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Comelec to appeal P1-billion back taxes
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday said it will file a motion for reconsideration (MR) after the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) ordered it to pay PHP1.1 billion in taxes withheld from employees in 2015, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. Comelec spokesperson Rex Laudia...
Senator asks DOH to release Covid-19 benefits for health workers
Senator Christopher Lawrence Go on Thursday called on newly-appointed Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa to find ways for the immediate release of payments for the Covid-19 benefits of health workers, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. Go made the call during an...
PACEOS elects Pascual as president
The Philippine Association of Convention/Exhibition Organizers and Suppliers Inc. (PACEOS) elected a new set of officers for 2023 during its General Membership Meeting held recently at the Conrad Hotel Manila. Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) maven Ms. Pamela D. Pascual was...
Betty-affected victims receive aid
The government has provided over P9 million worth of assistance and other relief goods to six regions affected by bad weather due to Typhoon Betty, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said in a report by Philippine News Agency. In its latest disaster bulletin, the a...
SSS participates in Okada Manila Service Caravan
The Social Security System (SSS) and other government agencies participated in the Okada Manila Service Caravan from April 18 to 20, 2023 held at the Employee Dining Room of Okada Manila in Parañaque City to provide SSS online and onsite services. SSS Account Management Group Head Neil F. He...
BI wars travelers against using tampered documents
Tampering with documents when attempting to go out of the country will do a traveler no good, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said in a report by Philippine News Agency. Cases involving the use of counterfeit documents in recent weeks have alarmed and frustrated the BI, according to Commissioner Nor...
House approves 31 priority bills
Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Thursday touted the House of Representatives' accomplishment of approving 31 out of 42 priority bills identified by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC), according to a report by Philippine...
Congress wants to probe Central Post Office fire
Several lawmakers have called on the House of Representatives to investigate the "disastrous" fire that razed the historic Manila Central Post Office (MCPO) building that caused extensive damage to its "historic structure, architectural elements, and invaluable cultural artifacts&rdqu...
DSWD prepares for possible landing of typhoon
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday directed different Field Offices (FOs) to preposition additional family food packs (FFPs) and other relief supplies to areas along the expected path of the approaching weather disturbance, according to a repo...
PH economy continues to normalize
An economist on Thursday said the domestic economic growth of 6.4 percent in the first quarter of 2023 surpassed expectations and is in line with normalizing base effects, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. In a report, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) chief economist ...