
Tobacco tax increase has setbacks — expert
The economist lauded the Philippines’ approach to taxing novel tobacco and nicotine products like heated tobacco products and nicotine pouches but underscored…
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The economist lauded the Philippines’ approach to taxing novel tobacco and nicotine products like heated tobacco products and nicotine pouches but underscored…
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Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) approved a P4-billion loan to Alternergy Group to help it build a 128-megawatt wind firm in Tanay, Rizal.
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City Savings Bank (CitySavings), the thrift arm of Aboitiz-led Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), maintains a commitment to enhancing the quality of…
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‘There are still a lot of untapped underserved customers in the provinces, especially in terms of payments. Our focus is to serve customers the larger banks…
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ChargeSpot, Asia's leading shared power bank provider, has been named the Official Power Partner of the Hong Kong, China Representative Team (HKRT) for the…
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The Bureau of Internal Revenue in Central Visayas (BIR-13) temporarily suspended the operations of a restaurant in Mabolo, Cebu City, and a warehouse in…
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Krungsri or Bank of Ayudhya PCL and its business units will continue to hold a 75 percent ownership in Home Credit Philippines and remain the majority…
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Hydroelectric plants play a crucial role in our country’s energy security and decarbonization goals.
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The yen rallied against the dollar and the euro also advanced versus the US unit Friday as traders reacted to news of higher inflation in Japan and the…
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Salmon, a leading financial services and consumer lending provider in Southeast Asia and operator of a licensed bank in the Philippines, has successfully…
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With the additional funding, Globe is poised to strengthen its infrastructure, paving the way for more reliable and consistent digital services to meet the…
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The government has exempted more cancer, diabetes, and mental health medicines from value-added tax (VAT), days after the signing of the CREATE MORE Act.
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One of the interested foreign firms is already operating in the country while the other is a new player in the Philippine market. BSP officials said both are…
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The loan will support the country’s climate adaptation plan. To implement the plan, the ADB said the government needs a $10-million fund
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The Office of Civil Defense (OCD), in partnership with the World Bank (WB), launched the “Panatag Pilipinas” campaign on Monday, aimed at equipping Filipinos…
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Cabuyao, Laguna Vice Mayor Atty. Leif Laiglon Opiña disclosed that they are preparing graft charges against Mayor Dennis Felipe Hain and the entire city…
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ADB announced that multilateral development banks aim to distribute $120 billion in climate financing by 2030, of which $65 billion comes from the private…
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Restaurant owners have asked the government to stop the proliferation of fake persons with disability identification cards (PWD IDs), a scam that threatens the…
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