By Joan Orendain WREATHS will be laid, and taps resound through Intramuros, when Memorare Manila 1945 commemorates 29 deadly days in February 1945.From Feb. 3 to March 3, 1945, 100,000 non-combatants died from Japanese atrocities: infants were tossed in the air and caught impaled on

PETR MAGERA-UNSPLASHTHE Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises to Maximize Opportunities for Reinvigorating the Economy (CREATE MORE) Act is expected to enhance the competitiveness of the information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) industry, an industry association said.“This landmark reform directly addresses key industry

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOAPPROVED building permits declined 10.8% in December, a turnaround from the 1% growth posted a year earlier, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported.The PSA, citing preliminary data, said building projects covered by the permits numbered 10,809 in December, down from 12,116 a year

BW FILE PHOTO/DAVAO CITY company Maylong Enterprises Corp. completed its first frozen durian shipment to China valued at P8.2 million.In a statement on Thursday, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said the shipment consisted of  1,050 boxes of frozen durian meat and 300 boxes of durian

PIXABAYTHE Department of Energy (DoE) said it is requiring traders of marine fuel, known as bunker, to comply with fuel quality standards for sulfur content.In a department circular dated Jan. 28, the DoE said sulfur content in residual marine fuel may not exceed 0.50% by

PHILIPPINE STAR/ WALTER BOLLOZOSTHE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Department of Education (DepEd) signed a joint memorandum circular to guide the career progression of teachers and school heads.In a statement on Wednesday, the DBM said the joint circular for the “modified position classification

BW FILE PHOTOTHE cash utilization rate posted by government agencies was 78% in January, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).The National Government, local governments, and government-owned and –controlled corporations (GOCCs) used P233.80 billion worth of notices of cash allocation (NCAs) issued as

REUTERSPHILIPPINE companies must upgrade detection and infiltration methods to protect consumers against artificial intelligence-(AI) generated deepfakes, according to mobile app security solutions provider Appdome.“The reality is the line between what’s real and not real is not that bright anymore, and so it’s very hard for