PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE Philippine Chamber of Telecommunications Operators (PCTO) said the country’s telecommunications companies should urgently implement stringent security measures against scam and spam messages, citing a surge in off-network scam messages that are evading telco networks.“This new wave of scam messages is worrisome as
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOCONSUMER GROUP Power for People Coalition (P4P) has filed petitions with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) seeking to reject Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) power supply contracts with generation companies that procure from fuel plants.“We are asking the ERC to reject these contracts as
IMDBACTOR-director Manny Castañeda, his close friend, Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) director Jose “Joey” Javier Reyes announced in a Facebook past on July 1. He passed away on June 30, according to a later announcement from the Castaneda family.Mr. Castañeda is known for
CTA.JUDICIARY.GOV.PHTHE Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has partially granted Ayala Corp. a tax credit certificate worth more than P308 million, covering excess and unused creditable withholding taxes (CWT) for 2018 and 2019.In a decision publicized on June 19, the CTA Third Division ruled that Ayala
CURIOSO PHOTOGRAPHY-UNSPLASH(Part 5)The final chapter of the encyclical Laudato Si focuses on the primordial importance of environmental education. Here, every single individual must be involved, especially the young. This education has to affect actions and daily habits, the reduction of water consumption, the sorting of
JUDGE FLOROTHE GOVERNMENT made a full award of the reissued Treasury bonds (T-bonds) it offered on Tuesday at an average rate slightly below secondary market levels after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) signaled that it could start its easing cycle as early as next
LISTED Jollibee Foods. Corp. (JFC) has acquired a majority stake in South Korean value coffee brand Compose Coffee for $340 million, or almost P20 billion, as part of strengthening the company’s coffee and tea business.JFC’s wholly owned subsidiary, Jollibee Worldwide Pte. Ltd. (JWPL), bought 70%
PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORWhen Filipinos talk about putting food on the table, they often consider the cost of bringing food, from the source, through various channels, and finally to the family home for the consumption and nourishment of its members. Food security is knowing that there
THE PRE-NEED INDUSTRY saw its premium income decrease by 2.15% year on year in the first quarter amid lower plans sold, data from the Insurance Commission (IC) showed.The sector’s premium income went down to P5.61 billion at end-March from P5.73 billion in the same period
Reading enjoyment among children has hit a record low, according to the National Literacy Trust’s annual survey conducted between January and March of this year. The survey found that over half of children aged eight to 18 do not enjoy reading in their free time,
photo by Edg Adrian A. EvaThe passing of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression (SOGIE) Equality bill will empower diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace, a gender equality advocate said. “It will help catapult DEI in the workplace because the law (SOGIE Equality
London, 2nd July: In a recent survey conducted by Censuswide, with support from the Patients Association, patients were asked about their current experiences with healthcare and their expectations for the next government to improve the health and care system.The survey included 1,000 nationally representative respondents