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Day: March 7, 2024

Romualdez urges swift action after attack on Filipino seafarers

MANILA: Speaker Martin Romualdez on Thursday expressed deep sorrow and concern following reports of the tragic deaths of two Filipino seafarers in a Houthi ballistic missile attack on the M/V True Confidence in the Gulf of Aden.

The attack, marking t…

Ilocos Region inflation rate accelerates to 2% in February

MALASIQUI: Ilocos Region’s inflation rate rose slightly to 2 percent last February from month-ago’s 1.5 percent, driven by faster upticks in food prices, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Thursday.

‘The food index of Ilocos Region in…

Ilocos Region inflation rate accelerates to 2% in February

MALASIQUI: Ilocos Region’s inflation rate rose slightly to 2 percent last February from month-ago’s 1.5 percent, driven by faster upticks in food prices, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Thursday.

‘The food index of Ilocos Region in…

BIR exempts additional medicines from VAT

MANILA: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said 20 additional medicines for cancer, hypertension and mental illness are now exempted from value-added tax (VAT).

In a statement on Thursday, the BIR said Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. issued Revenue …