producer in the world as productivity has declined in Visayas.
May 292014
HAMBURG — A group of animal feed makers in the Philippines has purchased 83,475 metric tons (MT) of soymeal to be sourced from the United States and Argentina in a tender that closed on Tuesday, European traders said on Wednesday.