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Policy & Regulation
Analysis of policy and regulatory shifts, compliance tightening, and policy decisions that reshape industries and rewrite the rules of participation. Focused on structural consequences, not headlines.
The new Japan tax treaty halves dividend withholding for parents owning at least 90 percent of their Philippine units. Here is who that rewards.
The $4 travel fee shifts border infrastructure financing off the annual budget and onto a captive base of international passengers.
BIR business closure just got faster under RMC 47-2026, but the 3-day clearance applies to a narrow group. Here is what operators actually need to know.
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The DTI advertising permit draft was withdrawn after public pushback. It still did its job, surfacing the resistance markers any future rule must address.
The pork MAV expansion under EO 116 contradicts the DA’s own November position and ignores producer demands for restored tariffs.
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The DTI advertising permit draft expands prior approval from sales promotions to all ads. The real question is what the rule does once it exists.
The rice price cap penalties now reach corporate officers personally. Extension talk on Day 4 signals a compliance regime, not a 30-day fix.
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New BSP merchant account rules make banks permanently liable for AML compliance, even when payment aggregators handle merchant onboarding. Here is what shifts.
Meralco’s solar panel registration push runs into a structural problem. Its wholly-owned subsidiary MSpectrum sells the same certified product.
Bicol Saro Rep. Ridon’s media claims around his fake news inquiry against PGMN go further than what HR 980’s filed text actually authorizes.
Your Meralco bill carries layered charges that exist because Congress routed public policy costs into utility bills instead of the budget.
The new LTO complaint platform is the third version in five years. The intake keeps changing. The accountability layer does not.
The CAB’s airline fuel surcharge just hit Level 19. One level remains. Here is what happens to operators when the matrix runs out of room.
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Martin Romualdez says he cannot be the mastermind of the flood control scandal. His five claims reveal a budget system built so no one is accountable.
The BSP salary loan tenor cap is being scrapped. Lower monthly payments sound like relief, but longer tenors mean borrowers pay more in total interest.
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The Philippines built five layers of fake news regulation in six weeks. The enforcement categories reach far beyond fuel disinformation into business and media.
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