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PH tourism to benefit from VAT refund bill – Gatchalian

Manila: Senator Win Gatchalian on Friday said he is optimistic that the Philippines will generate more tourist arrivals ahead of the seasonal peak during Christmas and New Year festivities as the enactment of Value-Added Tax (VAT) refund for tourism d…

PH named 1 of fastest 10-year risers in Global Innovation Index

Manila: The Philippines has leapfrogged 47 places over the past decade in the Global Innovation Index (GII) published by the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO).

The country ranked 53rd this year from 100th place in the 2014 edition of the repo…

International tourists to Phu Quoc surge over 56% in Jan-Sep

Phu Quoc island, off the coast of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, has welcomed nearly 724,000 foreign tourists in the first nine months of 2024, up 56.5% year-on-year, and exceeding the yearly target by 8.6%. Director of the provincial Depar…

Ex-insurgents denounce armed violence, willing to work for peace

Manila: Former rebels have condemned acts of violence of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front and expressed willingness to work with the government in attaining peace.

The former rebels made the commitmen…

Vietnamese top leader meets Cuban Prime Minister

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President of Vietnam To Lam met Prime Minister of Cuba Manuel Marrero Cruz on September 26 afternoon (local time), as part of the Vietnamese leader’s state visit to Cuba.

Source: Vietnam News …