People line up to file their income tax returns at the Bureau of Internal Revenue office in Intramuros, Manila, April 18. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ RUSSELL A. PALMA THE COUNTRY’S main revenue agencies are tasked to collect P3.436 trillion in taxes and duties in 2023 to help finance the record P5.268-trillion national budget and reduce the fiscal deficit. Next year’s collection ...
SMC GLOBAL POWER Holdings Corp. warned on Tuesday that electricity prices in Metro Manila and nearby provinces could go up by as much as 30% starting in October if the energy regulator fails to act on its petition for a temporary rate hike. The petition was jointly filed with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) by the power arm of San ...
PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBAN FLAG carrier Philippine Airlines, Inc. (PAL) said it plans to seek government help to make air travel more affordable for the public by either deferring or reducing airport fees. “[This is] to make travel more affordable,” PAL President and Chief Operating Officer Capt. Stanley K. Ng told reporters recently. He said such fees include terminal fees, ...
JOLLIBEE Foods Corp. reopened the Yoshinoya branch in Glorietta 1 mall on Aug. 19 as part of its joint venture with Yoshinoya International Philippines, Inc. (YIPI), the firm said on Tuesday. The branch was originally opened in 2012 and was redesigned and relaunched to adapt a contemporary and casual Japanese style. “Giving Filipinos the authentic Yoshinoya experience is an important ...
1 of 3 AFTER two years of virtual events, the City of Davao’s Kadayawan Festival has returned to face-to-face celebrations on its 37th year. The Kadayawan Festival is a celebration of thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest. The festivities are held every third week of August and highlight the 11 tribes of Davao. “During the 1970s, the very first elected Bagobo ...
Medical illustration of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria via US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Antibiotic Resistance Coordination and Strategy Unit ONLY 13% of the 2022 target for bacteriologic testing of presumptive tuberculosis (TB) patients was reached as of June, showing that testing for the disease still lags two years into pandemic, according to data from the Department of Health (DoH). ...
ROBINSONS Land Corp. (RLC) has put in place a work environment that aims to address the needs of employees, including their mental health, ahead of a “new normal” in the office. “One of the challenges that have been raised from the work-from-home [setup] is that it’s been quite difficult [because] sometimes people feel isolated. We are social beings and more ...
IN an effort to draw more visitors to the walled city, a special tour has been organized that mixes history, Filipiñana fashion, and photography. The tour — the Intramuros Filipiñana Tranviaganza — involves visiting the scenic sites of the Walled City while dressed in Filipiñana attire and having your picture taken. To be held on Sept. 3, the tour is ...
EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/NIAID DAKAR — A new case of Ebola virus has been confirmed in the city of Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the country’s National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB) said on Monday. Testing showed the case was genetically linked to the 2018–2020 outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces, which killed nearly 2,300 people, said a statement from ...
THE PESO rebounded versus the dollar on Tuesday on the back of the government’s ongoing retail bond offering. — BW FILE PHOTO THE PESO rebounded against the greenback on Tuesday on preference for the local unit amid the government’s retail Treasury bond (RTB) sale and ahead of a likely weaker US durable goods report. The local unit closed at P56.07 ...