House panel estimates luxury tax will generate P12.4B a year
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PHILSTAR THE House Committee on Ways and Means said it expects its proposed luxury tax to raise at least P12.4 billion a…
Philippines cedes tax revenue under global minimum tax rules
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To expedite the revival of the economy from the pandemic and restore its trajectory towards upper middle-income status, the government has eased…
Philippine journalist cleared of tax evasion; press freedom hailed
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THE PHILIPPINE Court of Tax Appeals on Wednesday acquitted Rappler Holdings Corp. and its founder of tax evasion in a ruling hailed…
DoJ junks murder raps vs cops in 2021 activist raid
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PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOS PHILIPPINE government prosecutors have cleared 17 cops in connection with the murder of a labor activist in a series…
Philippine air transport regulator to hire contractor for traffic oversight
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THE DEPARTURE area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 was crowded with passengers at midnight of Jan. 2 after…
Bureau of Customs seizures down 14% in 2022
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BUREAU OF CUSTOMS THE BUREAU of Customs (BoC) confiscated smuggled goods worth P24.28 billion in 2022, down 14.6% year on year. Last…
Marcos: OFW presence in Middle East could drive Gulf investments
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PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Malacañang in September 2022. —…
Filipinos trafficked as crypto scammers in Cambodia
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SENATE.GOV.PH FILIPINOS have been victimized into becoming online scammers by an alleged Chinese group operating in Cambodia, a senator reported on Wednesday. …
DoJ rejects Bantag’s motion to inhibit prosecutors from murder complaint
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THE DEPARTMENT of Justice (DoJ) has rejected the motion of suspended Bureau of Corrections director Gerald Q. Bantag that sought the inhibition…
Bill mandates setting up an evacuation center in each town, city
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DSWD REGION-II A SENATOR has filed a bill that seeks to establish an evacuation center in every city and municipality in the…