House Ways and Means chairman and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda says that there is about P180 billion in non-tax options available to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his administration to counter inflation. Albay Rep. Joey Salceda (Photo from Salceda’s Facebook page)...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Luis “LRay” Villafuerte thinks that, in order to honor the late former President Fidel V. Ramos (FVR), the 19th Congress should pass legislation to further privatize and deregulate the private sector in an attempt to attract foreign direct investments (FDIs)....
In a day, how many times does an average consumer use a product that comes from a sachet or a plastic wrapper? Food, beverage, cookies, cooking ingredients, shampoo, liquid soap come in sachets. Numerous personal items are packaged in plastic –razor, hair brush, cosmetics, hygiene care products,...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim The famous French writer and philosopher, Voltaire, once said “If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.” Last July 21, I participated in the virtual Senate consultative hearing organized by the office of Senator Sonny Angara. Attended by around...
As he recognized the need to address the setback caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and other forces and to prepare for future shocks, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has bared his administration's plans to promote the country's economy. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. delivers his...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim It is not only the concept of work that the advent of the internet has disrupted. It is also beginning to change, in very profound ways, the way we look at how business is conducted especially for micro-enterprises. The internet gave birth to a recent phenomenon called...
House Ways and Means chair Rep. Joey Salceda has refiled the Digital Economy Value Added Tax (VAT) Law in the 19th Congress. (Cong. Joey Salceda’s office / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Salceda filed House Bill (HB) 372 as a means to “close ambiguities” pertaining to Value Added Tax (VAT) and...
As the country continues to grapple with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, Malacañang said that the Duterte administration has always put top priority on protecting the people's health while at the same time keeping the economy afloat. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (Malacañang...
Economic and health experts agreed that the country should keep its face mask requirement, use hospital utilization rates for determining alert levels, and set a vaccine deadline to prevent the number of Covid-19 cases in the country from spiking. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey...
President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. met with Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion to discuss issues affecting the local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), specifically health, economy, and the impact of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis on businesses....
Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the city government is focusing on the economic recovery and not on the removal of the mandatory wearing of face mask. Olivarez said the city of Parañaque will keep the mandatory wearing of face mask and the observance of minimum health protocols as part of...
The soaring prices of fuel and goods in the country poses a bigger threat and not the Omicron variant and rising infection rates, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said on Saturday, June 11, as he warned against making first Covid-19 booster shot mandatory. Presidential...
