CEBU CITY – Officials of a barangay in Mandaue City, Cebu have cried foul over the recall of city-owned motor vehicles and city-paid job order employees for garbage disposal services. JESUS Neri Jr., barangay captain of Guizo, Mandaue City, shows a pile of uncollected garbage in their barangay....
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Bohol has recommended the creation of a task force to further improve its revenue collection effort. BOHOL Gov. Aris Aumentado (center) and Provincial Administrator Aster Caberte (left) meet officials of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)-Bohol to...
Gotinanun-led Filinvest Hospitality Corporation (FHC) has topped off its latest hotel development, the P2.7 billion Grafik Hotel Collection in Camp John Hay, slated to open by the first quarter of next year. Francis Gotianun, First Senior Vice President of Filinvest Hospitality Group, leads...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte says the newly-signed Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act (RPVARA) will generate higher revenue for local government units...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The provincial government of La Union, through its Environment and Natural Resources Office (ENRO), has put up giant creative trash bins in the key tourist destinations in the province to sustain cleanliness and foster environmental consciousness among tourists and...
State coffers from the Bureau of Customs (BOC) continued to improve in May as it grew by 4.9 percent compared to last year. The BOC reported that it collected over P81.75 billion in revenues last month, surpassing the target of P79.62 billion by 2.6 percent and the P77.92 billion collected in May...
Michael Villardo, creative director and CEO of Studiomoodism Curvilinear and minimalist styles of furniture are becoming popular due to their soft, flowing lines and organic shapes, while still being simple and functional. Studiomoodism is following this trend by creating its own collection of...
BAGUIO CITY – The City Treasurer's Office reported a tax collection of P1.205 billion from January to April 30 this year, a 12.27 percent increase compared to the same period last year with P1.074 billion. PEOPLE cross a pedestrian lane in Baguio City on May 27. The City Treasurer's Office...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has affirmed its division's ruling that denied the petition of Sanyo Seiki Stainless Steel Corporation against the Bureau of Internal Revenue's (BIR) P51.99 million deficiency income tax assessment issued in 2006. The BIR sent a Letter Notice to Sanyo on Oct. 23,...
Revenue collection by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) grew by seven percent from January to May of this year. During the Department of Finance's Executive Committee meeting, BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio reported that its revenue performance increased to P330.27 billion as of May 13. This...
BANGUED, Abra – Six officials of Barangay Calaba here were suspended for 90 days over a controversial notice showing an image of a gun as a penalty for those who disobey a rule on dumping garbage. A NOTICE in Bangued, Abra shows the punishments for dumping garbage. The notice was...
The Bureau of Customs collected over P75.4 billion in March, surpassing its target anew on the back improvements in import valuations. In a statement, Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio said that last month’s collection exceeded the P72 billion target by 3.45 percent. The robust performance...