Tax reform revenues, domestic loans to fund Duterte’s infra buildup

Inquirer.net 05/17/2017

MANILA — Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III reiterated on Wednesday that the Duterte administration’s planned infrastructure buildup would be funded mainly by revenue gains from comprehensive tax reform as well as local borrowings to avoid falling…

Trump hits back at tax protests

04/17/2017

WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump on Sunday hit back at nationwide protests calling for him to release his tax returns, questioning “who paid for the ‘small’ rallies.” “Someone should look into who paid for the small…

Osmeña not giving up on fight

Doris C. Bongcac, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/30/2017

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s battle with BDO Unibank, Inc., is far from over, and he is ready to take the matter all the way up to the Supreme Court or even the President if need be.…

BIR to file tax evasion case vs. owner of seized Mighty

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/08/2017

Justice chief Aguirre explains why he let Mighty owner walk free The Bureau of Internal Revenue in Central Visayas (BIR-13) is trying to identify the owner of boxes of Mighty cigarettes with fake tax stamps found in…

Osmeña: I don’t run after investors, I run after people who try to swindle the city

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/27/2017

Investors are welcome in Cebu City, but Cebu City Mayor Tommy Osmeña reminds them that he has to be firm and fair and will not hesitate to implement the law. “I don’t run after investors. I run after…

Pointed threats

Editorial 02/16/2017

He may have the evidence to justify the closure of BDO’s Magallanes branch but exactly how far is Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña willing to take his feud with SM, Ayala and Filinvest? The court’s restraining order…

BDO Cebu City branches on status quo until March 6

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/15/2017

The Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 18 Judge Gilbert Moises orders status quo on the operation of Banco De Oro (BDO) branches in Cebu City until March 6. The decision was made after a closed door meeting…

Will proposed tax cuts benefit small businesses?

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/07/2017

Local business leaders give pros and cons of gov’t-proposed measure Cebu business stakeholders lauded the Duterte government’s proposal to reduce the tax imposed on sales of micro-enterprises in the country, saying that this move will help small…

Daunting prospects for co-ops

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 02/06/2017

Cooperatives are once again up in arms over moves in Congress to lift the tax exemption privileges enjoyed by the sector, but unlike in the previous administration when the movement overcame the test through protests waged in…

Osmeña holds business permits of SM Seaside, BDO branch

Nestle L. Semilla 02/01/2017

The Cebu City government will not process the applications for the renewal of business permits filed by SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SMPHI), the operator of SM Seaside City Cebu, and the Magallanes branch of Banco de Oro…

‘Vanity’ tax discriminatory to women

01/13/2017

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian thumbed down on Friday the proposed imposition of excise tax on cosmetics and beauty products, saying it was not only “discriminatory” to women but it was not also a “viable alternative” to the proposed…

Personal accounting

Editorial 01/09/2017

To be sure, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s crackdown on institutions he suspects have skipped on paying taxes to the city isn’t a new thing especially to those familiar with his decades-long rule. There is that tax…

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