The Department of Finance (DOF) expects to generate P102.12 billion over the next five years from a new law that imposes a 12-percent value-added tax (VAT) on both local and foreign digital service providers (DSPs). According to the DOF, the estimated revenues to be collected from 2025 to 2029 will...
Retired Police Colonels Royina Garma and Edilberto Leonardo (Facebook) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers is prodding the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file murder charges against retired Police Colonels Royina Garma and Edilberto...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada (Senate PRIB) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to raise before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) the continued aggression of China...
President Marcos has ordered the Department of Energy (DOE) to continue expediting the integration of all applications and permitting processes for energy projects in the energy virtual one-stop shop (EVOSS). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over a sectoral meeting on Oct. 1, 2024...
A whopping scale of capital mobilization that will reach as much as $500 billion (roughly P27.5 trillion) will have to be concretized so the country’s energy systems will be substantially decarbonized, according to the Department of Energy. As cited by the energy department, “the Philippines is...
The 2.2-hectare Mile Long property in Makati City will likely be up for grabs among three interested developers from the private sector, whose deep pockets would help fill government coffers sans new taxes during the Marcos Jr. administration, as promised by Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto. The...
Vice President Sara Duterte asked lawmakers to stop using unreliable witnesses against her in their bid to besmirch her reputation. (From right) Vice President Sara Duterte and former DepEd undersecretary Sara Duterte (House of Representatives/Facebook) In a recent statement, the...
Department of Tourism Sec. Christina Garcia-Frasco (Photo: DOT) The Philippines is competing for several prestigious titles in the upcoming 2024 World Travel Awards (WTA) to reinforce its status as a premier global destination, the Department of Tourism (DOT) has announced. This follows the...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has urged the Information and Communications Technology industry in Western Visayas region to continue innovatiung. DICT Undersecretary Jocelle Batapa-Sigue (second from left) speaks at the Regional ICT Summit and...
The Department of Finance (DOF) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) vowed to enforce the new law designed to combat smuggling and hoarding of agricultural products, ensuring a stable food supply for Filipinos. Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said that the recently signed Republic Act No. 12022,...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee (Left) and Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Screenshot from Facebook live) “We agreed to disagree, and all’s well that ends well.” This was Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin’s bookend...
Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (PPAB) Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel expressed concerns over the alleged misuse of P112.5 million in confidential funds by the Department of Education (DepEd) under Vice President Sara Duterte,...
