DTI Trustmark vs BIR seal compared on legal basis, cost and rollout, and how DTI and the BIR both ended up pulling back their online badge mandates.
DTI Trustmark vs BIR Seal: Two Rollouts Compared Read More »
House budget transparency amendments were rejected on Oct. 7, and both disclosure requests were pointed to agencies outside the House. Here is the sequence.
House Budget Transparency Amendments Fail on the Floor Read More »
Rural Rising Rescue Buy calls itself the fix for farmers with no buyers, but in Tublay’s dumping, the group chose donations over produce it never bought.
Rural Rising Rescue Buy Skips Farmers Who Needed It Most Read More »
Removing the system loss charge does not erase the cost. It shifts from ratepayer bills to strained subsidies, and cooperatives absorb it hardest.
The System Loss Charge Does Not Just Disappear Read More »
The Manila truck ban exemption once ran through a documented city permit process. Operators say it now runs through an unlisted personal contact instead.
Manila Truck Ban Exemption Fees Went Underground Read More »
The BIR tax abatement program lets micro taxpayers clear old liabilities for ₱5,000, but the ₱80,000 ceiling shows what the bureau really wants.
BIR Tax Abatement Program Clears Old Debt for ₱5,000 Read More »
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 New Japan Tax Treaty Favors Wholly Owned Subsidiaries Read More »
Bacolod City is now the pilot site for the upgraded Unified 911 Philippines system, running on a Genesys cloud platform deployed by PLDT Enterprise. Here is what it means for the national rollout.
Unified 911 Philippines Gets Its First City-Level Test in Bacolod Read More »
Grab, Green GSM, and Xpress are restructuring around the Philippine EV fleet. The next mobility battleground is who controls the platform layer.
The Philippine EV Fleet Race Moves To Platforms Read More »
The new Senate Finance Committee chairman is a respondent in the SEC’s flagship securities fraud case. Accountability just took a step backward.
Villar becomes Senate Finance Committee chairman While SEC Case Pending Read More »
