Mandaue City may soon scrap accumulated storage fees for impounded vehicles

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/24/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Owners of vehicles impounded in Mandaue City from 2020 to 2022 will only need to pay P1,000 storage fee if a proposed ordinance gets approved. The proposed ordinance granting amnesty to owners of…

Some schools to close in 2 months if ‘no permit, no exam’ ban is imposed – PACU

Sofia Abrogar 05/17/2023

MANILA, Philippines— If a ban on “no permit, no exam” policy will be implemented, some schools will be able keep running only in the next two months once the new system is put into place. This is…

Cebu City Treasurer’s Office reminder: Deadline of business taxes payment for second quarter on April 20

Wenilyn Sabalo 04/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Treasurer’s Office announced that the deadline for the payment of business taxes and fees for the second quarter of 2023 is on April 20. Cebu City Treasurer Mare Vae Reyes…

LTO seeks to regulate ‘excessive’ driving school fees

Jane Bautista 02/27/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) said it was considering standardizing the fees charged to new driver’s license applicants after a lawmaker questioned the “anti-poor” and “very expensive” cost of acquiring the permit. According to LTO chief…

CCPO waiting for specific instructions from Rama on Compania Maritima parking fee issue

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/07/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) will wait for the specific instructions regarding the pronouncement of Mayor Michael Rama to arrest the personnel of the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) who are collecting parking…

LTFRB extends age limit of PUVs

Dempsey Reyes 09/25/2022

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has approved resolutions extending the age limit of public utility vehicles (PUVs) by two more years and extending the deadline for PUV operators to settle their fees until the…

Owners of vehicles parked on national roads to be issued reckless driving tickets

By Irene R. Sino Cruz 08/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Aside from paying towing fees, owners of vehicles parked on national roads will be issued a reckless driving ticket.  Regional Director Victor Caindec of the Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas made this announcement…

Self-employed professionals exempted from paying business permit fees for clinics, offices

07/03/2019

The government has harmonized the taxes and other fees that self-employed professionals such as doctors, accountants and lawyers pay to local government units to cut red tape. In a statement, the Department of Finance said Local Finance…

Duterte signs law waiving gov’t fees for first-time jobseekers

05/07/2019

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure that will waive government fees and charges on documents needed by first-time jobseekers for their employment. Duterte signed Republic Act 11261 or the “First Time…

Palma: CBCP mulls waiving of fees for funeral Masses, blessings

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is now looking at the possibility of giving for free the ministerial services of priests in the country like officiating funeral Masses and the blessing of homes…

City won’t collect fees from firecracker vendors this year

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/06/2018

FIRECRACKER vendors in Cebu City may sell their stuff without paying any fees provided they do so at the designated firecracker zone located at the South Road Properties (SRP). Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak said the Cebu…

Fuel price cuts should be seen in fare, service fees

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/13/2018

BIZ LEADERS WELCOME PRICE ROLLBACK Transportation and logistics costs should follow after major price rollbacks on fuel and oil products, business leaders in Cebu say. The major oil price rollback implemented by companies starting yesterday (Tuesday) may…

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