LINGAYEN: Declaration of long weekends and added holidays, which the Marcos administration hopes to boost tourism growth, have been significant in the 23.53 percent increase in tourist arrivals in Pangasinan in 2023, a local official said.
Pangasinan…
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: The city’s support for Chinese New Year festivities is expected to bring in millions of pesos for local businesses.
In an interview on Thursday, John Asuncion, head of the Oro-Trade Investments Promotion Center (Oro-TIPC), said t…
MANILA: The Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) tax collections went up by 8 percent last year.
BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr., at the sidelines of the National Tax Campaign Kick-off held at the Philippine International Convention Center on Thursd…
MANILA: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) spokesperson Romel Lopez on Thursday asked the public to refuse giving ‘limos’ (alms) to street beggars in accordance with the Anti-Mendicancy Law.
During the Thursday Media Forum at the New…
MANILA: The Philippine government is planning to introduce a “layover tour” program for local and foreign tourists transiting through the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco announced Thursday.
Frasco said th…
MANILA: The robust Philippine economy has played an essential role in improving the employment situation in the country, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Thursday.
Marcos made the statement, as he welcomed the increase in employment rate in Dec…
