Hope in pending VAT claims
Let’s Talk Tax -- By Wendell D. Ganhinhin
It is usual in the Philippines that the same tax law provision has been interpreted...
Consumer group wants smuggling law expanded
CC) says that the law classifying large-scale smuggling of agriculture products as economic sabotage should be extended to other products to ensure consumer protection.
Following...
Energy department suspends Mindanao spot market consultation on proposed rules
THE Department of Energy (DoE) has put on hold the acceptance of comments for the draft rules covering the launch of a wholesale electricity...
Calamity budget deemed inadequate
A BUDGET of P750 million may be “tight” for electric cooperatives seeking to restore services after calamities given the magnitude of the recent typhoons...
Bird flu import ban seen boosting poultry industry
DAVAO CITY -- Import bans on poultry products including dressed and deboned chicken, duck and eggs, following outbreaks of bird flu in Europe and...
ECCP ‘encouraged’ by IPP draft
THE European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) said that the new Investment Priorities Plan (IPP) will help address certain “pressing issues” on...
DA says 2-tier tax will bring hardship to tobacco industry
AGRICULTURE Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol said legislation to impose a two-tiered tax system on cigarettes will bring hardship to tobacco farmers who are still...
DoF tax reform package too aggressive — Angara
THE Senate committee on ways and means will seek to temper the first tax reform package of the Department of Finance (DoF), with the...
FEU bags 6 POV awards
A SHORT film made by a group of students from Far Eastern University (FEU)-Manila took home the majority of the awards at the 13th...
Hollywood set for Oscars picks with no big surprises
LOS ANGELES -- All eyes will be on Hollywood Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) as the list of nominees for this year’s Oscars is unveiled...
Shyamalan thriller Split claims US box office crown
LOS ANGELES -- Split, a thriller about a man who imprisons three teenage girls in an underground bunker, debuted as the top ticket seller...
Madonna defends ‘blowing up the White House’ remark
POP SINGER Madonna, who said in a profanity-laced speech at Saturday’s Women’s March in Washington, DC, that she had thought about “blowing up the...