Iris Gonzales
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- Sep 28, 2026
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Viado says proponents must justify immigration fee (opens the original)
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Imagine this. Every departing international passenger from the Philippines may soon have to shell out P3,050 for a round-trip journey, an amount that would surely put a hole in one’s pocket even before the trip begins. That’s made up of P1,620 for travel tax, P950 for the terminal fee if flying out of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport and a looming P480 immigration fee – if this pushes through. This will happen if the Bureau of Immigration (BI) proceeds with implementing a new border securi
GCash IPO: Will it end the market spell? (opens the original)
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The historic and long-awaited initial public offering of GCash operator Mynt comes at a time when the Philippine stock market appears to have fallen into a deep slumber and the economy is crawling at a snail’s pace. But could the IPO be love’s first kiss for the market and wake it up from its enchanted slumber? Everyone’s talking about the upcoming IPO. There are naysayers and there are those who are quite enthusiastic about the offering. Here are some points to consider, say my industry sources
Phl flag flies high in F1-Madrid (opens the original)
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Somewhere in the mad rush of speeding cars in the heart-thumping mayhem that is the Formula 1 Grand Prix, which made its debut at the new Madring circuit in Madrid just this weekend, the Philippine flag waved proudly. Along with F1’s checkered flags and motorsports enthusiasts’ merchandise of their favorite F1 teams, a distinctly Filipino brand stood out – tycoon Edgar “Injap” Sia II’s 680-room sprawling Hotel101-Madrid served as the backdrop to the crowd-filled circuit. And even before Mercedes
Ukraine bets on Philippines ube, other exports (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines — The air-raid sirens wail five or six times a day in Ukraine, sending Ukrainians to bomb shelters. But between the blaring sounds of danger, life goes on in the Eastern European country that has been fighting a Russian invasion. This includes keeping commerce alive while fighting the war, Ukraine Ambassador Yuliia Oleksandrivna Fediv told The STAR in an interview on Friday at the Ukraine embassy in Manila. For Ukraine, doing business is not something to be postponed until pe
From presidential plunder to acquittal (opens the original)
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Those skeptical about the arrest of former House speaker Martin Romualdez have reasons to be even more doubtful following the Supreme Court’s decision to acquit Imelda Marcos. Romualdez, said to be the ringleader of the massive, shameless and grotesque looting of billions in flood control funds, was arrested on Sept. 7. Three days later, the SC made public its decision acquitting the former first lady on graft charges for which she was convicted by a lower court in 2018. One cannot blame the ske
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