Malacañang has slammed the annual Amnesty International (AI) report which it considered as a "cut-and-paste collection of recycled issues and arguments" on human rights violations in the country used by critics of the Duterte administration. This picture taken on October 29, 2016 shows police...
The Marikina City local government passed on Wednesday, Feb. 23, a city ordinance extending tax amnesty to businesses from Feb. 23 to June 30, 2022. Ordinance No. 006, Series of 2022, introduced by Councilors Romina Kate De Guzman and Cloyd Casimiro, grants an extended period for business owners to...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano told businesses and real property owners in the city to avail of the tax amnesty that the city government is offering up to Dec. 29. Rubiano said the City Council passed and approved an ordinance granting amnesty in surcharges, penalties and interest incurred...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the city government is offering the first ever business tax amnesty to local businesses operating in the city. Olivarez said the City Council passed and approved an ordinance granting amnesty on penalties, surcharges, and interest incurred on unpaid local...
Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco has signed the General Pandemic Amnesty Program ordinance that gives relief to taxpayers by waiving all unpaid local taxes, regulatory fees, and service charges incurred from January 2020 to December 2021 if they settle their accounts until June 30, 2022. “Many of...
Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday said he agrees that an amnesty for rebel groups would be key to a national reconciliation as the government pursues peace and order. Lacson expressed his view on the issue as his the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has urged relatives of the deceased to avail of estate tax amnesty so that the government can raise more funds to address the problem of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. A beneficiary of social amelioration during the ongoing enhanced community...
A measure extending the estate tax amnesty until June 2023 has been signed into law by President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (file photo/Malacañang) The President inked Republic Act No. 11569 allowing a two-year extension of the estate tax amnesty, amending RA 11213 or the Tax Amnesty Act....
The extension of the amnesty for unpaid real estate taxes for another two years will benefit both the government and the families that are recovering from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara said on Saturday, May 29. Senator Juan Edgardo 'Sonny' Angara...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading the measure seeking to extend the estate tax amnesty for another two years. With 23 affirmative votes, the Senate approved Senate Bill No. 2208 which seeks to amend Republic Act No. 11213 or the Tax Amnesty Act, which is set to expire on June 15,...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, May 19 adopted four resolutions supporting the grant of amnesty to members of four rebel groups, thus, putting in near realization President Rodrigo Duterte’s peace program that will reintegrate those affected to civilian life. House Concurrent...
