PMI sees switch to smoke-free, ‘better’ nicotine alternatives
MANILA, Philippines – With the support of regulators, civil society and public health community, combustible cigarettes sales can end in 10 to 15 years in many places as smokers switch…
Post COVID-19 labor market: Bangladesh eyes Africa
This aerial picture shows workers onloading watermelons from boats in Burigonga river during a government-imposed lockdown as a preventative measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Dhaka on…
Coronavirus: Empty shelves in food-rich Australia raise questions about supply chains
Shelves usually stocked with toilet rolls are seen empty in a supermarket following panic buying in Sydney on March 8, 2020. – AFP SYDNEY — Australia’s vast swathes of farmland…
Registering online stores with BIR has perks, says Finance chief
The government on Saturday shifted its approach toward online sellers not yet registered with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). From outright insistence, it now offers them enticements like financial…
ABS-CBN eyes tie-up with Cignal TV
Media giant ABS-CBN Corp. is in talks with rival Cignal TV for the latter to air some of its TV programs. The proposed tie-up with Cignal TV, controlled by the…
Weaving a new future for Basey’s banig
Henry’s Banig Shop’s Ricky Bautista shows off his son’s design Borongan City—Heroism comes in many forms. For Jose Rizal and Andres Bonifacio, it meant sacrificing their life for their country.…
Gatchalian on BIR proposal to tax online sellers: ‘Ill-timed, insensitive’
Senate PRIB MANILA, Philippines — Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has dismissed as “ill-timed” and “insensitive” the move of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to tax online resellers who are still…
WB to lend $300M for rehab of Mindanao power facility
The Philippines can finally rehabilitate the decades-old Agus-Pulangi hydroelectric power plants in Mindanao as soon as it secures a $300-million loan from the World Bank next year. World Bank documents…
OFW remittances fell 5% in March
Dollars sent home by expatriate Filipinos declined in March, marking the first time that the impact of the coronavirus pandemic was manifested in monthly remittances, a key pillar of the…
DOF firm on listing, taxing online sellers
The Department of Finance (DOF) did not buckle to calls not to force online sellers to register with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and pay taxes while the country…