The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) would dig deep into the world of marketing to unearth social media influencers who are earning huge income without paying taxes, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. BIR LOGO Finance Undersecretary Antonette C. Tionko said Tuesday, August 17, that the issuance...
The reimposition of stricter movement restrictions will put further pressure on the local labor market that gingerly recovered with the easing of quarantine measures since April, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In an economic bulletin, Finance Undersecretary Gil S. Beltran said the two-week...
With less than a year remaining for the Duterte administration, the Department of Energy (DOE) has named new Undersecretary Astravel “Astra” P. Naik, but whose function has not been clearly defined yet or laid down by the agency. In an in initial statement of the DOE on Wednesday (July 28), it...
On orders of President Duterte, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) directed the Philippine National Police (PNP) to run after the Magpali gun-for-hire group reportedly led by a dismissed police officer. In a radio interview with Erwin Tulfo on Friday, July 23, DILG...
A Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) official stated Tuesday, July 20, that the enforcement of granular lockdown is the most preferred restrictive measure by local chief executives over the city or province-wide lockdowns amid the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Delta...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) scored the Makabayan bloc in Congress on Tuesday, July 20, for allegedly spreading lies about the Barangay Development Program (BDP). Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya (DILG photo) Bayan Muna Rep Eufemia Cullamat earlier branded DILG Secretary...
The Department of Finance (DOF) expects the elevated rate of increase in food prices would peak this month due to rising volume of meat imports that boosted domestic supply. In a statement on Wednesday, July 14, Finance Undersecretary and Chief Economist Gil S. Beltran said that food price...
Bureau of Corrections Chief Undersecretary Gerald Bantag could be held liable for allegedly overstepping his authority when he fenced off a national road and ordered informal settlers to vacate areas within the alleged National Bilibid Prison. Insular Road fence BuCor At the conclusion of the...
The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) has called on the government to implement "far-reaching and holistic" approaches that will further strengthen its population and development programs. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Undersecretary for Population and Development Juan Antonio Perez...
The Duterte administration has completed its third foreign commercial borrowing this year. Screen Shot 2021-06-29 at 9.59.33 AM The national governm Screen Shot 2021-06-29 at 9.59.33 AM ent has raised $3 billion, equivalent to P146 billion, from a dual tranche offering of 10.5-year and 25-year...
The Department of Finance (DOF) is hopeful that the inoculation drive for economic front-liners would help hasten the easing of quarantine restrictions and generate more jobs. Finance Undersecretary Gil S. Beltran said on Thursday, June 17, that the vaccination of the A4 priority group is a welcome...
The Department of Finance (DOF) estimated that the rate of increase in consumer prices, which has been stuck at higher levels for three consecutive months, would decline for the first time in June amid diminishing low-base effect. Finance Undersecretary and Chief Economist Gil S. Beltran said on...
