October, 2023

• 16 October

  Get Your Wallets Ready: Up to 70% OFF on foodpanda’s October Groceries Day!

  

  Foodies, mark your calendars! foodpanda, your go-to online food and grocery platform, is back with its much-awaited Groceries Day sale from October 20 to 22, 2023. As the ultimate shopping event of the season, Groceries Day is packed  with thumb-stopping deals that will make both first-time shoppers and loyal app users keep coming back for more. “Every quarter, we look forward to Groceries …

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• 16 October

  VIE at Southern Plains Offers Modern Configurable Homes where You Can Live Life to the Fullest

  

  As a seasoned real estate developer, Victor Consunji Development Corporation (VCDC) is defying conventions of the industry by offering turnkey solutions with the most expansive menu of possible customizations. This is evident in its latest gated community called Vie at Southern Plains, where homeowners live comfortably around nature in homes they can personalize to fit their specific lifestyles. VIE at …

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• 16 October

  SCTEX hikes toll fees on Oct. 17

  

  The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) has provisionally approved new toll fees for the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) beginning tomorrow, October 17. In a statement Friday, the TRB said the provisionally approved toll fees had undergone “thorough and meticulous review”. “NLEX Corp. had to comply with all the procedures and requirements, including the publication and posting of surety bond, before the Notice …

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• 16 October

  Diokno bats for reforms in financing models of MDBs

  

  Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno called for reforms and increased concessionality in the financing models of multilateral development banks (MDBs) to address ongoing global challenges during the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four (G-24) Ministerial Meeting on October 10, 2023.  The G-24 Meeting kicked off the Philippine delegation’s engagements during the 2023 Annual Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund …

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• 16 October

  PhilHealth data portal launched

  

  The National Privacy Commission (NPC) launched Friday the “Na-leak ba ang PhilHealth Data ko?”, a simplified database search portal that allows members to verify the status of their personal information. The portal, philhealthleak.privacy.gov.ph, exclusively focuses on the PhilHealth incident and does not encompass data breaches from other incidents, the NPC said. It was created following the recent cyberattack incident involving …

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• 16 October

  74 railway pros finish cadetship training for MRT-7 operations

  

  Some 74 railway professionals under the cadetship program of San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) Metro Rail Transit-7 (MRT-7) project recently completed their mandatory training under the Philippine Railways Institute (PRI), a vital step towards ensuring that the soon-to-be-operational mass transit system provides a seamless and enhanced commuting experience for countless Filipinos. The Fundamental Training Course (FTC), which began in July, was …

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• 16 October

  Small farmers exempted from issuing receipts

  

  Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. has exempted from issuing receipts, individuals who are suppliers/producers/sellers, contract growers, and millers of Agricultural Food Products whose annual gross sales/receipts, for tax purposes, do not exceed One Million Pesos (P1,000,000.00) pursuant to Revenue Regulation No. 12-2023. “Small farmers do not need to issue receipts. The BIR will do its part …

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• 16 October

  DTI-Okada partnership to boost small businesses

  

  The Department of Trade and Industry- Bureau of Domestic Trade Promotion (DTIBDTP) achieved another milestone for its Go Lokal! Program through its recent partnership with Tiger Resorts, Leisure and Entertainment, Inc. (TRLEI), the operator of the prestigious Forbes Travel Guide 5-star integrated resort, Okada Manila.  Nestled within the Entertainment City in Parañaque, Okada Manila will exclusively feature Go Lokal! products …

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• 16 October

  Wage increase for private sector workers in three regions takes effect today

  

  Private sector workers in Region XII, Region II, and Region III can expect higher salaries beginning today, October 16, when the new regional daily minimum wage orders take effect. Wage Order No. RB XII-23 mandates the new minimum salary rates in certain sectors/industries under Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN). Wage Order No. RTWPB 2-22 pertains to the new minimum wages in Region …

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• 16 October

  Standard Chartered, ePLDT VITRO link-up for digital boost

  

  Oldest international bank in the Philippines, Standard Chartered has partnered with ePLDT, PLDT’s ICT subsidiary, for its digital infrastructure, with an agreement to collocate in VITRO. VITRO is the country’s premier data center network with the largest and most hyperconnected data center sites. Standard Chartered previously maintained its client-server and critical applications on-premise. The move to colocate this digital infrastructure …

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