THE 17% tariff the US is poised to charge Philippine goods, while favorable compared to rest of the region, is not enough to overcome Vietnam’s cost advantage in furniture, the Chamber of Furniture ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said the P20-per-kilo rice program will be offered in more regions, with funding and rice inventories deemed sufficient to support such an expansion. The DA ...

FINANCE Secretary Ralph G. Recto said digital service providers (DSPs) are likely to absorb the new value-added tax (VAT) on digital services, instead of passing the cost on to consumers.

Last year marked a significant chapter in tax reform, with new laws enacted to amend and update the National Internal Revenue Code (Tax Code). Among these is Republic Act (RA) No. 12023, which imposes ...

FARMER organizations urged would-be legislators to file measures that would halt the conversion of farmland, citing the need to ensure food security. Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA) ...

THE United States and China have agreed to temporarily slash reciprocal tariffs in a deal that surpassed expectations as the world’s two biggest economies seek to end a damaging trade war that has ...

IT WILL take a capable, qualified and homegrown heir apparent to the reign of Bella Belen and Alyssa Solomon in National University’s (NU) pecking order. And the Lady Bulldogs may just have found her ...

TWO-TIME Olympian Elreen Ando showed she’s the country’s best hope for another Olympic medal after she scooped up three silvers Sunday night in the Asian Weightlifting Championships at the Hunsan ...

WHILE in the middle of its PBA Philippine Cup title-retention drive, Meralco is plotting its buildup for next month’s Basketball Champions League Asia. “It’s exciting anytime you get to go out the ...

DESPERATELY needing a victory to storm back into contention, Janelle Mae Frayna delivered as she smashed Mongolian Enkh-Amgalan Enkhrii on Sunday in the women’s side of the Asian Individual Chess ...

PASCAL SIAKAM scored 21 points and Myles Turner and Obi Toppin each added 20, lifting the Indiana Pacers to a 129-109 rout of the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal ...

Contenders for South Korea’s presidency kicked off their campaigns on Monday, vowing to unify a deeply polarized society and spur economic growth while navigating trade negotiations with the United ...