Foreign digital service providers operating in the country cannot leverage international double tax agreements to avoid the nation’s 12 percent value-added tax (VAT), according to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). The tax authority clarified that bilateral tax treaties strictly apply to...
The Sandiganbayan has denied the motion of House Speaker Martin Romualdez to lift a precautionary hold departure order (PHDO), ruling there was no sufficient basis to allow his travel abroad. In a promulgation on June 1, the anti-graft court’s Seventh Division said there were circumstances...
For years, fans have speculated about the true nature of Coco Martin and Julia Montes ' relationship. Some believe they are simply boyfriend and girlfriend. Others insist they are already married and living under one roof. There are even persistent rumors claiming they have children together....
A ranking congressman has echoed the assertion of Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez 's camp that it 's simply baloney to call the former House Speaker the "mastermind" of the flood control projects corruption scandal. According to Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre, the Office of...
The camp of Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has rejected the "mastermind" tag in the flood control projects corruption scandal, as it denied the Ombudsman 's claim that the former House Speaker had any control over the national budget process. Lawyer Elaine Atienza, Romualdez 's...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has filed separate criminal complaints before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against three companies and an individual for allegedly failing to pay a total of ₱58.5 million in taxes, penalties, and surcharges. Charged with willful failure to pay internal...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla on Tuesday, May 26, said the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) is preparing what he described as the “grandest case of them all” against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez in connection with an alleged conspiracy involving the national budget. During...
Former House Speaker Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has reiterated the need to restore the powers of the National Food Authority (NFA). This, as groups representing farmers and agricultural producers on Monday, May 25 expressed support for a bill that seeks to return the rice market...
Here 's a piece of good news for all Filipino professionals. The House of Representatives has given final approval to a bill extending the validity of Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) identification cards from three years to five years, easing renewal burdens and cutting red tape in...
The camp of former House Speaker Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has told the people behind the Peanut Gallery Media Network (PGMN) to answer the charges filed against them in court, not on social media. Lawyer Elaine Atienza, Romualdez 's spokesperson, said as much in a chance...
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...
Carl Jammes Martin stamped his class against fellow Filipino Carlo Demecillo during their 12-round bout last Saturday, May 16. But he didn’t look all too happy. Certainly not, after having to fight in a basketball court and wait under the shade of the tree due to the absence of a dressing room....
