BIR adds 25 cancer drugs to VAT-exempt list
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REUTERS THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said its updated list of medicines exempt from value-added tax (VAT) includes 25 cancer treatments….
Resumption of visa-on-arrival scheme urged for Chinese nationals
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A passenger wears a mask as she arrives at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City. — REUTERS THE Anti-Red Tape…
Business chamber touts PHL prospects as tea producer
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REUTERS GLOBAL DEMAND and growing health consciousness are expected to support tea production in the Philippines, though a “tea culture” needs to…
Gross national savings up in 2022 as companies delay expansion
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS GROSS national savings amounted to P4.90 trillion in 2022, rising 26.6%, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on…
DA says meat supply sufficient; output of rice considered ‘high’
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PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBAN THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Thursday that the supply of rice and meat products is sufficient for…
ADB says Yolanda highlighted value of emergency cash transfers
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PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBAN THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) said the Philippine emergency cash transfer program, first tested during 2013’s Typhoon Yolanda, has…
Marcos failed to pursue reforms on political front in past year — analysts
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PHILIPPINE STAR/KRIZ JOHN ROSALES By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. did not push significant political reforms…
Senator downplays conflicting provisions of Maharlika fund bill
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THE SENATE president on Thursday downplayed criticisms that Congress had disregarded the legislative process when it made changes to the bill creating…
Board OK’s P40 increase in Metro Manila’s daily minimum wage
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PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBAN By John Victor D. Ordoñez, Reporter A NATIONAL CAPITAL Region (NCR) Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board has approved a…
CoA urges water agency to return P53M in unused subsidies
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LOCAL WATER UTILITIES ADMINISTRATION FACEBOOK PAGE THE COMMISSION on Audit (CoA) has asked the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) to return more…