RAWPIXELTHE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said the Philippines may avoid the worst of the Trump tariffs because of its small trade surplus with the US as well as its key role in US regional strategy. “Being an important country in

PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCASTHE Department of Justice (DoJ) has issued a legal opinion that compensation rules set by development partners for persons displaced by foreign-funded projects apply only if the loan agreement was signed prior to the effectivity of the Right-of-Way

PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANTHE Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said it will revise the rules for importing sugar alternatives which will reduce red tape, later facilitated further by the use of an online portal. The streamlining follows consultations with users, which surfaced

BW FILE PHOTOMORE THAN P4 billion has been collected from issuers of so-called “ghost receipts,” with further assessments and prosecutions ongoing, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said. “We have collected more than P4 billion for 2024,” BIR Commissioner Romeo D.

THE Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (Philexport) is urging its members to venture into mass-market beauty products in the Middle East. Citing a report by global market intelligence firm Mintel obtained by the Department of Trade and Industry’s Export Marketing Bureau, Philexport

REUTERSBy Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, Reporter THE Philippine chip industry is a peripheral player in the trade wars the US appears to be heading into, and must not take sides while taking care to diversify its markets, analysts said. “At this point,

First of two parts IN BRIEF: • The past years highlighted several critical issues for financial institutions and regulators, ranging from geopolitical and macroeconomic issues to growing challenges in balancing support for technology innovation with protecting consumer and markets from the