
San Fernando removes VAT on water bills, refunds issued
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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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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Life can get a little, or a lot, busy, on most days. Even chaotic on some. So it is always a treat when a chance to reset and recalibrate, say in the form of a…
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BDO Unibank has launched new travel and lifestyle promotions, offering cardholders flexible payment options for flights and exclusive discounts on…
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City of Dreams Manila’s Nüwa Manila and Nüwa Spa received Five Star ratings in the Forbes Travel Guide (FTG) 2026 Star Awards, marking the resort’s ninth and…
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Citing data that more than half of the population remains vulnerable to poverty, 4Ps Partylist Representative JC Abalos called Wednesday for the urgent passage…
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Rep. Miro Quimbo, Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means, led the probe into the illicit tobacco trade.
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Congressman JC Abalos of the 4Ps Party-list aired the need to further strengthen government efforts to ease the burden on Filipino workers, citing a recent…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will prioritize the abolition of the travel tax imposed on outbound airline passengers, along with 20 pieces of legislation…
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Malacañang Palace on Tuesday announced that Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will prioritize the abolition of the travel tax imposed on airline passengers, along with 20…
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Loic Voisot, 26, and Benjamin Humblot, 27, set off from Annecy in southeastern France in September 2024.
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House Committee on Tourism Vice Chairman Gil Acosta of Palawan on Saturday said the decades-old travel tax has become a contributing factor to the high cost of…
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Every illegal cigarette sold weakens the country’s health care system.
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Dubai looks like a city that forgot to pace itself — and somehow got away with it. Everything here is bigger, taller, faster.
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Some P158.9 million in revenue shares were distributed to eight contiguous local government units (LGUs) by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) as part…
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Our tour guide had a subtle knowing smile. She reminded us the state of Maine — often reduced to lobster rolls and postcard-worthy lighthouses — often keeps a…
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The Philippine government loses an estimated P30 billion annually to the illegal manufacturing and sale of tobacco products, Department of the Interior and…
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The Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) is urging various government agencies to step up in addressing the challenges facing the country’s tourism…
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The Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday said it has found prima facie evidence with a “reasonable certainty of conviction” to file tax evasion charges…
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