
More meds for diabetes, hypertension exempted from VAT
More medicines for hypertension, diabetes, and cancer have been exempted from value-added tax (VAT), the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) announced. The VAT…
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More medicines for hypertension, diabetes, and cancer have been exempted from value-added tax (VAT), the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) announced. The VAT…
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The national government is preparing financial education measures for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in anticipation of a potential 3.5 percent tax on…
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The Philippine government is preparing financial education initiatives for overseas Filipino workers after the U.S. House passed a bill that would impose a…
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The country’s economic team cautioned that higher inflation and unemployment rates could result if the P200 minimum wage hike for private-sector workers…
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The manufacturing sector lost the highest number of workers at 410,000.
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Four months before Court of Tax Appeals Justice Roman del Rosario’s retirement, the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has opened the application process for his…
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With Court of Tax Appeals Justice Roman G. Del Rosario set to retire in October, the Judicial and Bar Council has opened the application process to fill the…
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Monday urged local government units (LGUs) to pass ordinances supporting the enforcement of…
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The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) surpassed its tax collection in April by 14.5 percent at P1.111 trillion compared to the same month in 2024.
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The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) surpassed its tax collection in April by 14.5 percent at P1.111 trillion compared to the same month in 2024.
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As newly elected officials prepare to take office, public health advocacy group Healthy Philippines Alliance (HPA) on Friday urged lawmakers to act decisively…
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Health advocates are raising concerns about the prevalence of tobacco and electronic cigarette use among Filipino youth.
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April surplus masks deeper fiscal woes as year-to-date deficit balloons under Marcos Jr. administration
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House passes Trump’s sweeping tax cut and spending bill by a single vote, amid fierce backlash over health care cuts and rising debt
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Trisha, not her real name, said she started vaping when she was just 15 years old after a friend influenced her to try it. She was curious and thought the…
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A public health advocacy group on Wednesday urged Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Senator Win Gatchalian to block House Bill 11360 — described as the "Sin…
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The Philippine Tobacco Institute (PTI) seeks to adjust the cigarette excise tax amid the influx of illicit cigarette trade.
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Instead of efficiently superintending state affairs as the focus of the national government, it apparently resorts to micromanaging them, even choosing to take…
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