Here's some good news to start the year 2023. (MANILA BULLETIN) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda reminded Filipinos on Saturday, Dec. 31 that half a month's worth of salary awaits them as part of the windfall from the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion or TRAIN Law. “A 13.5th month...
SENIOR BYAHERO Yearender I retired last year after spending almost 40 years in the corporate world and more than 30 years of traveling. Retirement somehow makes you feel old and obsolete. Your mind suddenly feels inactive and your body starts to feel aches and pains that you never felt before....
Individual taxpayers will get income tax breaks next year, providing Filipino consumers additional purchasing power, but would result in billions of foregone government revenues. This is because the second tranche reduction in personal income tax as mandated under the Tax Reform for Acceleration...
The Light Rail Transit (LRT) -1 Roosevelt Station re-opens today, Monday, December 5, after successfully completing all necessary readiness tests, trial runs, station maintenance works, and operational exercises to integrate Roosevelt area under LRT-1’s brand-new Alstom signalling system. Once...
Photo from LRT The Light Rail Transit (LRT)-1 Christmas Train at Baclaran station is back after a break during the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) president and CEO Juan Alfonso with Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano led the launching of the...
Timing is everything, even when it comes to legislation. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda Economist-solon Joey Sarte Salceda used the occasion of the 77th Annual National Convention of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) in Cebu City to explain why the proposed Ease...
A member of the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives wants Malacañang to certify as “urgent” the proposed measures that will help curb the impact of spiraling oil prices. (Photo by Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France...
SENIOR BYAHERO The trolley slowed down before it came to a full stop. “We are here, sir,” announced the trolley driver and then he turned off the motor. After travelling for almost an hour on a wooden trolley which the locals call “skate” I was finally looking at the old train station of...
The Airasia Super App has expanded its booking capability to allow users to book tickets for buses, trains, and ferries. Already ranked as one of the top players in the OTA (online travel agent) space, the Super App offers flights from over 700 global carriers and accommodations in more than...
SENIOR BYAHERO By Joseph Bautista During my university years, I envied my classmates who traveled long distance just to study in Manila. Especially a classmate who came from Bicol, and he would tell stories of coming to Manila on a train that took almost a day. He would tell us stories of trains...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A senior citizen’s body was torn apart when he was ran over by a Philippine National Railways (PNR) train in Purok Maligaya Curva, Barangay Ibabang Iyam, here Friday, July 22. The victim was identified through his senior citizen identification card as Noel Ligaya de Los...
Senator Sonny Angara said the middle class will experience some relief next year through income tax deduction. “Yes. Next year there would be tax relief. Under the TRAIN law, there would be another income tax reduction,” Angara said during an interview at the sidelines of the 20th...
