The camp of Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez says the former House Speaker is being used as a "convenient excuse and political scapegoat” in the flood control projects corruption scandal. This, after spokesperson lawyer Elaine Atienza said for the umpteenth time Thursday, July 2 that...
Deeply affected by the Tacloban City school shooting, Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) President Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez met with various stakeholders on Monday, June 29 in a bid to come up with life-saving interventions. Participating in the meeting with Romualdez in...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Tuesday, June 30, said it accepted former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan as a state witness because his testimony is expected to strengthen its case against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez over alleged...
Apart from ongoing preparations for the possible implementation of the global top-up tax, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) continues to prepare for other emerging tax measures, including a new mining royalty regime, real property valuation reforms, and cross-border duties. These preparations...
The government expanded its primary tax advisory council to include major foreign business chambers, aiming to smooth friction between corporations and state auditors while accelerating digital compliance reforms. The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) renewed its multi-sectoral consultative...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has dismantled its specialized value-added tax (VAT) audit units, executing a major structural overhaul designed to boost collections and eliminate overlapping enforcement that previously fueled allegations of corruption. BIR Commissioner Charlito Martin R....
Shaken by the deadly Tacloban City school shooting, House Deputy Speaker Quezon 2nd district Rep. David “Jayjay” Suarez called for the swift passage of the proposed Digital Safety of Minors Act. Embodied in House Bill (HB) No. 9825, the measure seeks to seeks to establish robust protections in...
Actor-director Coco Martin made a triumphant return to primetime television on Monday, June 22, as the pilot episode of his new series, "Sigabo," delivered strong digital numbers and immediate audience attention. According to reports, the pilot of the action-comedy drama peaked at more than 404,000...
Former House Speaker and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has moved to render assistance to the families affected by the tragic school shooting in his home city of Tacloban in Leyte province. "I have directed my office to coordinate with local authorities and relevant government agencies to...
Tax revenue collection benefited from the extended filing season, driving the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) year-to-date collections to ₱1.43 trillion as of end-May—up from the ₱1.35 trillion recorded in the same period in 2025. This 5.5-percent increase in cumulative revenues for the...
Government preparations for the possible implementation of the proposed global top-up tax are ongoing, as large multinational enterprises (MNEs) have expressed a preference to settle the 15 percent global minimum tax in the Philippines rather than comply with “unfamiliar rules” abroad. Bureau...
Foreign digital service providers operating in the country cannot leverage international double tax agreements to avoid the nation’s 12 percent value-added tax (VAT), according to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). The tax authority clarified that bilateral tax treaties strictly apply to...
