Policy & Regulation

BIR abatement fee
The BIR Abatement Fee Is Due Before Approval
The BIR abatement fee is ₱5,000, paid before approval and non-refundable. Here is what micro taxpayers...
Meralco solar partnership
The PLDT and Meralco Solar Partnership Controls the Whole Stack
The Meralco solar partnership bundles broadband and rooftop solar, putting one capital group in control...
BIR tax abatement program
BIR Tax Abatement Program Clears Old Debt for ₱5,000
The BIR tax abatement program lets micro taxpayers clear old liabilities for ₱5,000, but the ₱80,000...
minimum wage increase
₱200 Minimum Wage Increase Meets a Board Built to Moderate
Labor pressed for a ₱200 minimum wage increase at the NCR wage board, the one body built to keep raises...
banking system resilience
BPI's Outage Tests Banking System Resilience
The BPI outage triggered a BSP supervisory review days before the Circular 1213 deadline. Banking system...
guarantee letter ban
The Guarantee Letter Ban Removed the Signature, Not the Politician.
The guarantee letter ban took the politician's name off public medical aid but left the instrument alive...
corn import quota
DA Picks the Corn Import Quota Over Tariff Reform
The DA wants to more than double the corn import quota to 500,000 MT, a discretionary route that hands...
PhilHealth 24-hour rule
PhilHealth 24-Hour Rule Denies What Its Exception Covers
The PhilHealth 24-hour rule denied a 25-year contributor's claim for a case its own emergency benefit...
domestic top-up tax
The DOF wants Domestic Top-Up Tax, Reprices Philippine Incentives
The domestic top-up tax keeps the 15 percent global minimum in Manila, but it quietly retires the tax...
FOI bill
The FOI Bill Heads to Bicam. The Fight Is Enforcement.
The FOI bill cleared the Senate and nears House approval, but the real fight is enforcement. Who holds...
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