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Online florist’s sales bloom as brick and mortar shops wither in pandemic

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 06:41 PM

Flowerstore.ph founder and CEO Saul Molla said 2020 has been a banner year for the company as demand for flower deliveries increased substantially.  Read more »

Avon sees global online sales rise as consumers go digital amid pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 12:37 PM

Global direct-selling firm Avon said Wednesday the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed its business model to evolve into a "high touch, high tech and high impact beauty company" helping it achieve sales growth. Read more »

Quezon City taps Shopee to support small businesses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 11:08 PM

Mayor Joy Belmonte said this is part of the local government’s efforts to help medium, small and micro-enterprises affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Read more »

Deadline sa pagpaparehistro ng online business sa BIR, inurong sa Sept 30

April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 02 08:04 PM

Hanggang Setyembre 30 na maaaring makapagparehistro ng kanilang mga negosyo ang mga online seller sa Bureau of Internal Revenue, sabi ngayong Miyerkoles ng ahensiya.   Read more »

BIR again extends deadline for registration of online sellers to Sept. 30

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 08:10 PM

The Bureau of Internal Revenue announced on Tuesday that it is again extending the deadline for the registration of online selling businesses to Sept. 30.  Read more »

Small online sellers shouldn't worry about missing Sept.1 deadline: Tax expert

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 07:22 PM

Mon Abrea, founding chairman of tax services and consultancy firm, Asian Consulting Group (ACG) said small online sellers whose incomes don’t exceed P250,000 per year can expect some leniency from the BIR. Read more »

‘Don’t always trust reviews’—and other tips from an online seller verification group

JACS T. SAMPAYAN
Posted at Aug 20 04:34 PM

Don’t want to get scammed by a bogus seller? Here are some reminders and red flags to keep in mind before adding to cart. BY JACS T. SAMPAYAN Read more »

Local sellers bet on e-commerce as consumers shift to 'online first' in purchases

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 13 01:38 PM

Small sellers can leverage the ease of use of the e-commerce platforms to start their pivot to the digital marketplace as global financial firm Visa and Shopee launch their partnership that aims to encourage local sellers to go online. Read more »

Umano'y online scammer na gumagamit ng mga pekeng resibo timbog

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 13 07:52 PM

Arestado sa Mandaluyong City ang isa umanong miyembro ng sindikato na nanloloko ng online sellers sa pamamagitan ng paggamit ng mga pekeng resibo bilang proof of payment.   Read more »

Solons to BIR: Extend July 31 deadline for online seller registration

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 19 01:22 PM

The Bureau of Internal Revenue should extend the July 31 registration deadline for online sellers to help them cope with the coronavirus pandemic, lawmakers said Friday. Read more »

Lockdown profiteers used e-commerce to hoard face masks, supplies: police

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 02:58 PM

Profiteers used e-commerce to hoard medical supplies at the height of the coronavirus lockdown, police said Thursday before a congressional hearing on consumer protection online . Read more »

Taxman after Netflix, Amazon, not small online sellers: BIR

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 10:00 AM

The Philippines' effort to tax digital services will focus on the likes of Netflix, Amazon and Alibaba, not small online sellers, a revenue official said Wednesday.  Read more »

Registered online sellers can avail of gov't benefits: DOF

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 12:32 PM

Online sellers who will register their businesses with the Bureau of Internal Revenue will be eligible for government benefits, the Department of Finance said Tuesday as it allayed concerns of digital entrepreneurs over taxes. Read more »

Small online sellers exempted from tax registration: DTI

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 16 11:36 AM

Small online sellers or those who earn P250,000 and below annually are exempted from registering their business with the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said Tuesday. Read more »

'Wala na ngang ayuda': Online sellers pumalag sa bagong BIR memo

April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 12 09:59 PM

Sabi naman ni Sen. Joel Villanueva, wala na ngang natanggap na ayuda, ita-tax pa ang mga online seller na hindi naman milyon ang kinikita. Read more »

'Paalala lang': Gobyerno iginiit na 'di nila pinag-iinitan ang online sellers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 12 05:22 PM

Ginawa ang paalala dahil biglang lumobo ang bilang nga mga sumusulpot na online sellers noong community quarantine dahil sa pandemyang COVID-19, ayon sa DOF. Read more »

'50 drivers fight for one order': Southeast Asia gig economy slammed by virus

Fanny Potkin and Gayatri Suroyo, Reuters
Posted at Jun 11 01:58 PM

For both drivers and the companies, an increase in food deliveries - forecast as a major growth area for both firms - has come nowhere near compensating for the losses in transport.  Read more »

Online sellers earning below P250,000 yearly are tax exempt: Palace

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 11 03:45 PM

Online businesses earning less than P250,000 per year are exempted from paying taxes, Malacañang said Thursday after the Bureau of Internal Revenue reminded online sellers to settle their dues.   Read more »

Babala ng DTI: 'PM is key' ipinagbabawal

April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 05 09:47 PM

Nagpaalala ang Department of Trade and Industry na dapat ilagay ang presyo sa kanilang ibinebenta. Read more »

DepEd warns against illegal sale of free learning materials

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 04:17 PM

The Department of Education on Wednesday said it would take legal action against those illegally selling its free learning materials online. Read more »