DOF eyes higher excise taxes to fund middle-class tax relief
The Department of Finance (DOF) is proposing higher excise taxes on sweetened beverages, e-cigarettes, alcohol, plastics and vehicles to offset revenue losses…
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The Department of Finance (DOF) is proposing higher excise taxes on sweetened beverages, e-cigarettes, alcohol, plastics and vehicles to offset revenue losses…
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The government has established a P60-billion incentive program for electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers as the Philippines seeks to attract large-scale…
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The involvement of former occupants of the Palace’s own inner circle, the Executive Secretary’s Office and the Cabinet agency that controls the release of…
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The World Bank has approved a $250.87 million loan to expand climate-resilient water and sanitation services in Bohol, Siargao and Jolo.
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China Bank Savings (CBS) has reopened its Automatic Payroll Deduction (APD) Lending Center in Malolos City, strengthening its presence in Bulacan as it expands…
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The yellow-headed monitor lizard, also known as the Mindanao water monitor or Cuming’s water monitor, is endemic to Mindanao.
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TACLOBAN CITY — Eight rescued and rehabilitated wild animals, including two endangered bird species, were released back into their natural habitat at the…
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The Department of Transportation (DoTr) has filed 105 land acquisition cases to remove right-of-way bottlenecks and keep the North-South Commuter Railway…
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Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) kept its earnings steady in the first half of 2026, supported by sustained loan expansion, stable margins and…
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The deal with China is all wrong and risks walking back the country’s unassailable position in the West Philippine Sea.
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Harassers can fabricate invasive pornographic images portraying their targets.
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Asia United Bank (AUB) posted a net income of P6.19 billion in the first half of 2026, up slightly from P6.13 billion a year earlier, as continued loan growth…
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PARIS (AFP) — UNESCO has placed South Sudan’s Boma-Badingilo migratory landscape on its World Heritage in Danger list, marking the country’s first World…
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‘ASEAN should guard against being misused as a hired mouthpiece for the US.’
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday touted the government’s housing initiatives, saying more than 500,000 housing units have either been completed or…
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Vietnamese rescuers, with 'the support of Chinese rescue forces,' rescued 45 of the 62 people, as of 12 noon on Sunday.
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The West Philippine Sea (WPS) is expected to figure prominently in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SoNA) on Monday as his…
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More than 32,000 member-consumer-owners (MCOs) of South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO II) support a proposed joint venture with IGNITE Power,…
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