FREEPIKElectronic labeling or e-labeling (also known as digital labeling) can improve patient safety. Medical product information is designed with the intent to ensure prescription and nonprescription healthcare products are used in an effective and safe manner. This information is a culmination of clinical development data
BW FILE PHOTOBy Revin Mikhael D. Ochave, ReporterPHILIPPINE STOCKS ended 2024 on a cautious note following a tumultuous year for the market as many global central banks began their monetary easing cycles.The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slipped by 0.15% or 10.23 points to
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTONONTAX REVENUE is on track to surpass this year’s target, and is projected to come in at a record P606.6 billion, after government companies were made to remit more of their earnings as dividends, with the government also accessing their reserve funds, the
ICTSITHE Export Development Council (EDC) is expected to meet in the first quarter to likely downgrade the targets set in the Philippine Export Development Plan (PEDP) for the 2025-2028 period.In an online briefing last week, EDC Executive Director Bianca Pearl R. Sykimte said that proposed
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOEXPORTERS are being urged to develop products unique to the Philippines that will open up new Western markets, the Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (Philexport) said.In a statement over the weekend, Philexport said that Western countries are also looking at the Philippines as a
THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has adopted amendments to its resolution aimed at minimizing delays in the regulatory reset process for privately owned distribution utilities (DUs), focusing on Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) fifth regulatory period. “This reset is essential to align distribution rates with operational realities
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Major government contractors are pushing the costs of rising national insurance (NI) and higher wage bills back onto the Treasury, prompting concerns over the ultimate burden on taxpayers. Cleaning and facilities management groups such as Churchill Group and Mitie, together with construction giant Mace, are among
Middle-class parents have welcomed the government’s move to introduce a 20 per cent VAT charge on private school fees, according to education secretary Bridget Phillipson. Speaking ahead of the policy’s launch this Wednesday, Phillipson says that many families are “priced out” of independent education by rising
A construction worker is seen working on a new project in Taguig City. — REUTERSBy Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, ReporterPRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. may need to return the budget bill to Congress as line-item vetoes would not be enough to cure errors committed by
PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOSBy John Victor D. Ordoñez, ReporterTHE PHILIPPINE military’s plan to acquire the United States; mid-range Typhon missile system will not fuel an arms race in the region despite China’s opposition and calls for the Southeast Asian nation to return to “peaceful development,” security
THIRTEEN Filipinas who were involved in child surrogacy in Cambodia have returned to the Philippines and have been taken into the custody of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).“Upon the request of the Philippine Embassy and with the endorsement of the Royal Government