Villar hinarang tapyas-buwis sa imported rice
Hindi papayag si Sen. Cynthia Villar sa plano ni Finance Secretary Ralph Recto na pansamantalang tapyasin ang taripa sa imported rice kahit magresulta ito sa pagbaba sa presyo ng bigas sa pamilihan. The post Villar hinarang tapyas-buwis sa imported rice first appeared on Abante......»»
Manny Villar pinakamayaman pa rin sa ‘Pinas
Tumataginting na P621 bilyon ang net worth ni dating Senate President Manny Villar kaya siya pa rin ang pinakamayaman sa Pilipinas base sa listahan ng Forbes magazine. The post Manny Villar pinakamayaman pa rin sa ‘Pinas first appeared on Abante......»»
Jeepney phaseout hinarang ng mga employer, worker
Naglabas ng nagkakaisang pahayag ang mga employer at worker group upang tutulan ang phaseout ng mga jeepney sa PUV Modernization Program. The post Jeepney phaseout hinarang ng mga employer, worker first appeared on Abante......»»
PBBM hinarang pagtaas ng multa sa illegal parking
Binasura ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos ang circular ng Metro Manila Council para itaas sa P4,000 ang multa sa illegal parking mula sa dating P1,000. The post PBBM hinarang pagtaas ng multa sa illegal parking first appeared on Abante......»»
18,463 MT of imported rice arrive in Philippines
At least 18,463 metric tons of imported rice from Vietnam, Thailand and Pakistan arrived in the Philippines as of Jan. 4, according to the Bureau of Plant Industry......»»
BOC sakalam sa paghamig ng buwis
PATULOY ang pagtaas ng revenue collection efficiency ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) matapos nitong malampasan ang kanilang collection target sa limang magkakasunod na buwan. The post BOC sakalam sa paghamig ng buwis first appeared on Abante......»»
Iñigo buwis-buhay sa pagkanta ng Kahit Isang Saglit: I feel I just died…
HIRAP na hirap ang Kapamilya actor-singer na si Iñigo Pascual nang kantahin ang OPM classic na “Kahit Isang Saglit.” Inamin ni Iñigo na “buwis-buhay” para sa kanya ang pagkanta ng “Kahit Isang Saglit” na unang kinanta ni Verni Varga at pinasikat din ni Martin Nievera at ng tatay niyang si Piolo Pascual. Nag-post ang binata.....»»
Villar pushes extension, higher budget for RCEF
Sen. Cynthia Villar wants to double the annual guaranteed allocation for the rice competitiveness enhancement fund to P20 billion as she seeks to extend the fund by another six years or until 2030......»»
DTI rolls out the Rice on Wheels Program in coordination with Bulacan rice millers and traders
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in coordination with Bulacan rice millers and traders, will officially roll out the “Rice on Wheels Program for Retailers” to ensure the availability of affordable regular and well-milled rice to the general public......»»
Thailand s rice exports up 44 pct in January
BANGKOK, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's rice exports jumped 43.96 percent from a year earlier to 1.12 million tons in January, government spokesperson Chai Wacharonke said on Tuesday. The government has set a rice export target of 7.5 million tons this year as part of efforts to develop the quality of rice varieties and expand access to Thai rice in overseas markets, Chai said in a statement. Authorities a.....»»
Villar patriarch places 190 in Forbes Top 200 billionaires
Villar ranked 190 out of the 200 billionaires in the world in 2024 with a total net worth of $11.7 billion (P660,125,700,000) coming from $8 billion (P451,376,000,000) in 2023, according to Forbes magazine......»»
Villar: Biz groups just want ease of doing business
Instead of amending the 1987 Constitution, business groups want the government to focus on the effective implementation of the ease of doing business law and addressing the problem of corruption, Sen. Cynthia Villar said yesterday......»»
Sales agent nabbed for 2 counts of rape in Liloan
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A sales agent, who was accused of two counts of rape, was arrested in Yati Liloan on Monday evening, January 29, 2024. The suspect was identified as Leonard Raya Villar, 36 years old, a resident of Barangay Labangon, Cebu City. Villar was considered the Top 8 Most Wanted Person (MWP) at.....»»
Villar’s PREIT utilizes IPO proceeds for energy projects
Billionaire Manuel Villar Jr.’s Premiere Island Power REIT Corp. has used up all of the proceeds it obtained from its initial public offering to bankroll energy projects in Luzon......»»
Ayala Corp. is interested in selling LRT-1 stake to Villar Group
Bilyonaryo is reporting from a source that Ayala Corp. is interested in selling its 35% stake in Light Rail Manila Corp. to Manny Villar, but that Metro Pacific Investments, AC’s co-investor in LRMC, has a right of first refusal......»»
EDITORIAL — More rice importation
With rice prices refusing to go down and even likely to further increase in the coming months, President Marcos will soon issue an executive order reducing the tariff on rice imports from 35 percent to just 15 percent until the end of his term in 2028. This comes on the heels of the final approval by the House of Representatives of a bill that seeks to restore the power of the National Food Authority to import rice during emergency situations......»»
Imee Marcos champions young farmers at YFC 2023 Awards, rice summit amid rice crisis
Imee Marcos champions young farmers at YFC 2023 Awards, rice summit amid rice crisis.....»»
Vietnam s Q1 rice export up 42 pct in value
HANOI, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam exported over 2.1 million tons of rice, up 42 percent year-on-year in value, in the first quarter of this year, VnExpress reported Wednesday, citing the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The country earned 1.4 billion U.S. dollars from exporting rice during the cited period, said the report. The Philippines was the biggest importer of Vietnamese rice, accou.....»»
Repeal of liberalization law urged to combat high rice inflation
A farmer group on Wednesday said that reversing the rice liberalization law would help address the low procurement of rice grains and high rice inflation......»»
Coming soon: Rice for diabetics
Filipino rice lovers may soon need not worry about their blood sugar level spiking when eating the staple as scientists at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) are advancing well with its ultra-low glycemic index (GI) rice......»»
The pests that are toxic politics and rice tariffication
Duterte back in 2019 promised us of cheaper rice with his Rice Tariffication Law. The Marcos-Duterte Uni-Team in 2022 promised to lower the price of rice to P20 per kilo. These promises clearly remained as promises......»»