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DOST-TAPI Partners with NEXPH to Boost Innovations in Clean Energy

by Lawrence San Diego  Inventors, startups, and businesses in the energy sector can now avail of opportunities to scale up their innovations, thanks to the new partnership between the Technology Application and Promotion Institute (TAPI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and New Energy Nexus Philippines (NEXPH). New Energy Nexus is an international…

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beepโ„ข powers QR payment in LRT1, enhancing commuting experience

AF Payments, Inc., ย the operator of the beep card, is pleased to announce the successful launch of Mayaโ€™s and Light Rail Manila Corporationโ€™s (LRMC) QR payment system in LRT1. This new and convenient payment optionโ€”which is enabled by beepโ€™s technologyโ€”was warmly received by the train commuters, who can now effortlessly purchase QR codes through their smart phones.

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Tax reforms enable government to collects over P200B

Department of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno  The implementation of the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP) has generated P202.8 billion additional revenues in 2022 for the government, 26.3 percent higher than the P160.5 billion in 2021. In a statement over the weekend, the DOF said the total collection last year was higher by 26.3 percent from PHP160.5 billion revenue…

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Indigents benefit from Cavite-based free clinic

Wellpoint Medical Clinic and Diagnostic Center (PNA photo by Gladys Pino) BACOOR CITY, Cavite – Needy residents of the Calabarzon region can obtain free medical and dental services from a clinic that celebrates its 18th anniversary this year with the launch of a foundation. Doctors and nurses of the Cavite province-based Wellpoint Medical Clinic and Diagnostic Center, Inc. have been…

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PBBM: National land use policy is an urgent concern

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. Said ans truly responsive national land use policy is an urgent concern, and has vowed to give “urgent attention” to the proposed measure institutionalizing a national land use policy that will ensure the country’s holistic development. Addressing the grand launch of Pier 88 in Liloan, Cebu, Marcos said he would persuade Congress to immediately pass…

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PBBM creates inter-agency body on inflation

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has created the Inter-Agency Committee on Inflation and Market Outlook (IAC-IMO) mandated to  ramp up government’s efforts to ease inflation and help strengthen the country’s economy. He recently issued Executive Order (EO) 28, which created the IAC-IMO which will be co-chaired by the secretaries of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and the Department of Finance (DOF) with the Budget secretary as vice chairperson. To…

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