A LINE-ITEM budgeting system in the implementation of 10 projects of different government agencies was urged by Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto as the Senate began hearings on the proposed 2014 national budget.
Aug 272013
BusinessWorld Online: Economy
Aug 272013
REFORMS at the Customs bureau will help the agency raise its collections significantly in order to meet the government’s revenue targets, the Finance department said.
Aug 272013
CEBU CITY — The Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP) is expected to either retain or increase its 2013 growth projections when the International Contact Center Conference and Expo opens here today.
Aug 262013
THE ENERGY department plans to award the contract to supply and deliver the first 3,000 units of electric tricycles (e-trikes) by the fourth quarter, following the receipt of four offers in an auction last week, an official said over the weekend.
Aug 262013
DEMAND for office space in Manila grew steadily in the second quarter despite the overall weak leasing activities in Asia Pacific, global property consultancy firm Jones Lang LaSalle said in a report released yesterday.
Aug 262013
REVENUE Regulations No. (RR) 12-2013, which were issued more than a month ago, made a drastic impact on some taxpayers. Many got panicked and were upset by the sudden change while others remained skeptical on the seriousness of the intent of the regulation and immediately took precautionary measures to mitigate the impact of the issuance on their businesses.
Aug 232013
THE TRANSPORT agency will press on with its second biggest development project under the public-private partnership (PPP) scheme despite alleged irregularities in the bid process for the P17.2-billion Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) rehabilitation project.
Aug 232013
FIVE ASIAN countries, including the Philippines, have improved energy efficiency by 30%, a new report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said.
Aug 232013
DAVAO CITY
Aug 212013
THE COMMERCIAL implementation of retail competition and open access (RCOA), which began June 26, is seen to be “improving” with more qualified customers now being served by their chosen electricity suppliers, an official said in a text message yesterday.