THE PHILIPPINES and the US have signed two debt swap agreements under which the latter will convert some $31.8 million (P1.34 billion) worth of the Philippines’ liabilities to the US into financing for nature conservation.
Jul 252013
BusinessWorld Online: Economy
Jul 252013
A MEASURE to harmonize the fiscal perks granted to companies has been filed in the House of Representatives.
Jul 252013
AGRICULTURE Secretary Proceso J. Alcala said in an interview that he has already recommended a 20% provisional tariff on Turkish flour to the Tariff Commission.
Jul 232013
PRESIDENT Benigno S. C. Aquino III’s State of the National Address (SoNA) is seen to boost investor and market sentiment as it underlined the administration’s commitment to its good governance and inclusive growth agenda.
Jul 232013
PHILIPPINE businesses are not yet ready for the upcoming ASEAN economic community (AEC), a senior bank official said, urging the government to protect the country’s agriculture, financial services and labor sectors.
Jul 232013
SOUTH KOREAN businessmen are interested in putting up manufacturing facilities in the country after a delegation recently visited the country, the Trade department said in a statement yesterday.
Jul 222013
TENTATIVE tax returns filed by taxpayers are considered final unless an amended return is submitted to correct or complete any deficiencies in the initial filing, according to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).
Jul 222013
CEBU CITY — Deputy Ombudsman for Visayas Pelagio S. Apostol said a fact-finding investigation will soon be conducted on the reported disappearance of 500 sacks of smuggled rice from the Cebu International Port.
Jul 222013
MERE RELIANCE on another person in preparing, filing and paying income taxes is not a justification for failure to file the right information on income taxes.
Jul 212013
STATE-RUN 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 after only one firm pre-qualified to participate in the bidding that was supposed to take place on Wednesday.