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The reason was obscene in its very nature; the Marcos government found a way to profit from a war half a world away.
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The reason was obscene in its very nature; the Marcos government found a way to profit from a war half a world away.
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The Supreme Court (SC) has updated the rules governing when the processing period begins for value-added tax (VAT) refund claims, clarifying procedures that…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has clarified when the processing period begins for value-added tax (VAT) refund claims, updating existing rules to reflect changes in…
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The BIR ruling removes the risk of unnecessary costs being baked into electricity bills by clarifying that the collections are merely passing through…
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A restaurant chain in China is very meticulous about the food it serves to diners to the extent of giving refunds to unsatisfied customers.
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Government workers and pensioners facing rising living costs have begun receiving direct cash relief as the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) released…
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Nearly 7,000 Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) members and pensioners in Albay have received close to P100 million in refunded loan amortizations…
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The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) lowered its electricity rate for May by P0.0151 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), bringing the overall rate for a typical…
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The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed a criminal complaint Thursday with the Department of Justice against Lobelle Commodities Corp. for allegedly evading…
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... But Proposals regarding VAT on electricity are under the DOE; what the agency could do, instead, is provide technical input on the potential impact of such…
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Various lawmakers called for bills on the abolishment of Value Added Tax (VAT) and increase in minimum wage to be passed in the House as they participated in…
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Senior Citizens Partylist Rep. Rodolfo Ordanes on Wednesday expressed support for a Senate initiative to review taxes embedded in electricity bills, saying the…
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It is a fundamental rule in statutory construction that between a general law and a special law, the latter prevails because a special law reveals the…
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Officials of the Wuxi city government in Jiangsu, China are addressing obesity among its population through an amusing challenge. They are swapping beef for…
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House Committee on Ways and Means Chairperson Miro Quimbo said that a total suspension of Value Added Tax (VAT) and excise tax on all fuel products could…
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In the Philippines, anything that requires legislation and presidential approval moves slowly. What we need is leadership that acts with speed and urgency.
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Senator Loren Legarda filed Senate Bill 2043, a temporary measure authorizing the suspension or reduction of value-added tax (VAT) on fuel on 15 April.
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Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday renewed her call for the government to suspend the value-added tax on petroleum products, citing the crippling impact of high…
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