A woman shops for school supplies in San Mateo, Rizal. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ WALTER BOLLOZOSNOMURA GLOBAL Markets Research has lowered its inflation forecast for the Philippines due to the lower-than-expected inflation readings over the past two months, which are likely to have persuaded monetary authorities

SANLORENZOGUIMARAS.GOV.PHTHE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has included barangays in the list of taxpayers required to file returns through electronic forms.The BIR’s Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 4-2023, issued on Monday, further expands the categories of taxpayer required to file tax returns through electronic BIR forms

PARTICIPANTS in a US healthcare information management services (HIMS) roadshow generated $85.9 million worth of sales and investment leads, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).In a statement on Monday, the DTI said that it secured $72.9 million worth of initial sales (including

NGCP.PHTHE Luzon power grid was placed on red alert on Monday after five power plants declared forced outages, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said.In a statement, NGCP said that a red alert was raised over the Luzon power grid between 1 p.m.

REUTERSGERMAN businesses operating in the Philippines expressed confidence in their prospects over the next 12 months, according to a survey conducted by the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI).On Monday, the GPCCI released its Spring 2023 AHK World Business Outlook Survey, which indicated that

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE Board of Investments (BoI) said it recently launched a cold chain database project that will help identify the areas that most urgently need investment in post-harvest facilities.In a statement on Monday, the BoI said the cold chain database project was launched in

SAN MIGUEL Corp. (SMC) said on Monday that its unit San Miguel Foods, Inc. has procured 1.3 million metric tons (MT) of corn valued at P23.9 billion directly from farmers since the launch of its buying program in 2020.“Through this program, we are assured of

ILIGAN CITY DRRMOTHE PHILIPPINES is set to host the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Risk Reduction in October 2024.“The Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference will serve as a platform for knowledge-sharing in terms of what is ongoing, in terms of the policy work and the government work of

Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate our real-life superheroes than to honor them. On Sunday, May 14, we celebrate the guiding light of our families — our mothers. While some will be commemorating this event with a lavish

PHILIPPINE STAR/RUSSELL PALMAOnly around 2% of Philippine businesses, mostly large ones, offer healthcare coverage to their employees, according to multichannel insurance platform Kwik.insure.“So many MSMEs (micro, small, and medium enterprises) and Filipinos are trying to get health coverage,”  Kwik.insure Chief Executive Officer Hamilton Angluben said in

JUSTIN BROWNLEE — SBPPHNOM PENH — Under heavy threat from beefed-up opposition and adverse conditions, Gilas Pilipinas gets the ball rolling for its Gold or Bust mission in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games today.With over 100 million hoops-loving countrymen watching with keen, if not nervous

LUIGI TRILLO — PBA MEDIAA NEW era has dawned for Meralco in the PBA with the appointment of Luigi Trillo as the Bolts’ head coach.The Bolts promoted the long-time assistant in an announcement yesterday, taking the place of Norman Black, who’s now the designated team