Tag: #HONORARIA
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'Pirmahan na yan': Salceda hails House adoption of Senate bill on poll workers' tax exemption
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda welcomed the House of Representatives’ adoption of the Senate’s version of the proposed Poll Workers’ Tax Exemption Act.
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Teachers support Senate’s passing of bill to exempt election service pay from taxes
In support of the approval of the bill that will tax-exempt election service pay, members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines staged a mass action at the Senate of the Philippines on Monday, May 30.
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Comelec receives Sec. Briones letter seeking addit’l honoraria for electoral board members
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Sunday, May 15, said it has already received the letter from Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor M. Briones asking the poll body for the grant of additional honoraria for teachers and other members of the electoral boards (EB).
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DepEd: Comelec is responsible for processing, releasing election-related honoraria
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Saturday, May 14, reiterated that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is the agency responsible when it comes to processing and releasing honoraria and other allowances related to the election.
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Additional honoraria for teachers with extended poll duties sought
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia has asked the Comelec en banc to approve additional honoraria for teachers who rendered services as electoral boards (EBs) for extended hours.
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Garcia says tax-exempt of teachers’ honoraria beyond Comelec’s jurisdiction
Although it is not in favor of taxing the honoraria of teachers, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it is beyond their jurisdiction.
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DOF, BIR urged to find ways to provide poll workers full amount of allowances, benefits
The Department of Finance (DOF) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) should give lawmakers their proposals on how poll workers, including public school teachers, can receive the full amount of their honoraria, allowances, and other benefits, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Tuesday.
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DOF, BIR rejects proposed tax exemption for teachers rendering poll duties
The Department of Finance (DOF) on Thursday said it does not support the measures that seek to provide a tax exemption for teachers and other personnel who would render services during elections.
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Gatchalian eyes tax exemption of poll workers’ honoraria
Reelectionist Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, April 12 vowed to pursue the enactment of his bill that would grant tax exemption on the honoraria, travel allowance, and other benefits of poll workers, including teachers, officials, and personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd).
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DepEd welcomes ‘generous adjustments’ in honoraria, allowances of poll workers
Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones expressed her gratitude to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for granting the increase of the honorarium of the members of electoral boards which will be composed of teachers.
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Comelec nods to higher compensation, add’l benefits for poll workers – DepEd
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has nodded to the Department of Education’s (DepEd) request to increase the honoraria of teaching and non-teaching personnel who will serve during the 2022 national and local elections.