Revilla files bill giving gov’t 5% cut of movie theater gross income
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PHILSTAR A BILL seeking to exempt the movie theater industry from income tax, excise tax, value-added tax and amusement tax in exchange…
DENR to link land database with LRA’s to streamline titling
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DENR FB PAGE THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it has entered into a partnership with the Land Registration…
UP economist warns against ‘risky’ programs that require gov’t subsidies
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UPSE FB PAGE THE GOVERNMENT must avoid programs that are likely to generate a large subsidy bill in light of its limited…
Proposed tax reforms for resource mobilization
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Times are downbeat. In the last few years, the Philippines has been impacted successively by global crises, starting with the pandemic followed…
Philippines lifts ban on nursing programs after thorough review
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter THE PHILIPPINES’ higher education commission has lifted a 2011 policy that banned…
House bill to raise legal drinking age to 21 years
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THANH SERIOUS A BILL that seeks to ban young people under 21 from drinking alcoholic drinks has been filed at the House…
Marcos recovers from coronavirus, no longer showing symptoms
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. answers questions from the media after his first Cabinet meeting in Malacañan Palace, July 5. — PHILIPPINE STAR/…
Court denies news website’s plea to stop website ban
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A QUEZON City trial court on Wednesday denied Bulatlat.com’s plea to stop the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) from blocking its news website….
Clinical Germany defeats Spain, 2-0, to roll into quarterfinals
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ONA Batlle (2 Spain) and Klara Buehl (19 Germany) during the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 football match between Germany and Spain at Brentford Community Stadium…
NBA makes play-in permanent, adds fastbreak foul rule
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AFTER a three-year trial run and two different formats, the National Basketball Association (NBA) play-in tournament is now a permanent fixture on…