The House Committee on Ways and Means has approved the draft substitute bill seeking to establish the National Center for Geriatric Health and Research Institution (NCGHRI). During a virtual hearing on Monday, August 16, House ways and means committee chair, Albay Representative Joey Salceda...
The House Committee on Ways and Means has approved the substitute measure seeking to exempt from all taxes the rewards and donations given to Olympic gold medalists Hidilyn Diaz and other national athletes and their coaches which they obtained during international sports competitions. House Bill...
Senator Pia Cayetano is seeking the grant of tax exemptions on the rewards and donations to be given to Olympic medalists and their coaches. Senator Pia Cayetano sponsors on July 27, 2021 a resolution commending weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, Philippines' first Olympic gold medalist. (Office of Senator...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque asked Congress to pass a law that would exempt Olympic Gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz's cash rewards from tax, saying no Filipino wanted to deduct from her much-deserved prizes. Hidilyn Diaz's gold medal-winning lift (Photo from AFP) Roque made the statement after the...
Exempting medical technologists or med techs from the list of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) with limited annual deployment such as doctors and nurses makes sense to Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Screengrab from Zoom...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is supporting a proposal to allow fully-vaccinated foreign nationals to enter the Philippines in order to revive the country’s moribund tourism industry. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente (Screengrab from INTERPOL TV YouTube video) In a statement, BI Commissioner Jaime...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced that starting June 1, it will no longer allow the entry of foreign nationals who present entry exemption documents (EEDs) issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) before February this year. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente (Screengrab from INTERPOL TV...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has clarified that foreign parents of Filipinos need to secure a visa and an entry exemption document first before travelling to the Philippines. (Photo from BI Facebook page) In a statement, BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said foreign parents of Filipino citizens are...
Food delivery services are exempted from the unified curfew in Metro Manila which will be implemented starting March 15, Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said Friday (March 12). (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) “Sa guidelines po na nilabas ng Metro Manila Council, exempted po ‘yan (Based...
K-pop superstars BTS have stated early this year that they were ready to fulfill their military service but Korean politicians are wrangling over the issue since the idol group topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart last month. The future of Big Hit Entertainment, BTS’ agency, also relies on the...
