The plan of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) of naming the top taxpayers in the country makes foreign business leaders worried that it could threaten people’s safety and privacy. The Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) is urging the BIR to nix the said plan.
JFC said that publishing the names of the top taxpayers may also [...]

A new $100 bill has been unveiled by the United States government, and this time, the new bill will give counterfeiters a hard time as it has a unique security feature not seen in any other US dollar bills. According to the US Embassy and the US Secret Service officials, the redesign of the $100 [...]

The Cebu Pacific (CEB) Airline is investing on 22 new aircraft as part of the $1.4 billion expansion over a five-year period, in anticipation of a 50 percent increase in the number of passengers in 2013.CEB president Lance Gokongwei said the 22 brand-new Airbus 320 aircraft will be delivered from 2010 until 2014. These are [...]

The Globe Telecom’s mobile commerce subsidiary G-Xchange (GXI) request of using its parent’s sub-distribution as GCash outlets has been approved by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), which brings the number of GCash remittance outlets to over 18,000 making it the largest remittance network in the Philippines.

The Philippine flag-carrier, the Philippine Airlines (PAL) will be resuming its service to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on March 28, 2010, after four years its absence in the said city. The PAL decided to bring back its flight to Riyadh in response to the clamor of more than two million Filipino Overseas Worker (OFW) communities in [...]

More jobs await Filipinos overseas this year. The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said that Filipinos, particularly nurses, caregivers and factory workers, can look forward to more jobs in Japan and South Korea.

Online games always a ready audience in the Filipino market. There is a big market for Filipino online gamers, although most the games were created outside the country. A group of Filipinos with entrepreneurial mindset is eyeing to cash in on this online gaming craze capturing Filipinos from all walks of like.

For the last 15 months, the peso was pegged at its strongest level after the closing at 46 to $1 on Friday. This was mainly attributed to steady growth of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) remittances and stable consumer prices.

A new brand spirit campaign has been launched recently by Axa Philippines. The new campaign hopes to redefine the meaning of insurance for Filipinos.
Axa president and chief executive officer Rien Hermans said in a press statement that the campaign is aimed at changing the common notion of people with insurance. Most Filipinos associate insurance with [...]

Nacionalista Party (NP) presidential bet, Senator Manny Villar, now also has a running mate. Teaming up with Villar to run as vice president is no other than Senator Loren Legarda of the Nacionalist People’s Coalition (NPC). The team-up of the two senators was officially announced last Monday at the historic Laurel House in Mandaluyong City.

JobsDB.com, one the premier online jobs search website came up with the “hot” jobs that Filipinos should apply for 2010. These include nursing, accounting, teaching, and even dog-handling. According to Jayjay Viray, managing director of JobsDB.com, while nurses and accountants continue to be in demand next year, other not-so-popular, but surprisingly high-paying jobs should also [...]

His halo-halo business literally brings him called “cold cash.”
Xavier Mercado, a 28-year old entrepreneur from Iloilo, built his restaurant on a secret Ilokano recipe for halo-halo. “I love halo-halo, I consider it as one of the best desserts ever,” Mercado said.
His love story with halo-halo, a favorite summer concoction of Filipinos, started when he was [...]

“Kung tutulong kayo, ngayon na!”
These were the words of presidential aspirant, Senator Manny Villar, during his visit at the Wowowee  last July 25, together with his daughter. Picking up from the senator’s cue, the show’s host Willie Revillame put him on the spot by saying, “Kaya nyo bang bigyan itong anim na ito nang house [...]

On October 22, a job fair will be held at Market! Market! Mall in Taguig, where foreign-owned firms will join the employment expo will be opening their door to Filipinos. Victims of the previous storm Ondoy and typhoon Pepeng will be given priority in the said event.
About 3,000 jobs will be made available at the [...]

The senate approves last Wednesday a P12 billion supplemental budget calamity fund. This would allow the government to better implement its relief and rehabilitation efforts for the victims of Ondoy and Pepeng.
The senators passed joint resolution no. 34 with amendments that included the creation of a joint oversight Congressional committee to monitor the spending of [...]

Because of the clamor of many Filipinos, especially who are working and cannot register during regular working hours, a resolution has been approved recently by the Commission on Election extending its working hours. In the resolution that was approved last Tuesday, the Comelec ordered all poll offices nationwide to stay open and provide services until [...]

In spite of the increase of prices in the world market, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. said it will not increase prices of its lubricant products and its Shellane cooking gas for the month. Shell country chairman Edgar Chua said this is a part of the company’s effort to provide temporary relief for the victims of [...]

The Department of Health (DOH) reported that more and more Filipinos are buying generics drugs. The news was reported by DOH secretary Francisco Duque III who said that 6 out of 10 Filipinos are now opting for generic medicines over the more expensive branded counterparts.

Text scams informing the recipient of winning big money in a lottery that he never joined is no longer exclusive to Filipinos here in the Philippines. Perpetrators of this text scams are also targeting overseas Filipino workers.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) warned OFWs in Austria, as well as in other countries, to be wary [...]

In the Philippines, natural rubber production remains an emerging industry even though the country started growing trees at around the same time as Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia. These three countries at present supplies 75 percent of the world’s rubber requirement.
This year though, the Philippines is hopeful that there will be an increase in the country’s [...]