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Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno welcomed the enactment of the Ease of Paying Taxes (EOPT) Act, which was signed into law as Republic Act No. (RA) 11976 by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on January 5, 2024, to modernize the Philippine tax administration and strengthen taxpayer rights.
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wrapped the year with fresh threats of a nuclear attack on Seoul and orders for a military arsenal build-up to prepare for a war that can "break out at any time" on the peninsula, state media reported Sunday.
An important part of Christmas and New Year is buying gifts for loved ones and making resolutions for the coming year. Filipinos are busy filling their balikbayan boxes with pasalubong to send to their families “back home.” The pasalubong may consist of clothes, food items, electronics or other useful items, given as a way of “sharing one’s blessings.”
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has officially imposed a one percent withholding tax on online platform providers as part of government efforts to tap digital transactions for economic growth.
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Mina F. Pangandaman has expressed the belief that digitalization and innovation, which are at the heart of House Bill 9648 or the proposed new Government Procurement Reform Act (GPRA), will address gaps in the system of purchasing goods and services.“Towards efficiency, we will streamline processes through digitalization and innovation by adopting electronic (e)-bidding and by modernizing the centralized procurement system of the Procurement Service (PS)-DBM,” said Sec.
MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is pushing for the use of electronic aguinaldo or e-gifts even as it gave assurance of a steady supply of fresh or crisp banknotes during the Christmas season.
MANILA, Philippines —The fees of electronic fund transfer services PESONET and Instapay have been kept on moratorium by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
TOKYO: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. secured nine investment pledges amounting to P14 billion during his visit to Japan that could benefit more than 200,000 Filipinos.