Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua drew parallels between the unopened Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) box in Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment trial case and the controversial “second envelope” in former president Joseph Estrada 's impeachment trial. Chua, speaking during...
It will be all about formalities during the first day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s Senate impeachment trial on Monday, July 6. Thus, said House prosecutor Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua, even as he clarified that no witnesses would be presented on the first day of the high-stakes...
Today’s piece is a reflection on the fuel marking program (FMP), a topic that is the current buzz in business circles and one close to my heart as a chemist by education and a nosy journalist by profession. That’s right, Virginia, I’m joining the fray. I will try to go deep into the...
The government has exempted all United States-funded (US) law enforcement and anti-narcotics initiatives from domestic taxes, currency controls, and banking fees to ensure that financial assistance from Washington is deployed entirely to local operational programs rather than contributing to...
Transfers of legal title between nominee-trustees are exempt from capital gains tax (CGT), documentary stamp tax (DST), and donor’s tax, provided the corporation retains beneficial ownership and the transaction involves only a change in legal title, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said. This...
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...
So damaging would be the contents of Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) box to impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte’s case that it ought to be called an entire "armory". This was part of House prosecution panel Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong 's witty word...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday, June 26, said it is premature to draw conclusions from recent statements made by Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong regarding the controversial "BIR box" in the ongoing impeachment proceedings. In a statement issued by defense...
The Senate may hold another pre-trial conference session solely to address the disputed "BIR box" if the impeachment court orders it. In an interview, Senate Secretary and impeachment court clerk Renato Bantug Jr. stressed Friday, June 26, that no such decision has been made and that the July 6...
House lead prosecutor Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro has described as a "success" the pre-trial conference (PTC) for Vice President Sara Duterte’s Senate impeachment trial, despite it lasting five days. “Definitely [it 's a success], sapagkat (because) ever...
House prosecutors expect Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense team to do all it can to block their move to have the box from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to be opened during the pre-trial conference at the Senate. But this won 't stop them from pursuing this, as they believe box...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) secured clearance from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file 44 criminal tax evasion cases against three former public works officials over an alleged ₱1.68 billion in unpaid liabilities. In a statement, the BIR reported that the DOJ found probable cause to...
