MUMBAI — The United Nations food agency’s rice price index rose 2.8% in July from a month ago to their highest level in nearly 12 years as prices in key exporting countries jumped on strong demand and […]
Appellate tax court affirms San Miguel Brewery’s P122-M refund claim
CTA.JUDICIARY.GOV.PH/ THE Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has affirmed its ruling to grant San Miguel Brewery, Inc.’s refund claim worth P122.62 million, representing wrongly paid excise tax on its beer products for the fiscal year 2017. In […]
BMW XM now here
Brand New 1 of 4 Brand’s first electrified performance vehicle is priced at P15.89 million SMC ASIA CAR Distributors Corp., official importer and distributor of BMW in the Philippines, has now made available the BMW […]
Barbie: the movie
By Amelia H. C. Ylagan What is a movie review on a hyped-up PG-13 rated bio-flick about a child’s doll doing in an opinion column in a business newspaper? This is just an opinion of […]
Upland rice farming touted as hunger prevention program
IRRI DAVAO CITY — Former Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol said upland rice farming on small plots could serve to mitigate hunger among farmers. The “Kalahating Ektarya sa Bawat Pamilya (A half hectare for every family)” program […]
Weavers, start your looms
HABI: The Philippine Textile Council launches the sixth edition of the Lourdes Montinola Piña Competition, and the second Eloisa Hizon Gomez Abaca Competition. A yearly highlight of the Likhang Habi Fair, which will be held October 13-15 […]
Analysts’ Q2 2023 GDP estimates
PHILIPPINE ECONOMIC GROWTH likely moderated in the second quarter as still-elevated inflation and high borrowing costs continued to dampen consumption. Read the full story. Neil Banzuelo RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR MORE STORIES
China’s July economic losses from disasters exceed January-June
BEIJING — China’s direct economic losses from natural disasters surged to 41.18 billion yuan ($5.74 billion) in July, more than in January to June combined, driven by severe weather as two powerful typhoons hit the country in […]
Motor vehicle road user’s tax
By AJ Montesa PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMAN In his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 24, 2023, President Marcos announced the motor vehicle road user’s tax as an essential measure under the medium-term […]
MMPC, MarCoPay make vehicle purchase easier for seafarers
IMAGE FROM MITSUBISHI MOTORS PHILIPPINES CORP. MITSUBISHI MOTORS Philippines Corp. (MMPC) and MarCoPay, Inc., a Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) group company that operates the MarCoPay financial platform for seafarers, recently entered into an agreement to promote […]