WITH the May 30, 2014, deadline for the accreditation of importers and customs brokers with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), affected companies and individuals alike are rushing to complete the required documents.
May 052014
BusinessWorld Online: Economy
May 042014
STATE borrowings dropped by slightly more than a fourth in March from last year as the government’s domestic liabilities declined.
May 042014
THE COUNTRY’S outstanding public sector debt (OPSD) reached P7.5 trillion as of September 2013, the government reported over the weekend.
May 042014
(Fourth in a five-part series)IN LAST week’s column, we discussed the Philippines’ commitments to liberalize its services sector. We will continue to look into services, but this time from the perspective of our ASEAN neighbors — what are they offering in return?
May 012014
CITING potential bidders’ concerns, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) will alter some of the terms for the P2.5-billion Integrated Transport System (ITS) — Southwest Terminal project.
May 012014
INVESTMENTS approved by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) grew by a quarter in the first four months of the year amid new projects and expansion of existing locators, the agency said late Wednesday.
May 012014
RETAIL prices of goods in the National Capital Region (NCR) rose from February to March, according to the Philippine Statistical Authority (PSA).
Apr 302014
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) expects to rule by yearend on the Philippines’ application to enter an expanded preferential trade scheme that will grant duty-free access to more Philippine-made goods, a representative of the 28-member bloc said on Tuesday.
Apr 302014
TWO NORTH American firms have donated $300,000 worth of landing equipment to the Tacloban airport, allowing aircraft to fly into the city despite low visibility.
Apr 302014
NOWADAYS, contrary to its commemorative spirit, the celebration of Araw ng Manggagawa or Labor Day is punctuated by protest rallies organized by different labor groups to air their grievances. With besetting socioeconomic realities such as inflation, erosion of security of tenure and unemployment, the promotion of labor rights should not be reduced to lip service. Such realities should, in fact, compel the issuance and implementation of responsive legislation protecting the welfare of workers.