The Bureau of Customs (BOC), the government's second-largest tax agency, is counting on its Five-Point Priority Program (5-PPP) to drive efficiency, boost revenues, and ensure trade security this year. In statement released on Jan. 7, the BOC’s 5-PPP focuses on surpassing revenues, full...
Hulking import Donovan Smith flexed his muscles and towed Phoenix to a 122-108 victory over Terrafirma and back to the winning column in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup at the PhilSports Arena on Tuesday, Jan. 7. With his team in dire need of victory to keep itself in contention for a...
Justin Brownlee just had his own version of "flu game" when he helped Barangay Ginebra turn back San Miguel in their marquee encounter last Sunday, Jan. 5. Justin Brownlee (PBA Images) And whether he gets better or still has to deal with it even after a two-day break will not matter as he aims to...
Alec Stockton provided the tip to the spear in the furious third quarter flurry as Converge pulled the rug from under Barangay Ginebra with a comeback 98-90 victory in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner's Cup at the Batangas City Coliseum on Saturday, Dec. 21. The FiberXers gave the Kings a dose of...
Mark Barroca finished what Zav Lucero had started and lifted Magnolia to a pulsating 99-95 overtime win over NLEX and arrest a four-game slide in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig on Friday, Dec. 20. Barroca nailed a running floater with 38.8 left to put the...
Phoenix rode on the broad shoulders of import Donovan Smith to sink the erstwhile undefeated NorthPort, 115-109, for its first win in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner's Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Donovan Smith lifts Phoenix over NorthPort. (PBA Images) In dire need of...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has expanded its support for affordable health care by exempting 16 additional medicines for cancer, diabetes, and mental illness from Value Added Tax (VAT). In a statement, the BIR said this move aligns with the latest list of VAT-exempt products approved by...
Games Tuesday (Ninoy Aquino Stadium) 5:30 p.m. – Converge vs NLEX 7:00 p.m. – NorthPort vs Phoenix NorthPort not only aims to inch closer to an assured playoff ticket but is also eyeing a franchise history when it tries to go for its sixth win against the still winless Phoenix in the PBA Season...
The Bureau of Customs – Intelligence Group (BOC-IG) concluded the year with a record P81 billion worth of seized contraband amid intensified efforts in combating smuggling and enhancing border security. During a command conference where the agency reviewed its annual performance and charted its...
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. has reassigned 30 Revenue District Officers (RDOs) across the country as part of preparations for next year’s tax collection campaign, which aims to raise at least P3.2 trillion. Sources revealed that additional reassignments are...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is stepping up its efforts to combat the fraudulent use of fake Person with Disability (PWD) identification cards (IDs), which resulted in an estimated P88.2 billion in lost tax revenue last year. In a statement, BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr., said on...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) fully supports the newly enacted Value-Added Tax (VAT) Refund for Non-Resident Tourists law (Republic Act No. 12079) to boost tourism and the economy. In a Facebook post, BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. said that the bureau “supports the VAT Refund...
