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Recto favors higher taxes on online gambling
Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said slapping the online gaming industry with a 10-percent tax could generate at least an additional P20 billion in revenues annually.
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July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Eala set for US Open debut
Alex Eala is set for another main draw appearance as she competes in the 2025 US Open next month.
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July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Mitsubishi introduces the updated Mirage G4
Everyday made stylish
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July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
CMEPA targets the wealthy–DOF
The Department of Finance (DOF) has clarified that a new law will not tax the savings of ordinary Filipinos, as it only standardizes the tax rate on interest income, eliminating the unfair preferential treatment previously enjoyed by the wealthy.
3 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Young futures, informed choices: Advancing reproductive agency in PH
2025 World Population Day highlights youth-centered reproductive rights
3 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Layer makeup like a pro
BHA (alpha hydroxy acid/beta hydroxy acid), or niacinamide can react with silicones or alcohol found in some makeup products.
1 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
US deports immigrants from Jamaica, Cuba, other countries to Eswatini
The United States sent five immigrants it describes as \"barbaric\" criminals to the African nation of Eswatini in an expansion of the Trump administration's largely secretive third-country deportation program, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday.
2 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
RFM dividends hit P700M
Food and beverage firm RFM Corp. reported that its board of directors has approved a cash dividend of P300 million or P0.08903 per share to bring the total cash dividends paid by the company so far this year to P700 million.
1 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Marcos not shutting doors on VP Sara
Gov't open to her meaningful, constructive suggestions
3 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Administration gets good ratings on response to calamity, OFW, farmer concerns
The Marcos administration received majority approval ratings for its handling of three out of 14 key issues, based on the June 2025 \"Ulat ng Bayan\" survey by Pulse Asia.
1 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
The price we must pay for food security
The government’s ambitious P20-per-kilo rice promise ignited hope in every Filipino household. To the struggling mother feeding five mouths, the senior citizen living on pension, the daily wage earner whose budget barely lasts a week—this pledge came as a big relief, a lifeline, and a sort of dignity to every struggling Filipino.
2 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Lower SEC fees for MSMEs
To fulfill its commitment to supporting local small businesses, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is offering micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) discounts of 20 to 50 percent on certain transaction fees.
1 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
BPI earnings grow 8% in H1
Zobel-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) posted a 7.8-percent improvement in net income to P33 billion for the first half of 2025 from the P30.6 billion earned in the same period last year on strong growth in net interest income.
1 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Cambodia makes 1,000 arrests in latest crackdown on cybercrime
Cambodia on Wednesday said that an order by Prime Minister Hun Manet for government bodies to crackdown on criminal cybercrime operations being run in the country had resulted in the arrest of more than 1,000 suspects so far this week.
2 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
What Kyline Alcantara learned from Kobe Paras split
Kapuso actress Kyline Alcantara recently opened up about her breakup with basketball star Kobe Paras in a heartfelt interview with Boy Abunda.
1 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Charges filed vs SHS voucher program violators
The Department of Education (DepEd) has filed criminal charges against individuals accused of defrauding the Senior High School (SHS) voucher program.
1 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Six suspects behind Sampaloc riot arrested; 3 minors released to parents
Six individuals were apprehended by the Manila Police District (MPD) on Wednesday, July 16, following a violent street disturbance that broke out along Lacson Avenue in Barangay 411, Sampaloc.
1 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
118 Filipinos rescued from scam hubs due for repatriation
One-hundred eighteen Filipino human trafficking victims rescued in scam hubs in Southeast Asia are awaiting repatriation, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
1 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Police cite difficulty generating DNA profile from Taal Lake bones
Police forensic experts are facing the gargantuan task of building a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) profile from the human bones collected at Taal Lake in Batangas.
2 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Supporting traditional textiles can fuel agriculture
Earlier this week, I was invited to an Artefino fashion show, a preview of Heir Loom, designer Jor-El Espina’s take on Filipifiana using pifia fabric from the grand dame of Filipifiana fashion Patis Tesoro’s personal collection. The show was a creative fusion of heritage and contemporary, a reintroduction of pifia to old and new audiences alike.
3 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
What Kyline Alcantara learned from Kobe Paras split
Kapuso actress Kyline Alcantara recently opened up about her breakup with basketball star Kobe Paras in a heartfelt interview with Boy Abunda.
1 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
South Korea's top court upholds acquittal of Samsung's Lee over contentious 2015 merger
South Korea’s top court Thursday upheld the acquittal of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong on financial criminal charges, ending years of legal disputes over the 2015 merger between Samsung affiliates that solidified his control over the company.
1 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Administration gets good ratings on response to calamity, OFW, farmer concerns
The Marcos administration received majority approval ratings for its handling of three out of 14 key issues, based on the June 2025 \"Ulat ng Bayan\" survey by Pulse Asia.
1 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
SMB, TNT break tie
Fierce battle expected for important 2-1 series lead
2 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Charges filed vs SHS voucher program violators
The Department of Education (DepEd) has filed criminal charges against individuals accused of defrauding the Senior High School (SHS) voucher program.
1 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Police cite difficulty generating DNA profile from Taal Lake bones
Police forensic experts are facing the gargantuan task of building a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) profile from the human bones collected at Taal Lake in Batangas.
2 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
US deports immigrants from Jamaica, Cuba, other countries to Eswatini
The United States sent five immigrants it describes as \"barbaric\" criminals to the African nation of Eswatini in an expansion of the Trump administration's largely secretive third-country deportation program, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday.
2 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Recto favors higher taxes on online gambling
Recto said the current GGR is approximately ₱200 billion, with the government collecting 30 percent via the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor), five percent through the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), and three percent allocated for Pagcor's auditing costs.
2 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
118 Filipinos rescued from scam hubs due for repatriation
One-hundred eighteen Filipino human trafficking victims rescued in scam hubs in Southeast Asia are awaiting repatriation, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
1 min |
July 18, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Honda now offers the new NAVi
Be who you WanNAVi
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