Marcos says cybersecurity upgrades to accompany digitalization push
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PIXABAY PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. promised a corresponding effort to upgrade cybersecurity alongside his government’s push to digitalize the bureaucracy, the…
Growth in November bulk prices eases to nine-month low
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS GROWTH in the bulk prices of general goods eased to a nine-month low in November as supply stabilized….
Iodized salt law blamed for decline in PHL output
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBAN THE long-term decline in domestic salt production has been blamed by Senators on a 1995 law promoting iodization,…
PCCI warns of brand exodus if luxury tax passes
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PIXABAY THE proposed tax on luxury goods risks the departure from the Philippine market of luxury-goods brands, possibly undermining the Philippines’ appeal…
PPA sees monitoring system reducing logistics costs
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REUTERS THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said its upcoming Trusted Operator Program-Container Registry and Monitoring System, or TOP-CRMS, will help reduce logistics…
Protectionism shields bulk of PHL diet from imports — PIDS
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS THE bulk of the Philippine diet enjoys protection from import competition, according to the Philippine Institute for Development…
House panel estimates luxury tax will generate P12.4B a year
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PHILSTAR THE House Committee on Ways and Means said it expects its proposed luxury tax to raise at least P12.4 billion a…
Philippines cedes tax revenue under global minimum tax rules
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To expedite the revival of the economy from the pandemic and restore its trajectory towards upper middle-income status, the government has eased…
Philippine journalist cleared of tax evasion; press freedom hailed
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THE PHILIPPINE Court of Tax Appeals on Wednesday acquitted Rappler Holdings Corp. and its founder of tax evasion in a ruling hailed…
DoJ junks murder raps vs cops in 2021 activist raid
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PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOS PHILIPPINE government prosecutors have cleared 17 cops in connection with the murder of a labor activist in a series…