DAVAO CITY — The local government will be setting up agricultural centers in the Paquibato and Marilog districts, remote and upland areas that can be developed for the production of cash crops such as semi-temperate vegetables.
Feb 062014
BusinessWorld Online: Economy
Feb 042014
THE HOUSE of Representatives approved on third and final reading two bills declaring Catanduanes province and Cagayan de Oro City mining-free zones, late Monday.
Feb 032014
THE GOVERNMENT will no longer entertain complaints from losing bidders for its automatic ticketing project, with a transport official saying that only a court order can stop the contract’s awarding process.
Feb 032014
CAGAYAN DE ORO — The target deadline to have lights and air navigation equipment fully installed and operational at the Laguindingan International Airport has been moved from June to November.
Feb 032014
CONSIDERING taxpayers’ never-ending obligation to pay taxes, it behooves them to keep pace with the different regulations issued by the Office of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and more essentially, to properly understand and fully recognize the correct interpretation of these regulations.
Feb 022014
THAILAND has now fully complied with a World Trade Organization (WTO) cigarette tax ruling, a Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) official said, but a new development there is preventing the issue from being put to rest.
Feb 022014
POWER Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) plans to conduct another auction for the privatization of the 153.1-megawatt (MW) Naga power plant complex in Cebu this month, its top official said on Friday last week.
Feb 022014
WE LIVE in a world powered, if not driven, by fossil fuels. Until more strides in green energy and technology can be made, fossil fuels will continue to impact every sector of society. Given the importance of oil and gas to our national development, however, care should be taken that they are used and accounted for correctly, to promote transparency, financial accuracy and sustained investor confidence.
Jan 302014
THE JUSTICE department will miss its self-imposed deadline for its probe into allegations of collusion among power firms, Secretary Leila M. de Lima said yesterday.
Jan 302014
OVER 19 million Filipinos are covered by microinsurance, more than six times the number recorded five years ago, the Department of Finance yesterday reported.