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Inflation sensitive to fare hikes due to heavy transport weighting — analysts
FARE HIKES for all public utility vehicle types are expected to stoke inflation and raise delivery costs, analysts…
Read more →Sugar task force to coordinate response to pest infestations, natural disasters
THE Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) will create a National Task Force to…
Read more →PHL urged to leverage undersea cable connectivity to attract data centers
THE PHILIPPINES must leverage its subsea connectivity and build a secure power supply to expand its data center…
Read more →PHL, UK-ASEAN Business Council explore workforce dev’t collaboration
THE PHILIPPINES and the UK-ASEAN Business Council (UKABC) are discussing potential partnerships in education, training, and workforce development…
Read more →Camarines Norte pineapple industry gets P10.8-million modular cold-storage facility
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said the pineapple industry in Vinzons, Camarines Norte was provided a P10.8-million modular…
Read more →QDMTT and Transfer Pricing: The new power couple that Philippine businesses cannot ignore
What if a transfer pricing adjustment did more than increase corporate income tax? What if it also triggered…
Read more →NFA draws down buffer stock, to build up again after harvest
THE National Food Authority (NFA) said it is clearing its warehouse inventories to an estimated three days’ worth…
Read more →EU pursuing digital connectivity, green-economy Corridor projects
THE European Union (EU) is looking to invest in digital connectivity and green economy projects in the Luzon…
Read more →Thin rice reserves flagged as risk ahead of El Niño
THE EL Niño event is highlighting the risks associated with the thinning levels of rice reserves maintained by…
Read more →Geothermal derisking tops ADB’s PHL projects
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) said its project lineup for the Philippines includes a geothermal derisking facility, public…
Read more →DPWH still targeting C5 rehab start this year
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it is still hoping to begin the rehabilitation of…
Read more →Energy projects totaling 17.8 GW cleared for grid impact study in 1st half
Energy projects totaling 17.8 GW cleared for grid impact study in 1st half THE Department of Energy (DoE)…
Read more →Ground broken on P310.9-million Nueva Vizcaya farm-to-market road
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it broke ground on the P310.9-million Pangawan-Banao farm-to-market road in Nueva Vizcaya…
Read more →Taiwan firm to build $1-B plant in New Clark City
THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said company is building a $1-billion manufacturing facility in New Clark…
Read more →The strategic value of a customs compliance assessment
IN BRIEF: • Increasing Bureau of Customs post-clearance audits make proactive customs compliance assessments essential to identify risks,…
Read more →Tax reform bill hearings expected to wrap up by Dec.
THE DEPARTMENT of Finance (DoF) said it hopes to receive the Committee Report for its next tax reform…
Read more →Sen. Erwin Tulfo backs abandonment of BNPP
JAKARTA — Sen. Erwin T. Tulfo said he is opposed to reviving the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant…
Read more →Higher pork tariffs under study after import surge
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is studying higher tariffs on imported pork in response to increasing…
Read more →P6.2 billion worth of El Niño aid set aside for farmers, fisherfolk
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it obtained the release of a Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) amounting…
Read more →BIR pilots internal-document tracking system
THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said it is pilot-testing a document tracking system that promises to improve…
Read more →PHL obtains extra 9,151 MT raw sugar quota from US
THE US Trade Representative (USTR) said the Philippines has been granted an additional raw cane export quota of…
Read more →Poultry growers skeptical of 2027 growth prospects due to high fuel costs, inflation
By Marron Joshua F. Mendoza THE United Broiler Raisers Association (UBRA) said growth prospects for 2027 remain clouded…
Read more →Philippines ships durian, mangosteen to Vancouver
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Wednesday that it shipped fresh durian and mangosteen to Vancouver, opening…
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