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Soldiers—many of them in their 20s to early 30s– are rushed daily to V. Luna Medical Center from Marawi, wounded from shrapnel, snipers, mortars, IEDs and even land mines but their spirits are high and they are determined to even the score with the enemies. 

Member agencies of Task Force “Bangon Marawi” met last Friday to discuss the various recovery plans for the war-torn city. 

The government targets 2020 for its plan to issue a national ID system in a bid to further improve the delivery of services and ensure that recipients of state financial aids will securely receive it. 

Listed miner Philex Mining Corp. has allotted more than P400 million to fund various projects under its Social Development Management Program (SDMP) over the last five years, according to the company’s 2016 Annual Report. 

Ayala-led Manila Water received major awards anew at the recently-held 15th Philippine Quill Awards held last June 5 at the Marriott Grand Ballroom, Newport City. 

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) recently ordered its personnel to strictly enforce its policy declaring as off-limits to unauthorized persons its immigration areas in all the international airports nationwide and prohibiting the giving of VIP treatment to passengers. 

By Luis Leoncio  The government is considering a reduction in the value added tax (VAT) currently pegged at 12 percent contrary to the government earlier proposal to raise the sales tax to 15 percent as part of revenue enhancement. 

Middle-class Filipino households are not bound to lose the opportunity to have a family car as a result of higher excise taxes proposed under the government’s comprehensive tax reform program. 

Prior to the terrorist siege of Marawi City last May, the Philippines was ranked the fifth most optimistic among nationalities in the world, a survey of global consumer sentiment showed. 

By Riza Lozada  Local telecommunications giants Philippine Long Distance Tele (PLDT) and Globe Telecom can still “cure” the defects of the P70 billion mega deal with San Miguel Corp. (SMC) on the acquisition of radio frequency assets without a long-drawn legal battle with the government, government think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said in a study.