The proposal to tax outbound remittances of non-United States (US) nationals would slash Philippine inflows by as much as $476.5 million or over ₱26 billion per year, according to estimates from the Washington-based Center for Global Development (CGD). In a May 28 blog post, CGD experts Helen...
Money sent home by Filipinos working and living in the United States (US) is seen at risk from the remittance tax proposal pending in the US Congress, according to the think tank Capital Economics. "The proposed five-percent US tax on remittance outflows would have a particularly large negative...
Efforts by supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte to disrupt overseas remittance flows through a self-declared “no remittance week” in March failed to dent inflows, as cash sent home by Filipinos rose by 2.6 percent that month, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed....
President Marcos has called on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to take part in the 2025 midterm polls, saying their vote is vital to building a better Philippines. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong ' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang/Screenshot) In a video message posted on his social media...
The coast isn 't clear yet for domestic inflation, as Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) sees looming United States (US) tariffs as a global price risk for an economy like the Philippines, which imports the bulk of the goods it consumes. "The US reciprocal tariffs after the 90-day...
The Philippine Embassy in Islamabad has cancelled a scheduled consular and overseas voting mission in Lahore in the province of Punjab in Pakistan, citing security concerns amid the ongoing tensions in the India-Pakistan border. A relative wails during the funeral procession of Adil Hussain Shah,...
LOPEZ, Quezon – Police arrested a 37-year-old man for extorting P200,000 from an Overseas Filipino Worker in exchange for non-disclosure of her alleged affair with another man here on Wednesday afternoon, April 30. Police identified the suspect as Christopher, single. Investigation said...
Former DILG secretary Benhur Abalos (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The "outdated, inefficient, and unnecessarily burdensome" Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) and contract verification processes must be overhauled. Thus, said Alyansa...
Philippine Ambassador Alfonso Ferdinand Ver said on Monday, April 14, that there was a “promising turnout” for the first day of the overseas online voting for Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates. Philippine Ambassador to UAE Alfonso Ferdinand Ver with his team during the first day of overseas...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Monday, April 14 that all 93 posts abroad have been opened for overseas voting. Commission on Elections Chairman George Erwin Garcia "Successfully opened na po ang lahat ng 77 Online Voting and Counting System (OVCS) Posts, with Honolulu PCG being...
(Unsplash) The month-long overseas absentee voting for overseas Filipinos commenced on Sunday, April 13, with the Comission on Elections (Comelec) officially ending the test voting period for Registered Overseas Voters (ROVs) enrolled in the...
Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco (Facebook) The Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial ticket is urging overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to go in droves to designated polling areas upon the start of overseas absentee...
