Since the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) issued its resolution requiring one hundred percent (100%) onsite work for the Information Technology-Business Process Outsourcing (IT-BPO) industry effective April 1, significant developments and discussions have taken place left and right. This is understandable considering the industry’s contributions

PHILIPPINE STAR/ GABRIEL BONJOCBy John Victor D. Ordoñez, ReporterTHE PHILIPPINES will pursue all legal remedies to block an investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of the government’s deadly war on drugs, and ensure any suspects are tried by the local courts, the country’s chief

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES - MALACANANG FACEBOOK PAGEBy Kyanna Angela Bulan A CONGRESSMAN on Wednesday asked his peers to cut the Philippine president’s P4.5-billion intelligence and confidential budgets and channel these to agencies that need more funds.During a House of Representatives plenary

DFA.GOV.PHTHE PHILIPPINES’ top envoy on Wednesday said he would seek updates to the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the United States to keep up with the times, as the Commission on Appointments approved his nomination.The treaty, which binds both countries to help each other in

OPAPRUTHE BANGSAMORO government has submitted an P85.3 billion proposed budget for 2023, up 6.8% from this year’s P79.86 billion expenditure fund for the autonomous region in southern Philippines. “This plan will hopefully transform the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region to become a better environment for our people who

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES involved in the development of Mindanao, the southern islands in the Philippines, on Wednesday asked the Senate for more funding as their proposed budgets for 2023 were slashed by more than 50%. The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), which formulates and coordinates development plans, has

PHILIPPINE STAR/ KRIZ JOHN ROSALES/ PPA POOLAGRICULTURAL damage from Typhoon Noru, locally named Karding, has risen to P1.97 billion as of Wednesday, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).  In its latest bulletin, the DA reported that the storm hit 148,091 hectares of farm lands, affecting

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMANA LAWMAKER on Wednesday filed a resolution directing the House Committee on Appropriations to restore the P12 billion proposed fund for the government’s free ride program under the Land Transportation Office’s (LTO) budget. “The Libreng Sakay program extensively helps millions of our

US EMBASSY PHOTO HANDOUTA SENATOR on Wednesday vowed to ensure that funding for anti-drone technologies would be considered in the Defense department’s program.  Senator Jose “Jinggoy” P. Ejercito, Jr., who chairs a Senate panel handling defense issues, said he’ll consider drone threats in reviewing the Department

A CONGRESSMAN on Wednesday questioned the transparency of how the anti-communist task force spends its billion in funds, adding that the Office of the President has a responsibility to monitor both transfers and disbursements.   “Supposedly, the NTF-ELCAC must record everything that it receives,” Kabataan Party-list Rep.