THE Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) said San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc. (SMFB) settled 12 trademark disputes with Gold Label Resources, Inc. (GLRI).In a statement on Monday, IPOPHL said that the two parties signed a compromise agreement

BW FILE PHOTOTHE Asian Development Bank (ADB) expects to approve this year a $500-million loan to help the Philippines adopt public financial management (PFM) reforms.“We have completed several policy-based reform programs which focused on enhancing PFM. And in fact, two

STOCK IMAGE VIA KOREANAIR.COMTHE Department of Tourism (DoT) and South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism signed an agreement outlining their tourism cooperation program for 2024-2029, which will include an exchange of tourism-industry professionals.In a statement on Monday, DoT

REUTERSBy Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, ReporterCOMPLIANCE with a new value-added tax (VAT) by foreign digital service providers (DSPs) will hinge on how seamless the online registration and payment process can be made, analysts said.The revenue target for the new 12%

THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) approved a credit facility to support non-network and smart-grid capital expenditure (capex) requirements of electric cooperatives (ECs).“As a result of our series of discussions with the ECs and to provide them with easy access to