The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has temporarily excused all officials and employees from wearing their prescribed office uniforms following reports that personnel were being harassed in public. Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon said the suspension, requested by the workers’...
Microenterprises in Metro Manila may apply for exemption from the new minimum wage hike, subject to conditions set by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board–National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR), an attached agency of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). In an advisory, the...
(MANILA BULLETIN) On Labor Day, Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Benhur Abalos batted for higher income tax exemption levels, as he reckoned that workers deserve greater financial relief amid continuing inflation...
Mayor Abby Binay Makati City Mayor and senatorial aspirant Abby Binay on Thursday, May 1, renewed her call to tax exempt overtime pay and bonuses like the 13th month pay, to promote financial security among government and private sector workers and their families. In a statement, Binay said...
Photo from Pixabay The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an advisory announcing the inclusion of additional medicines for cancer, diabetes, and mental health in its list of products exempt from value-added tax (VAT). In its advisory released on Monday, Nov. 25, the FDA explained the new...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition of Bohol Light Company, Inc. (BLCI) to reverse a regional trial court (RTC) ruling that the firm has "no clear and categorical exemption from other local taxes." Assailed by the BLCI was the March 31, 2016 decision issued by the Tagbilaran...
From left to right: Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, Olympic gymnast Carlos Yulo. (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives approved on second reading on Wednesday, Aug. 14 the bill that sought tax...
President Marcos has granted travel tax exemption to all travelers departing from all international airports and seaports in Mindanao and Palawan to any destination in the BIMP-EAGA (Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines-East ASEAN Growth Area). File photos Memorandum Order (MO) No. 29,...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (PPAB) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is batting for swift plenary action from the House of Representatives on a proposed measure exempting from taxes all rewards and donations awarded to...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an advisory on Friday, March 8, regarding the delisting of Covid-19 medicines and devices from the list of Value-Added Tax (VAT)-Exempt Health Products. Photo from Pixabay Among the delisted medicines are various treatments for Covid-19, including...
An additional list of 20 medicines, including those that treat cancer and hypertension, has been granted exemption from the 12 percent value-added tax (VAT). Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. has issued a memorandum that will exempt 12 medicines for cancer, four for...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, February 25 urged drugstores and other pharmaceuticals to implement value-added tax (VAT) exemption on specific medicines for the benefit of consumers. This after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the addition of 22 more medicines, in...
