THE Bureau of Customs seized misdeclared agarwood worth P8.41 million in Lapu-Lapu City. — BOCTHE Bureau of Customs (BoC) seized misdeclared agarwood worth P8.41 million in Lapu-Lapu City, as smuggled exports threaten revenue collections in the face of slower growth and corruption probe.In a statement

P1.5-M smuggled cigarettes seized - BusinessWorld Online                                    AN ILLUSTRATION picture shows cigarettes in their pack, Oct. 8, 2014. — REUTERS/CHRISTIAN HARTMANN/ ILLUSTRATION/FILE PHOTOCOTABATO CITY — A police

Subway ruled out for operations by 2028 but limited tests likely - BusinessWorld Online                                    THE Tunnel Boring Machine at the Camp Aguinaldo station of the Metro

STOCK PHOTO | Image by Insung Yoon from UnsplashTHE Department of Energy (DoE) said it moved the auction for the fifth green energy auction (GEA-5) round to next year.GEA-5, the first auction dedicated solely to offshore wind projects, is now expected to take place within

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE Department of Agriculture (DA) is reviewing pork allocations for 2026, and has frozen applications for minimum access volume (MAV) quotas while the new policy is worked out.Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said the MAV for pork will remain at 55,000

A Canadian flag flies in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 22, 2017. The Philippines is exploring a free trade agreement with Canada, officials said. — REUTERSTHE PHILIPPINES and Canada could start negotiations for a free trade agreement

First complex energy efficiency project eligible for CREATE MORE incentives registered with BoI - BusinessWorld Online                                    THE Board of Investments (BoI) has approved the registration of

A MAN counts a wad of Philippine peso bills in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines, Sept. 19, 2018. — REUTERS/ELOISA LOPEZTHE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said its P500,000 daily cash withdrawal limit was not a factor in the growth slowdown, noting that the policy

PhilRice launches AI-powered agricultural information chatbot - BusinessWorld Online                                    DA.GOV.PHTHE Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) said it launched an AI-powered agricultural information system, which will give

THE suspension of all Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) field audits will provide immediate relief to businesses and allow them to focus their attention on other priorities, a business chamber said on Tuesday.The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said that the Department of

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCASTHE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) urged the government, private sector, and communities to put children at the center of climate action.They issued the call to accompany the launch of a report which