Navotas City lone district Rep. Tobias "Toby" Tiangco has joined the legislative effort to increase the annual income tax exemption threshold from ₱250,000 to ₱350,000, which no less than President Marcos sought in his latest State of the Nation Address (SONA). Tiangco filed House Bill (HB) No....
The Commission on Audit (COA) has warned local government units against paying their employees less than the mandated P5,000 net monthly take home pay. COA cited the case of Agusan del Norte's 57 provincial employees whose net take home salaries in 2023 were less than the mandated P5,000. It...
Independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson believes that the salary rates of workers must automatically increase congruent with the price adjustments of basic commodities, which often occur whenever the value of oil products goes up. Lacson underscored this message during a...