DTI: Investment in trade law enforcement pays off
THE government’s intensified enforcement efforts have yielded positive results, preventing over P150 million worth of substandard products from flooding the market and protecting Filipino consumers.
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Press Release - Villanueva: Manifestation - National Techvoc Day
Mr. President and distinguished colleagues:
LIVE: Third House quadcom hearing into POGOs, illegal drug trade crimes
MANILA, Philippines — The members of the House of Representatives resumed its joint inquiry into the connection of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) and the illegal drug trade on Wednesday.
PSE developing derivatives market for FY26 launch
InsiderPH [link] reported that the PSE and the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a derivatives trading market. The agreement will allow the two parties to create a framework for how to proceed not only with the development of the actual infrastructure of the derivatives market but also with the regulations and best practices around its operation and governance. According to InsiderPH, the PSExTWSE deal is “part of [PSE President Ramon Monzon’s] initiative to launch derivatives on PSE by early 2026 if regulatory hurdles–primarily the issue of how to fairly tax derivatives–are satisfactorily addressed.”> What are derivatives? As the name suggests, they’re things that you can buy that derive their value from some other underlying asset.
Australia gives millions of workers 'right to disconnect'
SYDNEY, Australia — Australia gave millions of workers the legal right to "disconnect" on Monday, allowing them to ignore unreasonable out-of-hours calls, emails and texts from their bosses.
POGO probe: House quad panel summons Roque’s ex-aide
MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives’ quad committee has issued a subpoena to the former executive assistant of Harry Roque Jr. as part of the panel’s investigation on Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs).
OVP budget hearing descends into chaos as Sara Duterte, House members trade insults
MANILA, Philippines — House members across political lines on Tuesday refused to give in to Vice President Sara Duterte's request to not be asked questions about the Office of the Vice President's proposed budget, setting off a series of exchanges that led Duterte to call a lawmaker as "convicted" and for her to be likened to a "squid spewing black ink."
Zamboanga drug den shut down, 4 operators arrested
COTABATO CITY — Anti-narcotics agents clamped down four drug den operators in a sting in Barangay Talon-Talon in Zamboanga City on Saturday night.