PDIC to continue processing claims of RB Tagaytay (Cavite) depositors

The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) announced that it will continue to receive and process deposit insurance claims from depositors of the closed Rural Bank of Tagaytay (Cavite), Inc. at…

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PDIC, LBP sign agreement on deposit insurance servicing and payment

The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) recently signed a memorandum of agreement with the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) introducing two new payment schemes to service the payment of…

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Purisima on the passage of the Sin Tax Reform Act

“Today, President Aquino signed into law Republic Act No. 10351, otherwise known as the Sin Tax Reform Act of 2012. “This is a historic win for reforms. This is the…

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Purisima on S&P positive credit rating action

"We thank S&P for recognizing the continued improvement of the country's fundamentals. With this action, we are now only half a step towards formally gaining investment grade, which the market…

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PhP 1.6 M Misdeclared Plywood Products Seized by BOC

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) heightened monitoring of plywood products importations to protect the local plywood industry and consumers has caused the seizure of two (2) forty-footer container vans of…

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IMF to assist Philippines to improve GFS

A series of meetings with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission on Government Finance Statistics (GFS) were held at the DOF on July 11-13, 2012. The consecutive meetings aimed to…

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BIR Collection for November 2012 Exceeded Target by 7.99%

For the month of November 2012, the BIR collected Php 110.77 Billion in tax revenues, Php 18.02 Billion or 19.42% more than collections made in November of 2011. The collection…

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TV commercial talent agent cast for tax evasion

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) today filed a criminal complaint with the Department of Justice against BERNARD B. ANACTA (ANACTA) for willful attempt to evade or defeat tax and…

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