Industry group expects franchising revenues to grow 13% to P30.5b in 2023
An industry group expects franchising revenues to rise 13 percent in 2023 to P30.5 billion from P27 billion in 2022, in anticipation of the contribution...
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PH exports avocados to South Korea after nearly 15 years of discussions
The Philippines launched its first export shipment of fresh avocados to South Korea on Sept. 30, 2023 in a ceremonial send off from the KTC...
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DOT launches centralized tourist assistance center
The Department of Tourism on Monday launched the first centralized and multi-platform Tourist Assistance Call Center at DOT central office in Makati City. DOT secretary...
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Importation hurting local poultry industry, says DA
Importation in recent years has led to huge opportunity losses for the local poultry industry, as the Department of Agriculture (DA) aims to reverse these...
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NDC agrees to help fund power market platform
The National Development Company (NDC) expects to sign the co-investment agreement for SolX Technologies, the country’s first power marketplace platform, in the fourth quarter of...
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ARTA issues guidelines to implement EO that streamlines telecom permits
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) issued the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Executive Order No. 32 series of 2023 which streamlines the permitting process...
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House okays P5.768-t post-pandemic budget
Small committee to tackle realignment of confidential funds The House of Representatives approved the proposed P5.768 trillion national budget Wednesday night by a vote of...
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Q3 pro-admin sentiment down to 43%—survey
More Filipinos are dissatisfied with the Marcos administration but not enough are leaning toward the political opposition, the PAHAYAG 2023 Third Quarter survey results showed....
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PH improves 3 spots to rank 56th in global innovation index
The Philippines climbed three spots to rank 56th in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2023 out of 132 economies included in the report. The report...
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Foreign tourists reached nearly 4m as of Sept. 27 in line with 2024 goal
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco said Thursday international visitor arrivals reached 3.97 million as of Sept. 27, representing 83 percent of the full-year...
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State prosecutors have filed criminal charges against six Navotas police officers implicated in the death of 17-year-old Jerhode “Jemboy” Baltazar....
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Oil firms are implementing a mixed price movement effective 6 a.m. today (Tuesday) with a price rollback of P2 per...
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Katalin Kariko of Hungary and Drew Weissman of the United States won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for...
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THE suspension of an agreement that allowed the suspected cult Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) to use 353 hectares of...
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The Philippine government is investigating the death of a Filipino domestic worker who was found dead with stab wounds in...
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