DoF: Wealth tax easily evaded, property tax reform preferable
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FINANCE Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said he prefers a wealth tax centered on reforming the real property valuation system because taxes…
TUCP files petition for P724 minimum wage in Soccsksargen region
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TUCP FB PAGE THE Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) on Monday filed a petition seeking to increase the daily minimum…
Regulator says sugar imports needed to address weak domestic production
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PHILSTAR THE Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said the draft order authorizing 350,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar is intended to backstop domestic…
Gov’t invites bus supplier bids for Davao transit fleet
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DAVAO CITY GOVT. THE GOVERNMENT has invited bidders to participate in an auction for the contract to supply buses to the P73.93-billion…
MSME exporters not tapping full potential of trade deals, DTI says
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MINDANAO TRADE EXPO FOUNDATION, INC. – MTEFI FB PAGE THE full potential of trade deals available to micro, small, and medium enterprise…
NCR building materials wholesale price growth eases in Feb.
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS WHOLESALE PRICE growth of construction materials in Metro Manila eased to a four-month low in February, according to…
WFH or Incentives? The IT-BPM dilemma
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Last month, the Philippines adopted the 10-Point Policy Agenda on Economic Recovery to accelerate and sustain economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic…
Duterte gov’t told to seize Marcos bank accounts
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PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter A PARTY-list group on Monday asked the Finance department to seize the…
Comelec exempts some gov’t officials from firearm ban
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ WALTER BOLLOZOS By John Victor D. Ordoñez THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) has allowed senior government officials and their bodyguards…
Philippines records 1,906 coronavirus cases from April 4-10
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PHILSTAR The Philippines recorded 1,906 coronavirus infections from April 4 to 10, 29% lower than a week earlier, the Department of Health…