Twelve executives of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) were the top highest paid government officials in 2023, the Commission on Audit (COA) said In its 2023 Report on Salaries and Alloances made public last May 2, COA said that BSP Governor Governor Eli M. Semolina Jr. is now the...
For lack of jurisdiction, the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the claim for P59.1 million additional tax refund sought by Franklin Baker Company of the Philippines for input value added tax (VAT) attributable to zero-rated sales for 2018. Franklin Baker, a firm engaged in the global supply of...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Facebook) Makabayan solon ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro is calling on the Supreme Court (SC) to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) on the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program...
Department of Justice (DOJ) Assistant Secretary Mico Clavano said that government officials and employees cooperating with the International Criminal Court's (ICC's) probe into the previous administration's drug war may be held accountable for possibly violating Republic Act (RA) No. 6713 or the...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition of Zuellig Pharma Asia Pacific Ltd. Phils. ROHQ which sought a P59.8 million tax credit or refund from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). Zuellig Pharma wanted the P59,809,336.79 refunded or credited as it reportedly represented its excess...
German’s diplomat in Manila on Tuesday, April 16, called on the Marcos administration to rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC) and cooperate with its ongoing probe on former president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. German Ambassador to the Philippines German Pfaffernoschke made the...
Despite their complicated relationship, President Marcos said he still would not hand over former president Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the country's judiciary and law enforcement remain robust. File photos of President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (right)...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the claim for refund of P36.7 million in franchise tax sought by the Davao City Water District (DCWD) from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) for taxable years 2003 to 2011. With its ruling, the CTA as a full court denied the petition filed by DCWD which...
The University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law Team posing for a photo after winning the 2024 Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition (Jessup White & Case LLP’s Facebook page). Winning the competition...
The Philippines has called on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to exercise its jurisdiction on climate issues amid questions on the obligation of states concerning climate change. (L-R) Associate Solicitor Mary Rose Beley-Arnesto, Ambassador J. Eduardo Malaya and State Solicitor Rowena F....
Argel Cabatbat (Facebook) Former Ang Magsasaka Party-list Rep. Argel Cabatbat expressed hope on Wednesday, March 13 that the Supreme Court (SC) will honor the will of Filipinos farmers as he awaits the decision on his election. "Malaki ang respeto at...
BERLIN, Germany — President Marcos believes that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is satisfied with how the present government handles the drug war as he explained to him the Philippines' stand on the investigation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) into the drug ward of his predecessor....
