The move to extend the estate tax amnesty to 2025 is headed for approval at the House of Representatives, unless some hitches crop up. House Bill No.7909, which seeks to extend the estate tax amnesty period up to June 14, 2025, was passed on second reading on May 9, 2023, and may likely hurdle...
The 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia this week will focus on several key issues, such as: Strengthening ASEAN institutions, drafting the ASEAN Post-2025 Vision, developments in Myanmar, post-pandemic economic recovery, and strengthening the health architecture in the region. After three...
Finally! With a tweet last May 5, 2023 from the director-general of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the world can (officially) heave a sigh of relief. He wrote: The Covid-19 Emergency Committee met for the 15th time and recommended to me that I declare an end to...
World Press Freedom Day, observed annually every third of May, marks its 30th anniversary this year. The United Nations (UN) General Assembly first marked the occasion in 1993, acknowledging the importance of a free press and the freedom of expression in a democratic society. Three decades later,...
The citizens of the world eagerly await the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III today, May 6, 2023. With this, the Filipino nation, represented by the attendance of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and the First Lady, sends its warmest felicitations to the members of the monarchy and the...
“Good lawyers must know that there truly are heavenly proportions to the toil that we do on this side of life, and in so knowing are moved to submit to Him every outcome, even as we must presently apply ourselves to approximating, albeit faintly, what peace and justice on the other side of...
Through the strenuous efforts of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), some 300 more Filipino workers in Sudan gained passage to Egypt amid the raging conflict between army and paramilitary forces. Seventeen have returned to the Philippines as hundreds...
Like it or not, artificial intelligence (AI) is here, not only to stay, but also to drastically transform the way we live, work, study, and play. The production of hundreds of AI-powered tools is underway and sooner than later, ChatGPT will just be a dime a dozen. We will be spoiled with choices....
It is time to prepare for more dry days ahead in many parts of the country. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has advised that the El Niño phenomenon may develop in May-June-July but may start to affect the country toward the end of this...
The announcement last Tuesday, April 25, 2023 of the President’s approval of the extension of the SIM registration by 90 days was met with opposite reactions. Depending on who you talked to, there are those who approved of the government’s compassionate move to ensure that no legitimate SIM...
President Marcos has inducted and installed General Benjamin Acorda Jr. as the new chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), succeeding General Rodolfo Azurin Jr. He is the second PNP chief to be appointed under the present administration and will serve until he reaches retirement age in...
A scourge of these tech-driven times, scam call centers have proliferated, like a viral infection that threatens not only to destroy a body, but intends to infect an entire society. Scam call centers do a myriad of illicit activities, usually implemented by people who were illegally recruited or...
