Bulacan flood contractor faces tax evasion case
Mendoza said ghost projects were a natural starting point for investigation since liability was easier to establish — tax returns declaring project costs could…
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Mendoza said ghost projects were a natural starting point for investigation since liability was easier to establish — tax returns declaring project costs could…
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A well-known contractor behind several major infrastructure projects has much to be proud of. Its reputation remains untainted, having chosen the national…
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If there is something a good number of Filipinos wish for our country this year, it is most probably reform, change in what sadly seems to be the new norm.
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Under Article VI, Section 27 of the Constitution, the President’s item veto of appropriations permanently deletes the vetoed items from the budget law.
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Governance issues create drag, making it harder for the Philippines to hit high growth, attract investments and achieve its broader economic goals, despite its…
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Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice Marvic M.V.F. Leonen called for broad institutional reforms and bold public engagement to dismantle systemic…
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The Philippines has officially missed its annual growth target of 5.5 to 6.5 percent — which had already been revised downward midway through the year — by a…
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We now have to grapple with the self-inflicted specter of investors’ perception of widespread corruption in the government bureaucracy.
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So when the President says he vetoed a few billion from the trillions in the latest proposed national budget, it is hard to feel comforted or assured.
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Two of the country’s largest business groups—the Makati Business Club (MBC) and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and…
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DoubleDragon happens to be one of the very few companies that has not only positioned its diversified portolio of hard assets spread out across the…
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Besieged by public complaints over its failure to go after the big fish in the flood control projects scandal, the Marcos administration announced yesterday…
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In an increasingly competitive region, the Philippines cannot afford to let unresolved scandals define its investment narrative.
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Across chambers and industry groups, the message is strikingly consistent — the economy does not need more laws or slogan.
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What people are still waiting for are the big fish. The elected officials. The senators and congressmen whose names have come up repeatedly in testimony, leaks…
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What drives senators and congressmen to steal amounts one cannot spend in a lifetime?
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Controversial and jailed contractor Sarah Discaya will have her first day in court on Monday in Lapu-Lapu City, where beefed-up security will be deployed at…
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