MANILA: Senator Grace Poe said Wednesday she is waiting for the outcome of the San Juan City government’s action against their personnel responsible for the drowning of animals in the city pound during the onslaught of Typhoon Carina. In a statement, Poe said government-funded animal shelters should be a haven for animals and not “death…
KUALA LUMPUR,, The Retirement Fund Inc (KWAP) plans to increase its international investment exposure to 30 per cent by 2025 although the local market has recently showed an improved performance. Chief investment officer Hazman Hilmi Sallahuddin said that as of 2023, 24.4 per cent of KWAP’s investment assets were allocated internationally. “We are currently on…
DUMAGUETE CITY: Rice prices in Negros Oriental slightly dropped due to the importation of the commodity, as well as local production, an official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Wednesday. Rice traders here said a 50-kg. sack of premium rice is now pegged at roughly PHP2,500 compared to about PHP2,800 in the previous months….
KUALA LUMPUR,, Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd (Alliance Bank) expects healthy loan growth between eight per cent and 10 per cent for the financial year 2025 (FY2025), driven by its small and medium enterprise, corporate and consumer banking segments. Alliance Bank group chief executive officer Kellee Kam said the bank is poised for strong growth as…
MANILA: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United States extended fresh humanitarian aid to the Philippines in response to the recent onslaught of super typhoon Carina and an intensified southwest monsoon (habagat). The UAE government turned over its donations in a ceremony at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 on July 30. The…
KUALA LUMPUR,, The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRB) has launched the MyInvois portal, kicking off its implementation of e-invoicing effective Aug 1, 2024. In a statement today, the IRB said the move will strengthen the country’s taxation system, increase transparency, and provide a more accurate assessment of compliance risk. The statement said e-invoicing will…
