PHILIPPINE STAR/ RUSSELL PALMATHE Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) said the delay in its usual election data reports on Monday was caused by “unexpected technical issues,” attributing it to differences in file formats and discrepancies in figures.In a statement on Tuesday, the PPCRV
JBC to screen SC justice applicants - BusinessWorld Online PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE Philippines’ Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) will conduct public interviews from May 14 to
REUTERSBy Justine Irish D. Tabile, ReporterTHE Philippine utilization rate in the European Union’s (EU) Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), a scheme to admit Philippine goods tariff-free, hit a record 80% last year, according to the EU Ambassador to the Philippines.“In the previous year we
ICTSIDOMESTIC TRADE is expected to drive the growth of the shipping industry in the face of the US tariffs that are disrupting international trade, according to Royal Cargo.“I think domestic shipping will increase and improve. The Philippines is one of the growth areas here in
THE Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) said it remitted a dividend of P1.447 billion to the Treasury, representing 75% of its earnings.“About P1.447 billion was the dividend we paid to the National Government, and it represented 75% of our distributable earnings. We could have paid more
PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANTHE National Food Authority (NFA) said that it shipped 35,000 bags of well-milled rice to Cebu on Monday to support the government’s plan to sell subsidized P20-per-kilo rice to vulnerable segments of the population.The shipment will constitute the stocks to be sold in
PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMANTHE Philippine Tobacco Institute (PTI), an industry lobby, said taxes for tobacco need to be overhauled to contain the growing share of illicit tobacco in the market and ensure the government collects adequate sin taxes.“There is an urgent need to calibrate
PROPOSALS to increase capital gains tax (CGT), donor’s tax and estate tax could make land more expensive and weaken investor activity, the real estate industry said.“Attempts to impose further tax burdens on property transactions will lead to spiraling land prices, economic destabilization, and loss of employment
UK Yoga Instructors Join Forces to Support Kolkata’s Street Children Prior to International Yoga Day
“Yoga for HOPE” Campaign Empowers Disadvantaged Children in India on International Day of YogaLondon, UK – In celebration of International Day of Yoga, yoga teachers from across the UK and beyond are joining forces to support some of India’s most vulnerable children through a nationwide
On Sunday, hundreds of runners came together in Prestwood, Buckinghamshire for Run Prestwood, a community event that raised an impressive £9,089 for the Chilterns Neuro Centre. The event, which featured a 10k chip-timed race, a 5k fun run, and a 2k children’s race, drew participants
A combination of unseasonably sunny weather and the later timing of the Easter break fuelled a sharp increase in retail sales across the UK in April, as consumers headed outdoors and opened their wallets for home and garden improvements, new data shows. Retail spending rose by
Wage growth in the UK has slowed to its weakest level since November, while unemployment has crept higher, as businesses brace for a series of cost pressures including tax hikes and a rise in the national minimum wage. According to new data from the Office for