MANILA: The House of Representatives will prioritize improving the salaries, benefits, and access to additional resources for the country”s nearly 1 million public school teachers, Speaker Martin Romualdez vowed on Thursday.
Romualdez gave the assura…
MANILA: The local stock market ended the day lower due to last-minute profit-taking, while the peso weakened on Thursday.
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) declined by 13.89 points to 7,388.92.
All Shares however rose by 11.80 points to 3,9…
MANILA: Over 7.4 million individuals have applied as voters during the seven-month nationwide registration period for the May 2025 midterm elections.
The latest data from the Commission Elections (Comelec) released Wednesday showed 7,427,354 applicat…
Manila: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said on Thursday the value-added tax (VAT) on resident and non-resident digital service providers is not a new tax.
‘This is not a new tax. RA No. 12023 only ensures that the VAT being paid by local digita…
MANILA: As the country celebrates National Teachers’ Day, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday rallied the Department of Education (DepEd) and other concerned agencies to continue improving the quality of education in the country.
Speaking a…
MANILA: The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) urged visiting Dutch businesses to invest in ecozones across the country.
In a statement Thursday, PEZA said Acting Group Manager Rowena Naguit addressed the visiting Dutch business delegation at …