By Tetch Torres

The Manila City Regional Trial Court Branch 17 refused to restrain the Department of Finance and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) from enforcing the rules and regulations of Republic Act 10351, or the Sin Tax Law of 2012.
Posted: January 17th, 2013 in Latest Business Stories | Read More »
By Tetch Torres

The Supreme Court stopped the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) from bidding out the P13.3-billion property in Bonifacio South area in Taguig City.
Posted: January 11th, 2013 in Latest Business Stories | Read More »
By Tetch Torres

Phoenix Petroleum Philippines on Monday announced that it will reduce the price of diesel by 15 centavos per liter but increase the price of premium gasoline by the same amount per liter.
Posted: January 7th, 2013 in Latest Business Stories | Read More »
By Tetch Torres

The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) on Thursday filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) a complaint for estafa against 88 depositors for allegedly defrauding the government by P9.73 million.
Posted: January 3rd, 2013 in Latest Business Stories | Read More »
By Tetch Torres

Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales dismissed from service 13 officials from the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) for granting P660 million in behest loans to Deltaventures Resources, Inc. (DVRI) in 2009.
Posted: December 6th, 2012 in Latest Business Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Tetch Torres

The Department of Justice (DoJ) dismissed the smuggling case against a leading independent oil industry Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc.
Posted: November 28th, 2012 in Latest Business Stories | Read More »
By Tetch Torres

The Department of Justice (DoJ) will conduct an investigation on the alleged $5 million bribe given by a company led by Japanese gaming tycoon Kazuo Okada in connection with the $2 billion entertainment city project.
Posted: November 22nd, 2012 in Latest Business Stories | Read More »
By Tetch Torres

The Court of Appeals has ordered the Pasig City Regional Trial Court to proceed with the hearing of the derivative suit seeking to compel businessman and former Trade Minister Roberto Ongpin to return P412 million in “short swing profits” he had allegedly earned from the sale of shares of Philex Mining Corp.
Posted: November 15th, 2012 in Latest Business Stories | Read More »
By Tetch Torres

The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) dismissed the appeal by the Manila North Tollways Corporation that sought a P8.64-million tax refund it paid on behalf of one of its stockholders Egis Project SA (Egis), a sociedad anonima incorparted in France.
Posted: November 6th, 2012 in Latest Business Stories | Read More »
By Tetch Torres

The Supreme Court declared as valid the government sale of the 246 megawatt Angat Hydro-Electric Power Plant (AHEPP) in Bulacan to Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-Water).
Posted: October 24th, 2012 in Latest Business Stories | Read More »
By Tetch Torres

Public utilities like the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) which allegedly violated the constitutional cap on foreign ownership can still correct their deficiencies, the Supreme Court said Monday.
Posted: October 15th, 2012 in Latest Business Stories | Read More »
By Tetch Torres

The Supreme Court stood pat on its June 28, 2011 decision that changed the calculation in determining foreign ownership of public utilities particularly the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT)
Posted: October 11th, 2012 in Latest Business Stories | Read More »