Category: General

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

BACOLOD CITY-The Negros Trade Fair (NTF), which showcases the best products of the Negros Island Region (NIR), continues to drive economic growth and celebrate Negrense innovation and creativity for 38 years now. Considered the longest-running provincial trade fair in Metro Manila, this year’s edition, which runs from Sept. 17 to 22, features 115 booths of members of the Association of Negros Producers (ANP), with support from the Negros Occidental provincial government and the Department of Trade and Industry. On Wednesday, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, with NTF chairperson Michael Edward Claparols and ANP president Arlene Infante, led the opening and blessing

LEGAZPI CITY – A PHP49-million flood control project of the Department of Public Works and Highways-Bicol (DPWH-5) now safeguards residents in Gubat, Sorsogon, especially during bad weather. In a statement on Wednesday, DPWH-5 Regional Director Virgilio Eduarte said the 320-meter flood control project shields a populated area of Barangay Tabi from the destructive impact of seasonal flooding. ‘Before the project’s completion, typhoon and monsoon rains would cause the overflow of the river in the area, freely flooding adjacent riverside and agricultural lands. Our dike now prevents this destruction from happening,’ Eduarte said. He said the project was completed last June

Manila: The 3.6-km. Balogo-Kilo-Kilo Road Phase 3 Project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is contributing to the livelihood and economic activities of the upland communities of Sta. Cruz town in Marinduque province, months since its completion. In his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH 4-B (Mimaropa) Director Gerald Pacanan said that since the culmination of the road project in Barangay Balogo, residents have witnessed a significant change in their daily lives, improving mobility and access to transportation, and fostering more business opportunities in the area. ‘The access road has significantly reduced travel time, allowing residents

Manila: Tropical Depression Gener, now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), and Tropical Storm Helen continue to enhance the southwest monsoon or “habagat”, the weather bureau said on Wednesday. In its 5 p.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Palawan and Occidental Mindoro would experience heavy to intense rains due to “habagat”. Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Zambales, Bataan, Batangas, Cavite, and the rest of Mimaropa will have moderate to heavy rains in the next 24 hours also due to southwest monsoon. ‘The public and disaster risk reduction and management offices concerned