The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is setting its sights on seven major business sectors that registered negative growth in collections following the government’s main tax agency’s weak performance in the first semester. During a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 16, BIR Commissioner Lilia C....
Malacañang has confirmed the nomination of Nelson Java Celis as Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner. Comelec/MB "Malacañang confirms the nomination of Mr. Nelson Celis to Comelec as a Commissioner," Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said on Monday, Aug. 15. The nomination was...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. swore in three government officials, including the Philippines' new envoy to Japan. (Screengrab from RTVM) Marcos administered the oath of office of Aileen Anunciacion Zosa as the new president and chief executive officer of the Bases Conversion and...
An affiliate of e-commerce platform Shopee has secured its license to sell life insurance products in the Philippines, the Insurance Commission announced. In a statement Wednesday, Aug. 10, Insurance Commissioner Dennis B. Funa said that SeaInsure Life Insurance Co., Inc. (SeaLife) was granted a...
Commissioner Rey Bulay is the head of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Steering Committee for the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said Bulay's vice chair is Commissioner Aimee Ferolino. The poll official,...
The Insurance Commission (IC) approved the life insurance business application of Maxicare Life Insurance Corp. (MaxiLife), a joint venture firm between the Gokongwei-led investment company and an health maintenance organization (HMO) provider. In a statement on Thursday, July 28, Insurance...
The Bureau of Customs, under the new administration, unveiled seven priority programs aimed at curbing smuggling, increasing revenue collections, eradicating corruption, and implementing the full digitization. Following the turnover ceremony on Monday, July 25, Acting Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz...
BIR told to hit collection target By Chino S. Leyco The new administration expects the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), the government’s main tax agency, to attain its collection target this year despite weaker than expected performance in the six-semester. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has expressed hope that there will be mall voting come the May 2025 polls. Comelec/MB "By the next elections, I hope it will already be the real voting in malls. I think it is no longer a far-fetched dream," Comelec Commissioner Aimee Ferolino...
Bong Coo, left, with PSC officer-in-charge Atty. Guillermo Iroy President Marcos has appointed bowling legend Bong Coo as one of the board members of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC). The government sports agency reportedly received the appointment papers of Coo, also the president of the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has approved the reshuffle of several regional district collectors of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), the government’s main tax agency. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno’s approval follows BIR Commissioner Lilia C. Guillermo’s order that relieved six...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has finished the conduct of the Random Manual Audit for the 2022 polls ahead of schedule. The poll body said the RMA ended on June 19 or 34 days after it commenced on May 11. Comelec/MB "On behalf of the entire Random Manual Audit Committee-including the civil...
