Manila: Providing incentives such as value-added tax (VAT) refunds to foreign travelers would make the Philippines ‘competitive’ as a destination among its peers in Southeast Asia, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Thursday.
In a statement, Touris…
Manila: The House of Representatives’ legislative initiatives have brought in “encouraging results” in sustaining the country’s economic growth, according to Speaker Martin Romualdez.
In his speech before the adjournment of session on Wednesday night…
Manila: The banking industry’s outlook for the next two years remains optimistic despite macroeconomic challenges, results of the 2023 Banking Sector Outlook Survey (BSOS) released on Thursday showed.
The BSOS gathers the sentiments and outlook of pr…
Manila: The banking industry’s outlook for the next two years remains optimistic despite macroeconomic challenges, results of the 2023 Banking Sector Outlook Survey (BSOS) released on Thursday showed.
The BSOS gathers the sentiments and outlook of pr…
Manila: Medium and large enterprises in Quezon City will benefit from the enhanced incentives following the approval of a new ordinance by Mayor Joy Belmonte.
On Thursday, the city government announced that Belmonte signed Ordinance No. SP-3296, S-20…
Manila: The Board of Investments (BOI), through its One-Stop Action Center for Strategic Investments (OSAC-SI), has granted green lane certificates to 126 projects worth PHP4.13 trillion to expedite the processing of their permits and licenses in nati…
Manila: A group of health advocates has called on President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to designate September as Alcohol Harms Awareness Month.
In a media forum on Thursday, the Sin Tax Coalition said the government could mitigate the health, societal, …