DOF: Revenues, gov’t spending grew faster in Q1 due to TRAIN, infra

Inquirer.net 04/05/2018

IMPLEMENTATION of the first tax reform package coupled with the rollout of the ambitious infrastructure program helped boost both the government’s revenues and expenditures by a faster pace in the first quarter, the head of the government’s…

Capitol to train spotlight on adventure, faith-based tourism

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/18/2018

Expect adventure tourism and faith tourism to flourish in Cebu this year. Cebu Provincial Tourism Officer Joselito “Boboi” Costas said the provincial government is now developing more destinations for tourists this year as they continue training different…

Train effect: Airlines mull bringing back fuel surcharge

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/10/2018

  Many Cebuanos spend hours looking for cheap airfares to Domestic and International destinations, especially the millennials. The hunting gets even bloodier when airlines announce that they will be having overly low fares for certain destinations in…

PTA-7 to train Mapeh teachers in taekwondo

Rabboni Centino Borbon 02/07/2018

TEACHERS from Cebu will have the chance to learn and eventually teach the sport of taekwondo to their students. This after the Philippine Taekwondo Association in Central Visayas (PTA-7) will conduct a training program that will allow…

The intended and unintended effects of Train

Fernando Fajardo 02/01/2018

The government has four major functions or objectives in the economy. One is to promote efficiency in the allocation of the nation’s scarce resources to their best and highest use. Second is to promote equity in the…

Train and chicharon bulaklak

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 01/19/2018

Traffic jam is the new norm in Cebu. This is true not only in Cebu City but also in Consolacion town as we go up north and Carcar as we go down south of the main city.…

CEBU BUS FARE INCREASE LOOMS

Jessa Mae O. Sotto, Morexette B. Erram 01/15/2018

TRAIN LAW EFFECT There are many travel options for anyone bound for San Remigio, a third-class town 80 kilometers northwest of Cebu City, For Riva Masbate, taking the bus is the most budget-friendly. But the weekly trip…

Inflation may rise as high as 4% due to Train, says Lacson

Inquirer.net 01/11/2018

CITING his talks with former and incumbent Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) officials, Sen. Panfilo Lacson warned on Thursday that inflation could rise as high as 4 percent because of the new Tax Reform for Acceleration and…

Why derail the Train?

Jobers R. Bersales 01/10/2018

Whichever side you are on the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (Train), you have to grant Pres. Rodrigo Duterte full credit for bravely doing what all other presidents, fearing a backlash, only hinted at doing but…

Train effect: Mactan Electric Co. to hike power rates, too

Norman V. Mendoza 01/09/2018

  WITH some power distributors in Cebu like the Visayan Electric Co. and Cebu Electric Cooperative 2 (Cebeco 2) announcing their plans to increase electricity rates next month, the Mactan Electric Co. (Meco) will also increase their…

No escaping TRAIN

Editorial 01/08/2018

No matter where you live in Cebu, Central Visayas or any other part of the country, one cannot escape the Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN), the full effects of which will be felt after Jan. 15…

Train wreck looming?

Editorial 01/05/2018

While one of the goals of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration in enacting a tax reform law is inclusive prosperity (as shown in the name of the law “Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion” or Train), we have…

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