Economy

Longer power blackouts hit harder on businesses

Longer power blackouts hit harder on businesses

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May 08, 2014

The longer blackouts imposed lately going into the supposed rainy season has raised anxiety to a wider sector of business, especially in this city that has not been spared anymore of the energy crisis creeping across Mindanao.

Daneco to increase power rates

Daneco to increase power rates

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May 06, 2014

“Since the start of power blackouts here, we have less customers because they prefer to go to internet cafés in malls where there are power generators,” lamented businesswoman Rhodora Khadil.

Thousands rush on last day of income tax-filing

Thousands rush on last day of income tax-filing

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Apr 16, 2014

Long queues and complaints filled the last day of the filing of personal income tax at the Bureua of Internal Revenue Davao region office.

The BIR projected some 23,000 people from the city to file their taxes, and indeed the last hour was a scramble for people to beat the deadline.