After Vice President Sara Duterte resigned from her position as Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd), the question remains: Who will step in to lead the country's largest bureaucracy? (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) For an anti-abuse youth group, the new DepEd Secretary must...
A group of teachers and education workers welcomed the resignation of Vice President Sara Duterte as the Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd). (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “She is one thorn less in the side of the teachers and the education sector,” the Alliance of Concerned...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act (RPVARA) will enable local government units (LGUs) to achieve financial independence. In a statement, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said the RPVARA, also known as Republic Act No. 12001, will overhaul the...
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...
In a move aimed at easing administrative burdens for taxpayers, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has removed the time limit for utilizing converted official receipts (ORs) as invoices. Under the newly released BIR Revenue Regulation (RR) No. 11-2024 , taxpayers are now allowed to convert any...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said he is optimistic that the creation of the Negros Island Region will make it easier to do business, as residents and entrepreneurs will have all services available in one administrative region. “I think it will ease doing business because people...
BACOLOD CITY - Officials of this city and Negros Occidental are elated after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the Negros Island Region (NIR) Act into law on Thursday, June 13. PRESIDENT Marcos leads the signing of the Negros Island Region bill in Malacanang on Thursday, June 13. The...
President Marcos has signed the Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act (RPVARA), raising concerns among property owners about its potential impact on their yearly property taxes, often referred to as "Amilyar." Addressing these worries, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto swiftly...
President Marcos has signed into law the Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act (RPVARA) which improves the country's outdated valuation system. The new law—Republic Act No. 12001— was one of the two measures Marcos signed on Thursday, June 13. Marcos said the RPVARA is expected to...
Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri believes that the Negros Island Region (NIR) will usher in the "golden age" for Negros. In a statement on Thursday, June 13, following President Marcos' signing of the NIR Act. Zubiri said that the NIR is going to bring unprecedented growth and development to...
(PCG) Bukidnon 2nd district Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores says the best option to restore freedom of navigation in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is through the enactment of the Philippine Maritime Zones bill. In a statement, Flores said this proposed...
The latest directive of President Marcos to integrate the recital of the “Bagong Pilipinas” Hymn and Pledge in flag ceremonies of all national government agencies and instrumentalities, including public schools and state universities and colleges, continued to face resistance, especially from...
