
BIR clarifies tax rules on private retirement plans
More than a mere tax issuance, RR 15-2025 reaffirms a public policy first expressed nearly six decades ago: that retirement benefits are not a gratuity but a…
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read
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More than a mere tax issuance, RR 15-2025 reaffirms a public policy first expressed nearly six decades ago: that retirement benefits are not a gratuity but a…
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read

East West Banking Corporation (EastWest) delivered a strong 2025 performance, reporting a 21 percent increase in net income to P9.2 billion, according to a…
Toby Magsaysay · · 2 min read

Golf was in the spotlight at the 2025 San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Annual Awards Night, turning the Diamond Hotel in…
DT · · 2 min read

The mere use of a nickname identical to another candidate in a previous election is not enough to declare a contender a nuisance bet, the Supreme Court (SC)…
Lade Jean Kabagani · · 2 min read

Baguio Country Club marked its 121st anniversary today, 18 February.
Gwen Bergado · · 1 min read

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has introduced new rules intended to make residential land titling faster, fairer, and more…
Mico Virata · · 1 min read

On Lunar New Year’s Day, when one is urged to keep calm, writing a commentary on politics is the last thing one should do.
Dinah S. Ventura · · 2 min read

Driven by stronger commercial property revenues and disciplined cost management, Sy-led property developer SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SM Prime) saw its net income…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 2 min read

The latest budget data, covering the Philippine government’s fiscal performance for the first 11 months of last year, showed a P1.26-trillion deficit, up 7.38…
DT · · 3 min read

Cash remittances from overseas Filipinos (OFs) reached a record high of $35.63 billion in 2025, equivalent to about P2.07 trillion at current exchange rates,…
Toby Magsaysay · · 1 min read

Driven by stronger commercial property revenues and disciplined cost management, Sy-led property developer SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime) saw its net…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 2 min read

'What sets Philippine tourism apart is our ability to inspire travelers while remaining accountable to the communities and environments that welcome them.'
DT · · 2 min read

‘Amid a dynamic market environment, our financial results remained within our guidance.’
Agence France-Presse · · 2 min read

The infrastructure investment arm of the Aboitiz Group, Aboitiz InfraCapital (AIC) was once again named as the Most Innovative Infrastructure Company in the…
DT · · 1 min read

Aboitiz InfraCapital, Inc. (AIC), the infrastructure investment arm of the Aboitiz Group, has been named the Philippines’ Most Innovative Infrastructure…
DT · · 1 min read

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Arabia is scaling back plans to build 81 luxury resorts on the Red Sea by 2030, seven sources told Agence France-Presse…
Agence France-Presse · · 1 min read

The youth brigade won’t be left behind and will have their share of the spotlight in the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association 2025…
DT · · 2 min read

Foton Motor Philippines held its annual GRIT Awards on 3 February at Acea Beach Resort in Subic. Foton San Pablo earned the 2025 Dealer of the Year title.
DT · · 2 min read
