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,...
Business groups have urged Senate to pass immediately the Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act, the Package 3 of the Duterte administration’s Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP). “We declare our strong support for the immediate passage of the Real Property Valuation and...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma As Asia regional adviser on development management for the US Agency for International Development (USAID), Dr. David Korten traveled frequently to Southeast Asia and the Philippines. Author of several books that present alternative views on capitalism, he shares with readers...
Bayern Munich's Austrian defender David Alaba (Photo by Miguel A. Lopes / POOL / AFP) Filipino-Austrian defender David Alaba is reportedly set to sign a five-year contract with Real Madrid as he awaits his contract expiration with longtime team Bayern Munich. Per Max Bielefeld of Sky Sports,...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Many of us wrongly think that if we worked hard enough, and if we seized every opportunity that science and technology offer, we would have everything we want in life. This illusion breeds the modern psychological affliction called FOMO — fear of...
One of the most frequently-asked questions from my Filipino friends to me as the Chinese ambassador here is, which is your favorite tour destination in China? With footprints having covered almost every province of China, my answer to this question would be Xinjiang. The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous...
The current bearish real estate industry in the Philippines is expected to bounce back in the second half this year to early 2022 fueled by the government’s huge infrastructure program and the private sector driven REITs regime. This was the gist by the Asia Pacific Real Assets Association...
Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla learn saving tips from long-time friend and Daniel Padilla's fashion stylist Ton Lao Attending real estate seminars as young as 12 years old, celebrity stylist Ton Lao knew the value of investing in primed lots. "It's proven and tested that if you invest in the...
(L-R) UB Vice-President for Academics Dr. Abegayle P. Chua, University President Dr. Hernando B. Perez, CREBA national chairman Charlie A. V. Gorayeb, CREBA national president Noel Toti M. Cariño at the academic partnership agreement signing in 2017. Undertaking education programs has been a...
The Philippines and Japan have always enjoyed a good relationship. High-level engagements between Japanese and Filipino officials over the past years further expanded and deepened bilateral relations. These engagements have resulted in achieving one of the goals of friendship,...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the P14.71 billion initial public offering (IPO) of DoubleDragon Properties Corporation’s real estate investment trust (REIT). The SEC En Banc resolved to render effective the registration statement of DDMP REIT, Inc. for 17.83 billion...
Except for industrial and logistics, the lone growth driver and the Philippines new sunshine industry, the country’s property market across most asset classes are in a far worse situation this year than last year with rising vacancy rates and potential sell-offs if not closures of some hotels....
