With the government hard-pressed for funds to finance economic recovery programs, much of the burden falls on the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to increase tax collections. It is no wonder that BIR

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter MANILA, the capital and nearby cities are now at low risk from the coronavirus amid decreasing infections, researchers from the country's premier university said on

A GOVERNMENT economic adviser on Monday cited the need to require workers in some businesses to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. These include workers at restaurants and spas, which only accept fully vaccinated customers,

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS THE TOP diplomat of the Philippines appealed to developed countries to take concrete action and fulfill commitments as typhoon-prone nations suffer the most from climate change. "Those who

DENR THE TOURISM department is now offering free swab tests to domestic travelers as more areas across the country drop the requirement of a negative coronavirus result for those who are fully vaccinated.

BW FILE PHOTO THE BANGSAMORO regions's chief lawyer said the new 80-member transition team who will be appointed to serve until 2025 is expected to still be led by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front

DTI.GOV.PH SENATOR Francis "Kiko" N. Pangilinan on Monday pushed for the passage of a measure that will provide tax perks to local manufacturers of medical supplies, noting that this will lessen costs and increase

AGENTS of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) have arrested three South Koreans involved in phone scams. An operation conducted last week led to the arrest of 29-year-old Jin Unghyeon, who is wanted in

DRRMO THE DEPARTMENT of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it is aiming to complete the dredging of the 134.7-hectare sandbar of the Cagayan River by the first quarter of 2022. In a

STELLRWEB-UNSPLASH (First of two parts) Rapidly shaping up at the global tax arena is a new tax regime that challenges the very core of generally accepted international tax rules and principles. Agreed to by

AIRFOCUS-UNSPLASH The pandemic is forcing companies to rethink how they are managing people. Two major forces are pushing this. Firstly, work-from-home arrangements make it difficult, if not impossible, for managers to really know what

MATHIEU STERN-UNSPLASH (First of two parts) IN THE FIRST PLACE, how is the country faring with respect to investments? Very poorly. Not just in foreign direct investments, but in domestic investments as well. Both in