The Chamber of Real Estate & Builders’ Association Inc. (CREBA), the voice of the country’s real estate industry, has reiterated its call to pool some P270-billion funding because the current policy has not produced the required volume of housing units for Filipinos due scarcity of affordable...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri signed the controversial Maharlika Investment fund (MIF) bill in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, June 21. He also signed the Estate Tax Amnesty Extension Act, and the act recognizing Baler, Aurora, as the birthplace of Philippine Surfing. Zubiri...
CEBU CITY – A Cebu-based real estate brokerage company will bring some 400 Filipino delegates to Bangkok, Thailand for the one-day Asian Real Estate Summit in July. LEUTERIO Dubbed as “Revolutionizing the Real Estate Industry: The Power of PropTech and Digital Marketing in Asia,” the summit...
More heirs now have another chance to avail of the government’s estate tax amnesty program, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said. Gatchalian made the promise following the Senate’s approval on third and final reading of the proposed measure that seeks to extend the period of availment and simplify the...
Eastland Heights is known for its natural beauty surrounded by various trees, which is home to some wildlife species (Images from Eastland Heights website) Several studies have shown that spending time in nature positively impacts well-being. Then how much more if one lives and resides in a...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The measure extending the availment period of estate tax amnesty until June 14, 2025 no longer needs to undergo a Bicameral Conference Committee hearing, thereby hastening its potential enactment by Malacañang. This, after the House of...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading Senate Bill (SB) No. 2219 extending the period of availment of estate tax amnesty. "Narinig po natin ang panawagan ng ating mga taxpayers, at ito na po ang ating sagot sa kanila (We heard the call of our taxpayers and this is our answer to...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, May 28 said he is keen on proposing a provision in the estate tax amnesty extension bill that would allow an installment payment feature to help more taxpayers avail of a tax reprieve. The suggestion, he said, stemmed from comments made by Tax Management...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda knows a way to expedite the enactment of the proposed law extending the availment period of estate tax amnesty: skipping the bicam procedure. Salceda says he will recommend the adoption by the House...
Senators on Friday, May 19 urged the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to clarify if the various bills seeking to extend the availment of estate tax amnesty will benefit the family of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. From left to right: Vincent Marcos, Simon Marcos, Iloilo 1st...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a bill seeking to simplify and extend the government’s estate tax amnesty program for two more years in response to the clamor of taxpayers to avail of a tax reprieve. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, filed Senate Bill No. 2197...
Don’t blame us. Senate President Juan Miguel F. Zubiri on Tuesday, May 16, issued this statement after stressing that passage of a bill requires the reglamentary legislative process. Zubiri was apparently piqued at Congressman Joey Salceda who has called on the Senate to pass quickly a bill that...
