The Philippines’ first-ever tax academy will not only provide the country’s revenue collectors and administrators with continuing training on best practices to hone their competitiveness but will also sharpen their…
Total actual excise tax collections for January 2018 reached P22.078 billion, or over 7.7 percent of the goal of P20.501 billion for that month and 81.69 percent higher compared to…
ZAMBOANGA CITY—After decades of neglect, Mindanao is now in the “front and center” of the government’s infrastructure buildup under the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” program, with several big-ticket projects…
The launching of the Philippine Tax Academy (PTA) on Feb. 27 will start with an orientation workshop for 52 local treasurers and 130 newly hired employees of the Department of…
Unconditional cash transfers (UCTs) amounting to P2,400 for 2018 will be distributed within the first quarter to some 7.4 million households, comprising the 4.4 million existing beneficiaries under the Pantawid…
The destruction of seized Mighty cigarettes bearing counterfeit tax stamps that began in December 2017 is still ongoing and is expected to be completed in the first week of March…
The Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN) will set the staging ground to rescue 21 million Filipinos from poverty in the long run because additional revenues from this…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has underscored the need for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to "reinvent" itself by pursuing new development programs to spell wider economic inclusion across the…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has called on American investors to take part in the Philippines’ resurgence as Asia’s next powerhouse as he assured them that the country’s economy continues…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has urged Mexico-based technology and manufacturing companies to look into the possibility of making the Philippines the center of their operations and entry point to…
