Year: 2025

BIR IMPOSES 12% VAT DIGITAL SERVICES

BAGUIO CITY The Bureau of Internal (BIR) recently issued Revenue Regulations 003-2025 with regards to the policies and guidelines for the imposition of 12 percent Value-Added Tax (VAT) on foreign digital services providers (DSP’s) to consumers and businesses. The regulation covers digital platforms and marketplaces. The following digital services under new rules include: Online search […]

SENSORY-FRIENDLY SCREENING OF “FIREFLY” SHINES A LIGHT ON INCLUSION

A child on the autism spectrum shares a smile with their loved one during the sensory- friendly screening of ” Firefly” at SM Southmall. “Lights Up, Sounds Down” offers inclusive movie experience for autism community In celebration of National Autism Consciousness Week, SM Cares, SM Cinema, Autism Society Philippines (ASP), and GMA Pictures partnered to […]

CONGRESSIONAL RACE 2025: SPOTLIGHT ON THE TOP 3 CONTENDERS

The race for Baguio City’s congressional seat is heating up, with two women candidates vying for the position and a veteran politician attempting a comeback. Gladys Vergara: Building on a Legacy Leading the pack is Gladys Vergara, daughter of the late Bernie Vergara, a revered former mayor and congressman affectionately known as the “Action Man.” […]

DA-PRDP SCALE-UP STRENGTHENS CORDILLERA’S ECONOMIC LINKS WITH NEW INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVES

The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Scale-Up marked a significant milestone in advancing rural development in the Cordillera region, closing 2024 with the approval of five infrastructure subprojects worth Php973 million. Of these, four subprojects are located in the province of Ifugao, while one in Mountain Province, with the municipal local […]

LA TRINIDAD MPS TRIUMPHS INTER-OFFICE SPORTS COMPETITION

Municipal Mayor, Hon. Romeo K. Salda awarded the La Trinidad Interoffice Sports Competition 2024 winners during the Monday Flag Raising Program, on January 13, 2025. Along with him were Sangguniang Bayan Members, Councilor Hon. Judde Bryan Lee, Councilor Hon. Jonie Puroc, Councilor Hon. Teddy Walang, Councilor Hon. Richard Wacnisen, Councilor Hon. John Botiwey, and, Councilor […]

SN ABOITIZ POWER PROVIDES ADDITIONAL BENEFITS TO ITOGON INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES

Renewable energy provider SN Aboitiz Power-Benguet, Inc. (SNAP-Benguet) has strengthened its commitment to the indigenous peoples (IP) communities of Itogon, Benguet, with the turnover of additional benefits to the Tinongdan Indigenous Peoples Organization (TINPO) on December 18, 2024, followed by the Itogon Indigenous Peoples Organization (IIPO) on December 23, 2024. The additional benefits were shared […]

ONE FOR THE ROAD

Gladys Vergara files her candidacy as Baguio City’s congressional candidate which is associated with the programs and aspirations to implement the standard of living, peace and economy in its meeting with religious leaders, inline with his Father’s Legacy on January 16, 2025 at Swiss Baker, Baguio City. Jimmy Ceralde / ABN

VETERAN SOLON SEES NO NEED TO PROBE

A veteran lawmaker questioned the purpose of the hearing of the House Committee on Legislative Franchises on NGCP, stressing that there’s no reason to conduct a probe as the transmission grid operator has been compliant with the responsibilities under its franchise. “The BIR in the Ways and Means hearing clearly stated that NGCP has been […]

THOUSANDS TURN OUT FOR 13TH HEALTHIER BENGUET CARAVAN IN LA TRINIDAD

The 13th HEALTHIER Benguet Caravan of the Provincial Government of Benguet, under the leadership of Governor Dr. Melchor Daguines Diclas, was joined by nearly 2,000 residents of La Trinidad on Friday, January 17, at the Benguet Sports Complex in Wangal. With numerous services available, the program aims to bring government services closer to people and […]

MAKABAYAN’S ATTACK ON INC PEACE RALLY UNMASKS THEIR HYPOCRISY

The NTF-ELCAC strongly condemns ACT Teachers Partylist’s France Castro and the rest of the Makabayan bloc for belittling the peace rally conducted by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) on Monday, January 13. In insinuating that this nationwide demonstration for peace and unity was merely a ploy to shield Vice President Sara Duterte, Makabayan and its […]

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