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Streamlining of VAT refund processes to attract foreign investors

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) expects the new rules streamlining the value-added tax (VAT) refund…

BOI eyes P1.12-T in new investments for 2H 2025ย 

MANILA – The Board of Investments (BOI) expects around P1.12 trillion worth of new investment projects to…

Recto vows to ensure gov’t financial institutions’ good fiscal footingย 

MANILA – The Department of Finance (DOF) is ensuring the sound fiscal health of government financial institutions…

PH-World Bank partnership aligned with PBBM goals for growth

MANILA – The Department of Finance (DOF) said the 2026-2031 Country Partnership Framework (CPF) recently approved by…

Reg’l TF lifts ban on entry to Kanlaon extended danger zone

BACOLOD CITY – The Regional Task Force (RTF) Kanlaon has lifted over the weekend the prohibition of…

Show cause order issued vs. driver in Daraga road crash

LEGAZPI CITY – The Land Transportation Office in Bicol (LTO-5) has issued a show-cause order to the…

Benguet exec bats for increased incentives for athletes

BAGUIO CITY – A town mayor in Benguet, who is also a karate instructor and practitioner, hopes…

โ€˜Habagatโ€™ to continue to bring rains over Luzon

The southwest monsoon or “habagat” will continue to bring rains over Luzon, according to the Philippine…

China destab efforts cause ‘serious concern’ among allied defense chiefs

MANILA – The defense chiefs of the Philippines, Australia, Japan and the United States have expressed their…

DHSUD eyes rental housing as another modality under 4PH

MANILA – The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is considering the provision of rental…