Marcos orders 2-month buffer stock for sugar
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BUREAU OF CUSTOMS FACEBOOK PAGE THE GOVERNMENT will maintain a two-month buffer stock of sugar to contain price volatility in the commodity,…
Conditions imposed on onion importers deemed too restrictive
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PIXABAY THE government’s onion import plan is not likely to attract importers because of the “tight window” to apply for an import…
Senators say onion prices disproportionate to size of domestic shortfall
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PHILIPPINE STAR/GEREMY PINTOLO THE high price of onions is disproportionate to the small shortfall in domestic production, which could have easily been…
Low-cost housing industry grapples with issues of affordability, efficiency
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ BOY SANTOS THE bottom line in providing low-cost housing is affordability, with Habitat for Humanity Philippines citing the wide gap…
Infrastructure upgrades urgently needed to address rising air travel demand, study finds
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PHILSTAR RISING air travel demand will require more investment in the supporting infrastructure, according to a study issued by the Philippine Institute…
BoC working on trade facilitation upgrades in EU-backed project
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THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) said it is working with ARISE Plus Philippines to improve trade facilitation in a European Union (EU)-backed…
Congress still studying revenue-generating potential of luxury goods
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PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOS THE House committee on ways and means intends to pass a luxury-tax bill and is evaluating which luxury goods…
Internal migrants estimated at over 30% of PHL population
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SOME 30.6% of the Philippine population consists of internal migrants, defined as those currently living in jurisdictions where they were not born,…
Yet another BIR deadline in April
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For taxpayers following the calendar year as their tax period, the start of the new year marks the countdown to the April…
Lack of transparency in Marcos trip to Davos scored by analysts
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PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. arrived in Switzerland on Sunday for his inaugural participation in the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos….