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MAKATI CITY, March 17 The Board of Investments (BOI) recently gave the nod to the application of TRINX Bicycle Sport Technology Corp. (TBSTC) as a new Export Producer of Bicycles which qualifies the company for incentives under the Export Activities category of the 2020 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP).
The P356.4 million project will manufacture road and mountain bikes, foldable electric bikes (e-bikes), and other bike variants in its proposed plant in Sta. Maria, Bulacan. TBSTC is expected to export at least 75 percent of its production to the United States and Europe with the rest targeted towards the booming domestic market.
“This is timely and relevant, as it will not only supply the local demand for bicycles and electric bikes but also strengthen our position as a net exporter of bicycles with strong demand from overseas markets, including those in which we enjoy zero-duties under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) scheme,” Trade Undersecretary and BOI
Published March 17, 2021 4:50pm By VIRGIL LOPEZ, GMA News An official of the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday explained why the agency and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) had different tallies of COVID-19 deaths last year. Preliminary figures from the PSA showed a total of 27,967 deaths due to COVID-19 as of December 2020, with “COVID-19 with virus identified” accounting for 8,209 cases. A total of 19,758 deaths were attributed to “COVID-19 virus not identified.” The DOH, meanwhile, reported 9,244 deaths as of December 31. Asked for an explanation, DOH Epidemiology Bureau director Alethea de Guzman said the department only includes confirmed COVID-19 deaths in its tally.
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Despite the anticipated closure, IBON said only 28,000 of the businesses received loans from Bayanihan 1 and Bayanihan 2, laws that provide assistance to those adversely affected by the health crisis. 99k to 149k MSMEs expected to close permanently after year of lockdown - IBON
Published March 18, 2021 1:27am By CONSUELO MARQUEZ, GMA News Some 99,800 to 149,700 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMES) are expected to shut down permanently as the country’s economy was badly hit due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, research group IBON Foundation said Wednesday. Citing surveys from the International Trade Center, World Bank, the United Nations Development Program and the Department of Labor and Employment, IBON said 10% to 15% of 998,342 MSMEs nationwide will likely permanently close after one year of community quarantine in the Philippines.
Career Executive Service Officers (CESOs), Career Executive Service Eligibles (CESEs) and Career Service Executive Eligibles (CSEEs) attentively listen to a presentation during a CESB Leadership Conclave with the Theme: Govergence: Cultivating Exemplary Service. (Photo courtesy of Mr. Ernesto Alcanzare, Yes For Peace - Bayanihan ng Bayan lead organizer)
The Whole of Nation approach to ending the armed conflicts being pursued by the National Task Force to End the Local Communist Armed Conflicts (NTF-ELCAC) is anchored on good governance and would entail direct people’s participation.
Given limited resources of the government, the NTF-ELCAC has focused on eight hundred (800) barangays liberated from the influence and clutches of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) to prove that the communist armed conflict can be ended through good governance.