BIR urged: Withdraw memo taxing health card premiums

Inquirer.net 11/25/2018

SENATOR Sonny Angara called on the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to withdraw its revenue memorandum circular which states that health card premiums shall be subject to tax. Angara, who chairs the Senate committee on ways and…

Govt urged: Restore Yolanda rehab funds

Gerard Vincent Francisco 11/08/2018

AN environmental group called on the government yesterday to resume funding for housing projects for victims displaced by supertyphoon Yolanda five years after it devastated Eastern Visayas. The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) converged at the…

Developers urged: Build more green projects

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/25/2018

CEBU’S REAL ESTATE BOOM Investments in the real estate industry in Cebu are forecasted to continue to boom in the coming years, but with more structures being built comes the added demand on the environment including water…

Grab opportunities online, go digital, businesses urged

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/23/2018

Businesses need to integrate themselves in the digital economy in order to cash in on the opportunities online. Presenting initial results from their study on the Digital Economy in the Philippines, World Bank Economist Kevin Chua said…

Evacuees urged to remain in evacuation centers

Zena V. Magto 10/16/2018

AS NEW TEAM OF GEOLOGISTS ARRIVE EVACUEES living within the one-kilometer critical zone from the ground zero in Naga City’s landslide hit area will have to wait for at least another week before they will know if…

Address tech woes, credit access problems, gov’t urged

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/15/2018

How to help seaweed farmers Poverty, lack of technology, and access to cheap credit remain to be the biggest challenges for the country’s seaweed industry. If these can be addressed, more opportunities can open up for seaweed…

Students urged to fight fake news

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/10/2018

  SEASONED journalists called on students to help detect and fight the proliferation of fake news on social media during the Democracy and Disinformation Conference and Workshop held at the Southwestern University (SWU), Wednesday. Philippine Daily Inquirer…

Mandaue residents urged to report errant cops

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 10/06/2018

  The Mandaue City Police Office called on residents to help them run after police scalawags in order to cleanse their ranks. On Saturday, police personnel posted tarpaulins stating the office’s hotline numbers around Mandaue City’s public…

Cebu, Bohol, Palawan urged: Hasten tourism sites’ rehab

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/30/2018

BORACAY REOPENING SET OTHER popular tourism areas like Cebu and Bohol are encouraged to step up their rehabilitation efforts, as the reopening of Boracay Island to tourists draws near. Rep. Rodrigo Abellanosa (Cebu City south district), chairperson…

Cause of Hipodromo fire still undetermined; reblocking urged

Benjie B. Talisic, Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio USJ-R Journalism Intern 09/28/2018

FIRE investigators still cannot determine where the fire in Barangay Hipodromo started or what caused it. Senior Fire Officer 3 Maurice Oporto said several witnesses have pointed to different houses where the fire allegedly started. These witnesses…

Biz owners urged: Invest in learning Chinese language

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 09/25/2018

Senior Wharton fellow Dr. Brian To has a practical advice for business owners: Invest in learning Mandarin Chinese. On the heels of preparing for the third Strategic Leadership and Management Program (SLAMP 3) in Cebu on September…

Businesses urged: Take measures as hackers shift attacks on firms

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/24/2018

Businesses are encouraged to adopt the latest cyber security measures as today’s trends show that hackers have shifted their targets for their attacks from credit cards to corporations. Marlon Cruz, country director of cyber security services provider…

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