The government plans to impose new and revised taxes to generate nearly P500 billion over the next three years, data from the Department of Finance (DOF) showed. Based on the DOF list of revenue measures submitted to Congress, the government has proposed eight tax initiatives that, once approved,...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the government should address illicit trade in order to generate higher revenue collection and provide some relief for its limited fiscal space. Gatchalian made the appeal during the recent Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) briefing in the...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Let me start off with a short family anecdote. Back in 2016, my youngest son was in his last year of high school, and was seeking advice on what university course to take. Unlike me, he’s strong in the sciences and mathematics; and I really...
BACOLOD CITY – The body of a New People’s Army (NPA) medic was found on Saturday, August 26, two days after an encounter with the Army 11th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Sitio Taleo, Barangay Milagrosa, Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental, on August 24. The 11th IB said a K9 dog discovered the body of...
BACOLOD CITY – A soldier died in an encounter between the Army 11th Infantry Battalion (IB) and New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio Taleo, Barangay Milagrosa, Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental on Thursday, August 24. The Army 3rd Infantry Division (ID) has yet to reveal the name of the slain...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Army rescued a wounded leader of the New People's Army (NPA) two days after an encounter in Sitio Madarag, Barangay Jagnaan, San Jacinto, Masbate in which another NPA leader tagged in the killing of a FEU football player was killed. Major Frank Roldan, spokesperson...
CAMP Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – A former member and spokesperson of the New People’s Army-affiliated mass organization Aguman da reng Maglalautang Capampangan and Alyansa ng Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luzon surrendered in Angeles City. The surrenderer was given initial cash assistance...
BACOLOD CITY – The Leonardo Panaligan Command-New People's Army (LPC-NPA) has claimed the death of a civilian who was identified as a military asset in Barangay Aya, La Libertad, Negros Oriental on August 21. Police identified the victim as Julibe Sanoy, who was shot by unidentified armed men at...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Army 61st Infantry Battalion (IB) extended cash assistance to the family of a New People’s Army (NPA) killed in an encounter in Iloilo earlier this month. Lt. Col. Arturo Balgos Jr., 61 st IB acting commander, met the family of the slain rebel Rebecca Aliparo in her...
Deep-fried crispy enoki and shiitake golden mushrooms Relations between the Philippines and China span over several centuries and have been, for the most part, recent territorial disputes notwithstanding, cordial and warm. Before the Spanish colonization, the existence of various pre-colonial...
Sen. Robinhood “Robin” Padilla on Wednesday, August 23 appealed to authorities to separate the hardcore “crime lords” from the “general population” of the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) and improve the living conditions of the inmates there. Padilla said these are among the urgent...
BUTUAN CITY – The Army 401st Infantry (Unite N’ Fight) Brigade formally turned over the remains of a slain New People’s Army (NPA) rebel to his family in Sitio Neptune, Barangay Diatagon, Lianga, Surigao del Sur. “Ka Maro,” political instructor of the Sub-Regional Sentro de Gravidad...
