PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met on June 3, 2024 in Malacañang. — PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS OFFICEIn Tiananmen Square earlier this month, a spectacle of three world leaders standing side by side greeted an estimated crowd of 50,000: Chinese Premier Xi

LBC Express says it is addressing SEC show-cause order on report delay - BusinessWorld Online                                    BW FILE PHOTOLBC EXPRESS Holdings, Inc. said it is addressing a

BW FILE PHOTOTHE PHILIPPINES’ net external liability rose by 5.4% as of March from the quarter prior, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.Data from the BSP’s Balance Sheet Approach (BSA) report showed that the country’s net liabilities climbed to P3.741 trillion at end-March from

THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said it approved P48.87 billion worth of investment proposals in September, helping it exceed 60% of its approvals target in the year to date.The September total is 9.8% lower year on year, it said. The 36 approved projects are

The lobby of the Philippine Stock Exchange in Taguig City, Sept. 30, 2020. — REUTERSPHILIPPINE STOCKS slid for a seventh straight session on Tuesday as selling persisted due to worries over corruption issues and the peso’s weakness against the dollar. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange

Ornamental plants seen as potential growth pillar for agriculture industry - BusinessWorld Online                                    PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOORNAMENTAL PLANTS are being touted as a potential growth driver for

Carabao genetic program boosts milk yields - BusinessWorld Online                                    LILIAN VILLAMOR VIA UPD-CS IB/PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) said a carabao genetic improvement program

WIKIMEDIA/PATRICKROQUE01By Erika Mae P. SinakingTHE Supreme Court (SC) said domestic market enterprises (DMEs) registered under the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act are entitled to Value-Added Tax (VAT) zero-rating on local purchases.In an en banc decision made public on Sept. 29 and

A 3D render of the Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge | Source: The Office of Congressman Albert S. Garcia, 2nd District of Bataan THE first phase of the $3.91-billion Bataan-Cavite Interlink bridge has attracted eight bidders, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said.The DPWH said

RAWPIXEL.COM-FREEPIKTHE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it tapped Blockchain Council of the Philippines (BCP) to develop a blockchain digital ledger that will track foreign-assisted infrastructure projects.“By placing our foreign-assisted projects  — those funded by Official Development Assistance (ODA) — on the Integrity

House bill seeks to raise taxes on sweet beverages - BusinessWorld Online                                    REUTERSA HOUSE BILL filed on Tuesday seeking to raise excise taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages

BW FILE PHOTOTHE Department of Energy (DoE) said it will offer petroleum service contractors “special allowances” to encourage investment in the upstream energy industry.“There is a need to offer improved fiscal terms to service contractors to complement the other government initiatives in attracting more exploration