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THE PHILIPPINES needs to have about 350,000 more workers available to service pending renewable energy (RE) projects in the pipeline by 2030, according to the International Labor Organization (ILO).
THE PHILIPPINES continues to await its own tariff letter from the US after Washington announced rates for many Asian neighbors, the Palace said, adding that Secretary Frederick D. Go will make the ...
THE PHILIPPINES may benefit from the tariffs the US announced on Monday for some Asian trading partners, with Manila possibly being treated more favorably when its own tariff rate is announced, ING ...
THE Department of Energy (DoE) said sites in Zambales and Pangasinan have been designated for possible hydrogen exploration, ...
THE Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) said it approved the use of a domestically developed organic pesticide against the Coconut Scale Insect, also known as cocolisap. Chemrez Technologies, Inc., ...
Council said 20,526 sacks of smuggled rice valued at P38 million have been apprehended in Talisay City, Cebu. The council said its enforcement group had inspected warehouses at a site known as the ...
THE PHILIPPINES is seeking to expand its bilateral air service agreement with Australia, the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) said. CAB Executive Director Carmelo L. Arcilla said the Philippines has ...
THE Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has issued a memorandum directing local government units (LGUs) to create or rehabilitate coastal greenbelt zones. In a memorandum circular, the ...
A 10% US tariff for the Philippines will be a “good scenario,” though an even better one where the US charged some Philippine goods even lower rates would be the best case, the Department of Economy, ...
THE Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) said it is considering new guidelines for parties required to divest holdings in competition rulings, as well as the system of overseeing compliance with ...
The CREATE MORE Act ushered in changes to certain documentary requirements for VAT refund claims. Beyond compliance lies a jungle of possibilities and challenges — where does your business stand? Dive ...
By Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, Reporter CHINA’S aggressiveness in the Indo-Pacific is rooted in long-standing strategic ambitions independent of any US policy, and the region’s challenges stem from ...