COTABATO CITY — More than three-fourths of the 89,594 registered voters in 63 Bangsamoro barangays in Cotabato province in Region 12 voted in favor of proposals to create eight municipalities covering their domains during last Saturday’s plebiscite.On Sunday, officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)

SENATE Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Sunday said developing the country’s enterprise-based education programs will increase jobs and employment prospects for the Philippine workforce.“We are formulating a comprehensive set of labor policies targeting both the demand and supply sides of the labor market to effectively

JPMorgan Chase Foundation and Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST) have launched Project SustainABILITY which aims to engage more than 18,000 technical vocational students in its two-year projected run.The project will design a “comprehensive and industry-relevant curriculum and pedagogy” that will equip

People line up to file their income tax returns at the Bureau of Internal Revenue office in Intramuros, Manila, April 18, 2022. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ RUSSELL A. PALMATHE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has released six sets of revenue regulations (RR) for the implementation of

US BUSINESS process outsourcing (BPO) company Afni said that it is scouting sites outside the National Capital Region (NCR) to support growing demand for Philippine-based services.“Afni is eyeing expansion beyond Metro Manila as we support the government in its goals for regional growth,” Khalid Khursheed,

BW FILE PHOTOTOBACCO farmers said the government needs to crack down on illegal vape products, calling them a threat to growers’ livelihoods.“Illegal vapes further endanger the livelihood of thousands of Filipinos who rely on the tobacco industry for sustenance since these are replacing legal, tax-paid

POTATOCORNER/FACEBOOKTHE Philippine Franchise Association (PFA) said that tax incentives and regulation become more complex the more its companies grow, putting them at a disadvantage to foreign competitors.“Comparatively, foreign brands are more aggressive because they have backing. First and foremost, they have tax incentives; they have

REUTERSSOUTHEAST ASIAN chipmakers need to raise capacity to meet rising global demand for advanced memory chips for artificial intelligence (AI) applications, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said.In the Asian Development Outlook, the bank noted that the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand account for a tiny