House prosecutor Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno destroyed anti-impeachment trial trolls with a single Facebook post Tuesday, Aug. 11 on the topic of acknowledgment receipts (ARs) for confidential funds. It all started when Diokno was attacked by these trolls for allegedly receiving...
Jay Kamote, Miggy Mango, Ralph Josh Bacon, Pia Piattos-Lim, Diane Maple Lapid. These are some of the 23 dubious-sounding, food-related cknowledgment receipt (AR) signatories from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) that Commission on Audit (COA) state auditor Xylene del Campo confirmed on...
Private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan-- arguably one of the breakout stars in Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial --has asked a question that seemingly places the respondent between the devil and the deep blue sea when It comes to proving the legitimacy of acknowledgment...
In the 10 years that he audited over 30 government agencies’ confidential and intelligence fund expenses, Commission on Audit (COA) auditor Roderick Wamil said it was only during Vice President Sara Duterte’s time that he saw a department won’t submit official receipts, relying only on the...
Stressing that subpoenaed documents are not automatically admissible as evidence, the defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, August 3, said thousands of acknowledgment receipts presented in the impeachment trial remain subject to legal scrutiny. Defense spokesperson and lawyer...
New direct flights and Halal-friendly travel, led by the Department of Tourism (DOT), are set to draw Saudi travelers as the Kingdom becomes one of the country’s fastest-growing inbound markets. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco said the Philippines remains popular among Saudi visitors for...
While businesses involved in ghost selling have paid over ₱4.3 billion as of December 2024, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) chief expects this amount to double to at least ₱8 billion once ongoing assessments are completed. Earlier this month, the BIR reported that the Run After Fake...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called on the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to step up its efforts against the proliferation of "ghost" and fake receipts. According to Gatchalian, such activities are denting government revenues and adversely affecting micro-enterprises. The senator...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda is eyeing a briefing with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in the House of Representatives on the fake or "ghost receipts" scam, which has apparently cost the national government billions in lost...
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. has issued a warning to the successful candidates of the May 2023 Licensure for Certified Public Accountants regarding the risks associated with the use of fake or ghost receipts and invoices in their professional activities. *BIR...
The House plenary. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The archaic, 111-year-old Warehouse Receipts Law is now one step closer to being updated. This, after the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading House Bill (HB) No. 198 or the Revised Warehouse Receipts Law of the...
Amid moves in Congress to change the current Constitution, Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3rd District Rep. Aurelio Gonzales Jr. has proposed that 40 percent foreign ownership be allowed in mass media for its improvement. media In a statement, the lawmaker shared several of the amendments he submitted...
