REUTERS THE PHILIPPINES and Singapore are exploring the possibility of more partnerships in energy security, artificial intelligence (AI), and trade this year, the two countries’ foreign ministers said on Monday. In a briefing in Manila, Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said Singapore businesses are confident in the economic prospects of the Philippines and are keen […]Read More
LGU PANDAN-MAYOR’S OFFICE CALAMITY FUNDS worth P3.41 billion have been released as of the end of March to fund relief operations and repairs to infrastructure that had sustained typhoon damage, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. In its National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (NDRRMF) status update, P2.01 billion was disbursed to […]Read More
PHILSTAR THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has asked the Health and Local Government departments to fast-track the release of health emergency allowances (HEA), citing a backlog in releases. “To resolve the bottleneck… maybe a blanket MoA (Memorandum of Agreement) could cover all private organizations and local government units (LGUs),” Budget Secretary Amenah F. […]Read More
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO AMENDING the economic provisions of the constitution will address a number of “uncertainties” that concern foreign investors, the Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) said. “We believe that foreign investors have long been discouraged by long-term uncertainty. The uncertainty in our economic policy framework stems from the contradiction between the restrictive provisions in […]Read More
PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBAN THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) must continue supporting online platforms and sellers during the rollout of a withholding tax scheme amid complaints about difficulties with compliance, a tax practitioner said. “It is not unusual for the BIR to extend the period to comply, especially if they are introducing a new requirement. […]Read More
TWITTER.COM/SECMANALO ByJohn Victor D. Ordoñez, Reporter THE PHILIPPINES and Singapore are pushing a code of conduct in the South China Sea (SCS) that they said could ease Chinese aggression in the waterway. “The code of conduct will not resolve issues of sovereignty or issues of maritime entitlement, but it is important that we have cohesion […]Read More
PHILIPPINE STAR/KJ ROSALES PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday vowed to bring down drug syndicates and the illegal drug trade, while minimizing bloodshed in carrying out these operations. This came after law enforcers on Monday seized a record P13.3-billion ($234 million) haul of crystal meth or shabu in Batangas province south of the […]Read More
PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOS By Chloe Mari A. Hufana BUSINESS groups in the Philippines on Tuesday said they were not worried about the transport strike by jeepney drivers and operators, saying it had not disrupted the operations of their members. Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) President Sergio R. Ortiz-Luis, Jr. told BusinessWorld by telephone their […]Read More
By Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio A CONGRESSMAN has raised alarm over Chinese nationals obtaining official documents exclusively for Filipinos like passports and even birth certificates, seeing this suspicious development as a threat to national security. Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace S. Barbers urged President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. to suspend officials of government agencies […]Read More
PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO/TOTO LOZANO, PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO THE HOUSE of Representatives is set to investigate an alleged deal made by former President Rodrigo R. Duterte with China to keep the status quo over contested waters in South China Sea once Congress resumes. “The House of Representatives is committed to conducting a comprehensive and fair inquiry to […]Read More