A second batch of smuggled red onions believed to be a part of an ongoing large-scale agricultural smuggling activity was recently intercepted at the Port of Subic. DEJA VU--Another shipment of onions worth P45 million--declared as chapati bread--were seized at the Port of Subic. (Photo courtesy of...
President Duterte’s chief economic manager said the country’s recovery efforts from pandemic has no room for the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), the government’s main tax agency, to fail in raising much-needed revenues. After the bureau addressed the tax issues involving the prizes given to...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has surpassed its revenue collection goal for July 2021 by over P4.4 billion after posting an actual collection of P58.183 billion, the agency said Monday, August 2. (Photo from BOC Port of NAIA Facebook page) The bureau collected an excess of P4.432 billion, which is...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is exploring ways to reactivate over six million deactivated voters. Comelec/MB On Twitter, Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said the En Banc will study if they can use online to revalidate or restore all names of those who failed to vote twice in...
Counterfeit luxury brand items, "ukay-ukay" (used clothing), and undocumented face masks worth P2.3 billion were recently uncovered from a warehouse in Mayzan, Valenzuela City, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said. FAKE!-- Various counterfeit bags and clothes bearing brands such as Nike, Louis Vuitton,...
A poll official believes that not all of the more than 7 million deactivated voters will apply for reactivation for the May 2022 National and Local Elections. Comelec/MB "Our expectations is that we will not get all 7 million back," Commission on Elections (Comelec) Spokesperson James Jimenez said...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has flagged a possible sugar smuggling scheme employed by unscrupulous traders taking advantage of the Sugar Regulatory Administration’s (SRA) export replenishment program. In a statement on Monday, July 12, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said he has...
The First Division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) dismissed nine more applicants for partylist. Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (Photo from Rowena V. Guanzon / Facebook page/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon revealed this on her Twitter accoiunt on July 9. The...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is eyeing the possibility of counting the campaign expenses of candidates once they file their Certificates of Candidacy (COCs). Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (Photo from Rowena V. Guanzon / Facebook page/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "There are some reforms that...
For an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the May 2022 polls will be an election like no other. Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (Photo from Rowena V. Guanzon / Facebook page/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In an online town hall forum on Thursday, July 8, Comelec Commissioner Rowena...
The Bureau of Customs registered a spike in pork imports following the government’s order lowering tariffs on swine meat shipments that aims to stabilize the domestic supply and prices, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a report to Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III, the Customs...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has sought for amendments that will give the existing data privacy law more teeth in the enforcement function amid rapid digital transformation in the country. During the 55th Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) Forum, Privacy Commissioner Raymund Enriquez...
