Doctor and vlogger Adam Smith discussed recently a case involving Ivana Alawi and his good friend, Atty. Libayan, known in the online world as BATASnatin. "So, mayroong tatlong characters sa kwento na ito -- Ivana, maganda siya, mahilig siya gumawa ng pranks; BATASnatin, abogado siya, mahilig...
The existing procurement law must be amended first in order to give local manufacturers of personal protective equipment (PPE) a fighting chance against its international competitors, an official of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. DTI Undersecretary Ruth Castelo (Screengrab from...
The Philippine government’s filing of diplomatic protests against China has resulted in decreasing presence and activities of Chinese vessels in the country’s maritime zone, a maritime expert revealed on Thursday, April 29. Professor Jay Batongbacal, director of the University of the...
Eleven senators have signed a Senate resolution condemning the illegal activities of China in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and other parts of the West Philippine Sea. (Senate of the Philippines PRIB) The senators said China’s incursions in the West Philippine Sea are clearly in...
Malacañang said the current issues in the West Philippine Sea did not arise during President Duterte's watch as this was a problem inherited from the previous administration. File photo of Chinese vessels spotted at the Julian Felipe Reef on March 27, 2021 (Photo courtesy of National Task Force...
Senator Cynthia Villar on Monday, April 26, praised the reported achievements of government agencies in implementing the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), particularly the funds meant to aid local rice farmers amid the liberalized importation of the commodity. (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo/Jansen Romero)...
Implementation of the Strategic Investment Priorities Plan (SIPP), a list of priority areas that will be entitled to tax incentives under the new Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Law, is expected to take effect in January 2022. Trade and Industry Undersecretary...
As the only country in the world with a constraining deposits secrecy law, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will request President Duterte to certify the proposed measures on Bank Secrecy Law as urgent, particularly the BSP’s version of the law as House Bill No. 8991. BSP Governor Benjamin...
The newly reconstituted Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) aims to complete the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) law ahead of the deadline. Following the first meeting of the FIRB board last April 14, the body set May...
Rex Education signs new authors to publish first comprehensive law book about it A young Muslim woman assists her grandmother in casting her vote for the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law in Cotabato City on Monday, January 20, 2019 (Keith Bacongco/ MANILA BULLETIN) Prior to it being a...
Existing registered business enterprises (RBEs) in the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) or other investment promotion agencies (IPAs) might find the new CREATE Law as ‘bad faith’ on the part of the government. This was raised by PEZA Deputy Director General Tereso Panga following the...
The local stock market is seen to continue falling as COVID-19 cases in the Philippines remain on the uptrend while investors see the CREATE Law as not enough to help listed firms hurdle their pandemic-related problems. “Next week, we still see a downward bias for the local market as our COVID-19...
