SUPERSTITIOUS PEOPLE may view the 13th of the month as an inauspicious date whenever it falls on a Friday. When it falls on a Saturday, it generally doesn’t attract the same sense of dread. Revenue regulations like the one issued last Saturday, however, may soon change that.
CONTRARY to projections that second-quarter rice production would be lower year-on-year, the country’s palay production rose 1-2%, an Agriculture department official said yesterday.
SOUTH Korea’s largest importers organization is set to visit the country this week in a bid to strengthen its ties with the Philippines, the Trade department said in a statement yesterday.
WHY DOES a taxpayer go to court seeking value-added tax (VAT) refund when he knows he does not comply with the requisites for a tax refund?
THE WORLD Bank turned a $300-million loan over to state coffers on Friday to support the government’s reforms toward inclusive growth.
THE PHILIPPINE and Belgian foreign ministers capped their bilateral talks with a comprehensive agreement, a first between the two countries, with an aim to improve trade relations.
A TRADE mission from the United States will visit the Philippines on Monday to seek Philippine partners for a number of sectors, a statement from the US Embassy said Friday.
UNSKILLED work remained the most common job for Filipinos abroad, the government said in a report yesterday.
THE TOURISM department expects a rise in tourists from Europe following the European Union’s (EU) green light for Philippine Airlines (PAL) to fly to the group’s 28 member states.
DEMAND for housing and office space in the Philippines is expected to remain high on the back of impressive economic growth. Despite an increase in new space, property developers expect vacancies in premium residential and office space across business districts to remain scarce.