BARMM studying Malaysia’s programs
COTABATO CITY — Planners in the Bangsamoro Ministry of Transportation and Communications are studying the viability of applying the public service programs of Malaysia in the autonomous region.Bangsamoro Transportation and Communications Minister Paisalin P. Tago told reporters in Cotabato City
Baguio’s congressional race begins
BAGUIO CITY — A multi-cornered fight at Baguio City’s congressional race is beginning to shape up with former lawmaker Nicasio Aliping, cashing in on his bid on the first day of filing of candidacies here.At past 9 a.m., independent bet
Marcos orders DoE shift to permit processing in parallel
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said the Department of Energy’s (DoE) method of expediting power project approvals can be fine-tuned further by resorting to simultaneous permit processing, avoiding the waiting time caused by sequential approvals.Mr. Marcos made the remarks at
Nearly half-million doses of ASF vaccine due by mid-Oct.
REUTERSTHE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday that it is expecting to deploy 490,000 doses of the African Swine Fever (ASF) vaccine by mid-October.“By Oct. 17-19, the (Bureau of Animal Industry) will issue a notice to proceed with the
Doubts raised about crypto taxability in proposed digital-services VAT law
REUTERSBy Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, ReporterTHE GOVERNMENT is likely to run into difficulty in trying to apply a digital-services value-added tax (VAT) to cryptocurrency traders, analysts said.While acknowledging that the upcoming law could plausibly apply to crypto-related services, the analysts