There is a circulating photos and video in the internet about a good-looking Iranian girl who was in the streets of Tehran then was shot by a state militia. The girl was in a rally, crying for freedom in Iran and around the world. There is also a second video showing the Neda before [...]

The government of Iran headed by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei together with other religious authorities, has a priority of making their regime survive. Some people have wondered if Iran is on the edge of revolution after not seeing protest in the streets and angry crowds since the 1979 revolution. But they are also avoiding [...]

Despite the landslide win of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran for his second term, the Iranian is still in protest for more than two weeks now. Cable News Network (CNN) has been reporting that the Islamic Republic of Iran is still in chaos after the election because the Iranians are still protesting the decision of [...]

A sole proprietorship business or a business with a single owner should be registered under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Here are the guidelines in applying for a certificate of registration to the Department of Trade and Industry.
• Application can only be done by a Filipino citizen of legal age ( 18 years or [...]

Tighter telco rules were proposed to address the missing prepaid phone credits and the ‘spam’ or unwanted content.
Ruel V. Canobas of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said they crafted four new rules in order deal with the “vanishing load credits” and the unsolicited content.

A business can be owned by a single person called single proprietorship. This type of business is registered to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) which will issue the certificate of registration (COR). On the other hand, if a business is own not only by a single person rather by two or more person, [...]

Before applying for a License to Operate in BFAD, a registration to the Client Management should be made to acquire your account number which will enable you to access the web portal of BFAD. The web portal serves as a way of transacting to BFAD. Once the registration has been made, application for the initial [...]

Permits are necessary before the operation of a business. Here are the lists of the following government agencies necessary for starting a business.
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) — A single proprietorship should be registered under this agency which will issue a COR or certification of registration of the business name.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) [...]

While the bidding for the two power plants in Sual and Pagbilao were a failure, the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (Psalm) have earlier announced ICS Renewables Inc. as the winning bidder for the Amlan hydroelectric power plant.
The winning bidder has already paid the Psalm $230,000 last Thursday, which will be deposited in [...]

The bidding to secure the contracts that would have allowed the winning company to run and own the power plants that provide electricity to the National Power Corporation, ended in failure. Not even the two of the most business groups in the country succeeded to secure the power generation contracts being offered for sale by [...]

The Department of Health has issued revised guidelines for schools regarding the suspension of classes due to the Influenza A(H1N1). The DOH said that schools officials should suspend only the specific classes and offices attended by students or personnel who have were found positive with the virus.
Doctor Asuncion Maderazo-Anden, director of the National Center of [...]

A new and systematic method of business registration process is being established by the government. This is the online business registry called the Philippine Business Registry (PBR) project. With the Department of Trade and Industry, PBR is designed to create national database aside from harmonizing the process of business registration.
Ken Queenie Cuñada, DTI Capiz Public [...]

A bill has been passed in the House of Representatives that seeks to move the celebration of National Hero’s Day from December 30 to August 19. Sponsors of the bill believe that the birth of the country’s national hero, Jose Rizal, should be commemorated instead of his death.
The chamber has approved on the third and [...]

These days, numbers of people are patronizing Lotto. Almost every night, you can find long lines of people waiting for their turn to have a bet on their lucky numbers for the Lotto draw. People are trying to find their luck and be instant millionaire. Others find it an opportunity to start up a business [...]

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the largest and recognized “voice of Philippine business,”  have identified 12 priority reform bills that they want Congress to prioritize and focus on when it resumes session in July. Edgardo Lacson, PCCI president, said they picked the 12 from the 75 bills originally identified by the different [...]

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor)  is gearing up for the development of the 800-hectare entertainment complex in Roxas Boulevard, and it is expecting $6 million worth of investments to be infused by interested investors.
One of the said investor of the “Pagcor City” project is the SM group. The company is now finalizing its [...]

The Chamber of Herbal Industries of the Philippines has found an ally in the Department of Agriculture (DA) who offered to team up with them in order to create value-added products for the overseas market.
Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap said that their department is willing to invest in crops required by the organization as raw materials [...]

The House committee on basic education and culture, chaired by Rep. Del de Guzman of Marikina announced the passage on third and final reading of a bill which proposes to criminalize the incorrect rendition of the National Anthem. Violators of the said bill will be imposed a two-year imprisonment and a fine of P100,000.

The Civil Service Commission conducted a survey in 2006 which revealed a huge gap in the salaries of public sector employees and their counterparts in the private sector. It showed that government professional and technical personnel are earning 40 percent less than those employed in the private sector. The disparity is more pronounced at the [...]

Some private companies have committed, through the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), to help in the undertaking of key infrastructure projects. This was confirmed by Donald Dee, chairman emeritus of PCCI, who said that the several companies have agreed to put up at least 30 percent of the proposed P100- billion special infrastructure [...]