
BIR clarifies tax rules on private retirement plans
More than a mere tax issuance, RR 15-2025 reaffirms a public policy first expressed nearly six decades ago: that retirement benefits are not a gratuity but a…
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More than a mere tax issuance, RR 15-2025 reaffirms a public policy first expressed nearly six decades ago: that retirement benefits are not a gratuity but a…
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East West Banking Corporation (EastWest) delivered a strong 2025 performance, reporting a 21 percent increase in net income to P9.2 billion, according to a…
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The Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) urged policymakers to take a cautious approach to tax reforms aligned with proposals from the Organisation for…
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Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) recorded a record high net income of P49.7 billion in 2025, which the bank attributed to steady asset expansion,…
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Local airline operators are backing the proposed abolition of the travel tax, warning that keeping it could continue to discourage overseas travel.
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Local airline operators are supporting the proposed abolition of the travel tax, warning that keeping it could continue to discourage overseas travel.
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Remulla identified the owners of Fast Track Trade Link — Richard Uy, Marlene Garcia and Leonardo Bangayan Lim — as persons of interest.
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Jerusalem (AFP) — Israel’s government has approved a process to register land in the West Bank as “state property,” drawing condemnation from Arab nations and…
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BDO Unibank has launched a Chinese New Year promotion that rewards clients who open a new personal savings account with a minimum deposit of P800,000 and…
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BDO Unibank has launched a Chinese New Year promotion that rewards clients who open a new personal savings account with a minimum deposit of P800,000 and…
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Senator Erwin Tulfo on Monday called for a thorough review of the country’s travel tax collections and use, as proposals to abolish the levy gain ground in the…
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A lawmaker claimed on Sunday that scrapping the travel tax could generate as much as P22 billion in additional annual government revenue, far exceeding the…
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‘This responsibility adds operational complexity and administrative costs to agencies, and in some cases exposes them to risks of deficits or discrepancies due…
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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — Starting March, residents will no longer pay the 12 percent Value-Added Tax (VAT) on their water bills, with full refunds for…
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Senator Loren Legarda raised serious concerns over the remittance of P107.23 billion in funds of the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) to the…
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Bank of the Philippine Islands has listed P50 billion worth of social bonds on the Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corp., marking the largest…
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The Philippines’ corporate sector delivered a solid performance in the latest TIME-Statista ranking of the Asia-Pacific region’s 500 best companies, with Union…
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