Day: September 18, 2024

Manila: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) recently released the updated floor price of vape, cigarettes, and heated tobacco products, noting that sellers are prohibited from selling these products below the floor price. The updated floor price was contained in the BIR’s Revenue Regulation (RR) 16-2024 issued on Sept. 16. “We are warning all e-marketplaces, online sellers, retail sellers, suppliers and distributors that are selling vape, cigarettes, and heated tobacco products below the floor price. This is a criminal violation penalized by imprisonment of the seller,” BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. said in a statement on Wednesday. “We are monitoring

Manila: Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Melquiades Robles was elected as one of the members of the executive committee of the Asia Pacific Lottery Association (APLA). In a statement on Wednesday, the PCSO said Robles was named to the body during the 2024 APLA Regional Conference held in Hanoi, Vietnam from Sept. 2 to 5. ‘I am thankful because being named to this position meant that my fellow gaming leaders recognize and appreciate the initiatives that we have been implementing at PCSO. These reforms have resulted in more revenues for the agency, which we translated into more charity

Manila: Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Melquiades Robles was elected as one of the members of the executive committee of the Asia Pacific Lottery Association (APLA). In a statement on Wednesday, the PCSO said Robles was named to the body during the 2024 APLA Regional Conference held in Hanoi, Vietnam from Sept. 2 to 5. ‘I am thankful because being named to this position meant that my fellow gaming leaders recognize and appreciate the initiatives that we have been implementing at PCSO. These reforms have resulted in more revenues for the agency, which we translated into more charity

Manila: Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Wednesday assured a sufficient supply of food despite the effects of successive weather disturbances in the country. ‘Basta tungkol sa pagkain, sa rami ng pagkain, siguradong may pagkain sa merkado, sa (In terms of food, the volume of food, we’re sure that there’s food in the market, in) shelves, nothing to worry about. I think all the industries are playing their role to provide food for everybody,’ he said in an ambush interview. Tiu Laurel added that shortages of some commodities are just temporary considering challenges in logistics. ‘Palagi

Manila: Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Wednesday assured a sufficient supply of food despite the effects of successive weather disturbances in the country. ‘Basta tungkol sa pagkain, sa rami ng pagkain, siguradong may pagkain sa merkado, sa (In terms of food, the volume of food, we’re sure that there’s food in the market, in) shelves, nothing to worry about. I think all the industries are playing their role to provide food for everybody,’ he said in an ambush interview. Tiu Laurel added that shortages of some commodities are just temporary considering challenges in logistics. ‘Palagi