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Oil prices up March 25 after 3 weeks of rollback

Manila, March 24 -- After three consecutive weeks of rollbacks, oil firms will increase prices Tuesday. In separate advisories on Monday, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Petro Gazz, PTT, Seaoil, and Shell said th... Read More


Japan to finance PH infra projects, health, climate change programs

Manila, March 24 -- Finance Secretary Ralph Recto secured financing for big-ticket infrastructure projects and budget support for health and climate change initiatives during the Philippines-Japan hig... Read More


Comelec deposits election source codes to BSP

Manila, March 24 -- The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) signed an agreement Monday for the safekeeping of the Final Trusted Build Source Codes for the May 1... Read More


China, Thailand to hold joint maritime exercise

Beijing, March 24 -- China and Thailand will hold a joint maritime exercise near Zhanjiang, in south China's Guangdong Province, from late March to early April, China's Ministry of National Defense sa... Read More


PH now VAT-free for foreign tourists

Manila, March 24 -- Government officials signed on Monday the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 12079 or the Value-Added Tax (VAT) Refund for Non-Resident Tourists. In a s... Read More


BTr upsizes Treasury bills award

Manila, March 24 -- The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) raised PHP28 billion from the Treasury bills (T-bills) auction on Monday, higher than the PHP22-billion offering. "The auction was 3.1 times overs... Read More


Services to buoy PH exports amid challenging trade in goods

Manila, March 24 -- Services sector will keep the country's export revenues afloat despite the challenging performance of outbound shipment of goods, a senior trade official said Monday. Department o... Read More


UK launches tech growth program in PH

Manila, March 24 -- United Kingdom Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific (APAC) Martin Kent announced on Monday the launching of UK-APAC Tech Growth Program that will help British technology and innovat... Read More


BIR reminds registered online sellers to file annual tax returns

Manila, March 24 -- With the deadline for annual income tax returns less than a month away, Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. on Monday reminded self-employed individuals... Read More


Chemrez's planned biofuel factory seen to boost coco farmers' income

Manila, March 24 -- Local coconut farmers are expected to benefit from D&L Industries' plan to build a new biodiesel factory for its wholly owned subsidiary Chemrez Technologies, Inc. (CTI). D&L over... Read More