The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA), which counts over 2,500 private educational institutions as members, called on Congress to immediately support the enactment of two bills to permanently rescind the imposition of 150-percent tax hike on private schools. COCOPEA...
The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA), which groups more than 2,500 member private educational institutions from five national educational associations and four regional educational associations nationwide, has appealed to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to endorse...
While it supports education and learning continuity amid the pandemic, a council urged the government to allow quality education to thrive by supporting the private education system. (Photo from Unsplash) “Education indeed should not only continue. For us, quality education must thrive,” said...
Business groups have thrown support for the private schools which have been hard-hit by the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and are now facing a 150-percent increase in income tax rate. At the recent virtual forum hosted by think tank Stratbase Albert del Rosario Institute, a coordinating...
Private schools that have been hard-hit by the economic impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic received support from business groups as they now face a 150-percent increase in income tax rate. (Pixabay) The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA), in a...
The new tax hike policy Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) continues to threaten the private educational system, the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA) on Tuesday, June 22, said. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, COCOPEA said that the Revenue Memorandum...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) should revoke the order imposing a 25 percent tax increase on private schools as this may only displace more students should these institutions are forced to close due to increased economic pressure due to the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
The chairman of the House Committee on Technical Education on Thursday, June 10, decried as “unconscionable” the decision of the Bureau of Internal Revenue to impose on private schools a 150 percent increase in taxes. Baguio City Rep. Mark Go chided the BIR’s decision which enjoys the support...
The Coordinating Council for Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA) has appealed for President Duterte’s intervention to reverse a Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) regulation increasing their tax rate. In an open letter dated June 4, 2021 released by COCOPEA, about 600 private schools and...
