COTABATO CITY — Thousands of voters lined up along major thoroughfares in Cotabato City on Thursday morning, while their favored aspirants for local elective posts filed certificates of candidacy (CoC) under the banner of the Serbisyong Inklusibo, Alyansang Progresibo (SIAP)

THE House of Representatives energy committee is considering amendments that will expand the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) charter, including the introduction of benchmarking in generation rate-setting while expediting the body’s ruling and appeals process.“The Energy Regulatory Commission is hereby reconstituted

L FILIPE C SOUSA-UNSPLASHTHE Philippine aviation industry is looking to expand air links to the US in the upcoming aviation masterplan, the Department of Transportation (DoTr) said.“We need to do consultation meetings with the stakeholders and after that there will

DCSTUDIO-FREEPIKBy Justine Irish D. Tabile, ReporterTHE information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) industry said it is receiving growing interest from potential clients in Asia, Australia, and the UK.Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) President and

THE PHILIPPINES could be one of the biggest markets for e-commerce due to its demographic makeup, an online shopping platform said.On the sidelines of the 10.10 Brand Summit, Shopee Philippines Head of Public Relations Erin M. Tagudin told reporters of

PHILIPPINE INFORMATION AGENCYTHE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said newly signed legislation that will impose value-added tax (VAT) on foreign digital service providers will help level the playing field for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).In a statement on

PHILSTARTHERE is “no guarantee” that foreign digital service providers will continue with their current pricing schemes now that they are being charged value-added tax (VAT), the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said on Thursday.“Pwedeng hindi naman tumaas din ang presyo

BUREAU OF CUSTOMSTHE Bureau of Customs (BoC) said it has seized P61.16 billion worth of smuggled goods as of the end of August.“Our border enforcement actions have (resulted in the apprehension of over) P61 billion worth of smuggled goods,” Leon

REUTERSTHE volume of meat imports rose 7.84% in the seven months to July, led by beef, chicken, and pork, the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) reported.The BAI said on Thursday that imports rose to 757.3 million kilograms. Agriculture Assistant Secretary and