The government expanded its primary tax advisory council to include major foreign business chambers, aiming to smooth friction between corporations and state auditors while accelerating digital compliance reforms. The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) renewed its multi-sectoral consultative...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has dismantled its specialized value-added tax (VAT) audit units, executing a major structural overhaul designed to boost collections and eliminate overlapping enforcement that previously fueled allegations of corruption. BIR Commissioner Charlito Martin R....
Shaken by the deadly Tacloban City school shooting, House Deputy Speaker Quezon 2nd district Rep. David “Jayjay” Suarez called for the swift passage of the proposed Digital Safety of Minors Act. Embodied in House Bill (HB) No. 9825, the measure seeks to seeks to establish robust protections in...
Actor-director Coco Martin made a triumphant return to primetime television on Monday, June 22, as the pilot episode of his new series, "Sigabo," delivered strong digital numbers and immediate audience attention. According to reports, the pilot of the action-comedy drama peaked at more than 404,000...
Former House Speaker and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has moved to render assistance to the families affected by the tragic school shooting in his home city of Tacloban in Leyte province. "I have directed my office to coordinate with local authorities and relevant government agencies to...
Tax revenue collection benefited from the extended filing season, driving the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) year-to-date collections to ₱1.43 trillion as of end-May—up from the ₱1.35 trillion recorded in the same period in 2025. This 5.5-percent increase in cumulative revenues for the...
Government preparations for the possible implementation of the proposed global top-up tax are ongoing, as large multinational enterprises (MNEs) have expressed a preference to settle the 15 percent global minimum tax in the Philippines rather than comply with “unfamiliar rules” abroad. Bureau...
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...
