The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has overhauled the rules for dissolving corporate entities and cancelling tax registrations, introducing a fast-track system that slashes processing times to as little as three working days for smaller enterprises. The tax agency issued Revenue Memorandum...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) arrested two suspected drug pushers and confiscated over P169,000 worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Vasra, Quezon City on Monday afternoon, May 18. Members of the District Drug Enforcement Unit (DDEU) launched the operation at around 4:10...
ACT Teachers party-list Representative Antonio Tinio on Tuesday, May 19, asked the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) to investigate at least P4.44 billion worth of flood control projects in Davao City that their independent probe had flagged for alleged irregularities. In a letter addressed to...
Camarines Sur 5th district Rep. Migz Villafuerte is optimistic of the swift plenary passage of the proposed “Komprehensibong Alalay sa Livelihood, Inflation, Negosyo, at Goods Assistance (KALINGA) Act”, which the House of Representatives has positioned as an all-encompassing solution to the...
Three suspected drug personalities, including two with previous drug-related cases, were arrested and more than P141,000 worth of suspected illegal drugs were seized in separate buy-bust operations conducted by the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) on May 12. The QCPD said the operations resulted...
The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (Amcham) is calling for the inclusion of a dedicated investment protection framework and local government funding in the National Land Use Act, warning that the landmark reform requires clear transition rules to maintain investor confidence. As...
A 39-year-old man was arrested after patrolling police caught him carrying an unlicensed .38-caliber revolver in Barangay 8, Caloocan City, shortly before midnight on Sunday, May 10. Personnel from the Sangandaan Police Sub-Station (SS-4) of the Caloocan City Police Station spotted the suspect...
AVANT GARDENER I’ve been writing interviewing folks from different areas of the agriculture industry on their thoughts on RA12215, also known as the Philippine Agriculturists Act. So far, the folks who are willing to voice their thoughts and those of their colleagues are those who will not be...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito has filed a bill seeking to strengthen the sugar industry and protect its farmers and workers from over-importation, weak program implementation and declining incomes. In filing Senate Bill No. 2114, Ejercito said it is imperative to improve the functions of...
Caloocan City police are probing the involvement of a drug syndicate in the P1.4-million shabu seizure that led to the arrest of two suspects in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 66 early Sunday, May 3. The operation was launched after barangay officials reported alleged illegal drug activities...
For the second Congress in a row, the House of Representatives has granted final approval to a proposed National Land Use Act. The latest version of the measure, HB No. 8466, was passed on third and final reading during plenary session on Tuesday night, May 6. Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district...
The House of Representatives ' proposed KALINGA Act received a big boost on Tuesday afternoon, May 5 after the country’s economic managers threw their support behind the fuel price crisis response measure. The expressions of support were made during the first hearing of the House Ad Hoc...
