The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has padlocked more than 100 outlets of a popular household appliance chain store across the country. This step was taken due to allegations of these stores are using either unregistered or tampered Point of Sales (POS) machines, resulting in significant tax...
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr. is optimistic about increased participation in the new estate tax amnesty program due to simplified filing procedures. Recently, the BIR chief introduced Revenue Regulations No. 10-2023, implementing changes to the Estate Tax...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has once again earned top marks for its handling of tax-related matters referred by Malacañang during the first eight months of this year. From January to August, the Office of the President's 8888 Citizens' Complaint Center (8888 CCC) forwarded 962 citizen...
Rain or Shine and Meralco, two teams looking to rise to contender status, aim for a winning start in the 2023 PBA Commissioner’s Cup when they lock horns on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City. With both teams adding valuable pieces during the offseason, the Bolts and the...
Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) was honored with the "Rising Tiger & Nation Builder" award by the prominent business and lifestyle magazine, Rising Tigers Magazine. This prestigious accolade was presented recently during the Rising Tigers Magazine Power...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC), the government’s second largest tax agency, exceeded anew its collection target for October this year. In a statement, Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio said the bureau collected P78.61 billion last month, above by 1.4 percent against the P77.53 billion goal...
The World Customs Organization (WCO) has recognized the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for its commitment to professionalism and excellence that resulted in better trade facilitation and performance. BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio’s leadership, featured in the 69th issue of Asia/Pacific Customs...
The Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Monday, Oct. 30, were generally peaceful nationwide despite a few reported incidents of violence, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said. In a press conference, Garcia said that no election-related violence was...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has received commendations for its commitment to trade facilitation and quality management. In a recent publication by the World Customs Organization (WCO), BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio’s leadership was lauded for revitalizing the agency’s workforce and...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) foiled an attempted theft of confiscated goods in a warehouse in Pasay that led to the arrest of both Filipino and Chinese nationals. Previously, the warehouse had been sealed and padlocked as part of a BOC initiative aimed at combatting the trade of counterfeit products...
Phoenix has bevy of young talents heading into the brand new PBA season and the team is hoping that it can rely on them to contend for at least a playoff spot in the upcoming Commissioner’s Cup. Tyler Tio will be one of Phoenix's potent weapons in the new PBA season. (PBA Images) Although still...
Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino on Saturday, Oct. 21, raised the issue of using artificial intelligence (AI)-aided election campaign and propaganda materials. Tolentino raised this issue before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and requested further study for future policy formulation,...
