<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ??> The world is evolving, and so is the field of education. As technology advances and innovations emerge, the way we approach education is evolving. To stay relevant and practical, we must embrace these changes and harness the power of technology and innovation to transform the future of […]
URC to move CADPI sugar milling equipment to Balayan mill
In line with its expansion plan to provide better service to local sugarcane farmers, Universal Robina Corporation (URC) will be purchasing the idle sugar milling machineries and equipment of Central Azucarera Don Pedro, Inc. (CADPI). The CADPI sugar milling machineries and equipment will be transferred to URC’s Balayan sugar mill […]
SEIPI keeps 5% export growth target
A worker operates the die attach machine at a semiconductor manufacturing plant in Manila, Dec. 10, 2008. — REUTERS THE SEMICONDUCTOR and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation, Inc. (SEIPI) is optimistic it will achieve its 5% export growth target despite a drop in electronics exports in the first quarter. […]
PHL posts lowest VAT efficiency in region
A team from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) checks the tax compliance of several establishments in Manila. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBAN THE PHILIPPINES should improve its value-added tax (VAT) collection as it continues to have the lowest efficiency level in Southeast Asia, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said. In […]
Q1 domestic trade value, volume climb
PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBAN THE DOMESTIC TRADE in goods grew by 46.7% year on year in the first quarter to P199.72 billion, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday. However, this amount was smaller than P283.71 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, preliminary data from the PSA’s Commodity Flow […]
House adopts Senate version of bill extending estate tax amnesty by 2 years
BW FILE PHOTO THE HOUSE of Representatives has adopted the Senate version of the bill extending the estate tax amnesty in order to ensure it will be signed into law before it expires by mid-June. The House plenary adopted Senate Bill (SB) No. 2219, which extends the period of availment […]
Norway’s wealth fund puts Indonesian SOE under observation on risk to prehistoric art
1 of 2 JAKARTA — Norway’s wealth fund has placed an Indonesian state-owned enterprise (SOE) cement maker, in which it has a stake, under observation for three years for what it calls “risk of damage” from the firm’s activities to prehistoric cave paintings on Sulawesi island. A Semen Indonesia subsidiary […]
SEC readies simplified rules to help farm projects raise capital
THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is finalizing a regulation that will help farm-based companies raise up to P500 million to fund their agricultural projects by selling securities through a simplified registration process. The memorandum circular, which the securities regulator plans to issue initially next month, is meant to support […]
What Greek mythology teaches us about women’s resistance and rebellion
A NUDE STATUE of Medusa holding the severed head of Perseus created by Luciano Garbati stands in Collect Pond Park situated directly accross from Manhattan’s Crimial Court in support of the #MeToo movement, New York, NY, Oct. 19, 2020. — REUTERS AFTER some hard-fought victories, women’s rights are threatened again […]
Meralco expects ‘significant’ net profit growth
MANILA ELECTRIC CO. (Meralco) expects its net income to grow significantly this year, boosted by its power generation business, its chairman said on Tuesday. “We should see a significant uptick in the profits of [the power] generation part of the business and we saw that in this morning’s board meeting […]