With 258 congressmen voting "yes", the House approved on third and final reading Monday afternoon, Nov. 14 the fourth package of the government’s Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP). (PPAB) Formerly known as the Passive Income and Financial Intermediary Taxation Act (PIFITA), the fourth...
The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading House Bill (HB) No.4122, which aims to impose a 12 percent value-added tax (VAT) on foreign digital service providers (DSP), such as Netflix and Spotify. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The measure's passage...
The House of Representatives on Monday afternoon, Nov. 14 approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to impose a P100 excise tax on single-use plastic bags, which have long been said to be a major cause of environmental pollution. (Unsplash) Also known as House Bill (HB) No.4102, the...
The proposed measure mandating onsite, in-city, near-city, or off-city relocation of informal settler families (ISFs) has been unanimously approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Also known as House Bill (HB) No.5,...
MSPH Reading Progress Tool Microsoft recently expanded capabilities in its Reading Progress tool to include Filipino. Microsoft’s Reading Progress is a free application built into Microsoft Teams and is powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support and track students’ reading fluency,...
House Bill (HB) 924 or the proposed Barangay Skilled Workers Registry Act has been approved by the House of Representatives on second reading. Nueva Ecija 1st district Rep. Mikaela Suansing moved to approve the measure during the plenary session on Wednesday, Nov. 9. The measure–introduced and...
House Bill (HB) 227 or the proposed Caregivers Welfare Act has been approved by the House of Representatives on second reading. IMG-9d0819d63734891bfc78a10178ac0554-V-01 The measure, which was principally authored by Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman, was approved during the plenary session...
The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a measure that seeks to double the current service incentive leaves (SIL) of private companies from five days to 10 days. House of Representatives (PPAB) Approved via simple voice vote ("ayes" vs. "nays") during plenary session Tuesday...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has certified the P5.268-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2023 as an urgent piece of legislation. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (2nd from left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (3rd from left) (Ryan Pacpaco) This was confirmed by...
The proposed measure seeking to defer, yet again, the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls has been approved on third and final reading by the House of Representatives. (PPAB) Getting the final nod of congressmen was House Bill (HB) No.4673, titled, "An Act postponing the December 2022...
The House Committee on Trade and Industry has approved a consolidated version of the "Internet Transactions Bill". Batangas 5th district Rep. Mario Mariño presided over the panel hearing on Wednesday, Aug. 24, with the agenda of deliberating over 12 House bills (HBs) all pertaining to Internet...
The Valenzuela City government has launched the “Valenzuela Reading Camp 2022” program that aims to help elementary students in the city improve their reading comprehension skills. Mayor Weslie “Wes” Gatchalian and Vice Mayor Lorie Natividad-Borja, along with officials from the Department...