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DA-Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) urges local government units (LGUs) to enforce proper and truthful labeling in rice. NUEVA ECIJA, Jan. 24 -- DA-Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) urges local government units (LGUs) to enforce proper and truthful labeling in rice for consumers to differentiate locally-produced rice from imported and to strengthen Filipino rice farmers. Alice B. Mataia, lead of PhilRice’s Policy Research and Advocacy project, recommended forming a lo...

Australias foreign investment regime There is no specific regime relating to venture capital investment. Australia has a foreign investment regime which applies to certain acquisitions. The Australian Government’s foreign investment regime, generally speaking, encourages foreign investment in Australia. The regime consists of the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 (Cth) (FATA), associated legislation and various regulations. The regime is also supported by Australias Foreign Investm...

BusinessWorld January 15, 2021 | 7:47 pm More than 50 private sector groups are urging lawmakers to immediately enact a bill that would cut corporate income tax and streamline fiscal incentives. Legislators are set to convene the bicameral conference committee to reconcile clashing provisions in the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act passed by the Senate in November and the House version passed a year earlier. Versions of the tax reform measure ha...

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Senator Win Gatchalian files his incident report at the National Bureau of Investigation after his credit card was hacked and used to purchase P1 million worth of alcoholic beverages. Photo by Mark Cayabyab/OS WIN GATCHALIAN PASAY CITY, Jan. 9 -- Senator Win Gatchalian is eyeing a parallel probe in the Senate on the proliferation of fraudulent use of credit card, debit card, or online bank account to address possible gaps in existing laws in protecting the rights of the consuming public. Gatcha...

News "This is a general instruction. Not zeroing in on the PSG or on any particular incident of unauthorized vaccination," Guevarra said in a message to reporters on Wednesday. After PSG inoculation, NBI to probe unauthorized COVID-19 vaccinations By NICOLE-ANNE C. LAGRIMAS, GMA News Published December 30, 2020 5:06pm Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to look into unauthorized inoculations against COVID-19 using unregistered vacci...

NBI ordered to probe illegally obtained vaccines in PH Dec 30, 2020 4:43 PM PHT Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Wednesday, December 30, he ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to probe illegally obtained vaccines in the Philippines. "I have already given instructions last Monday to NBI OIC (officer-in-charge) chief Eric Distor to immediately investigate the reported unauthorized distribution and administration of unregistered anti-COVID 19 vaccines, for...

December 24, 2020 09:40:59 am The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Tuesday rejected an undertaking by Google in connection with its proposed takeover of sports wearables manufacturer Fitbit that it would behave in certain ways towards rival wearable manufacturers, not use health data for advertising and, in some circumstances, allow competing businesses access to health and fitness data Google proposed to acquire Fitbit in November 2019 and submitted its undertaking before ...

Qualifying dairy products must contain at least 80% unprocessed milk produced by Queensland dairy cows and purchased from a Queensland dairy farmer for a price not less than a “sustainable and fair” price calculated by QDO. Pic: Getty Images/Bina Taylor The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is proposing to authorize the Queensland Dairyfarmers’ Organisation Limited’s (QDO) Fair Go Dairy licensing scheme for five years. Under the scheme, QD...

Department of Justice (DoJ) (MANILA BULLETIN) Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento revealed this Saturday after the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) filed the sixth batch of complaints before the DoJ last Nov. 25 on behalf of the families of the vaccinees.   “Next year na. Ninety-eight counts kasi ‘yan (The preliminary investigation will be done next year. There are 98 complaints),” Malcontento said. Malcontento said he has yet to assign a prosecutor who will conduct the preliminary...