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…
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…
TRAIN TALK Netizens have mixed reactions after the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) released a list showing how prices of basic good and commodities will increase starting this month as a result of added excise tax…
Cebu economist: Train Law will not benefit the poor Daisy, 21, works for a mall in Cebu City with a minimum daily wage of P366 or P8,064 monthly salary for working 24 days in a month. The…
DTI: Hiking Basic goods’ SRP can be done if it’s justifiable Amid new and higher taxes, manufacturers could still raise the suggested retail price (SRP) of basic goods and commodities only if the increase would not go…
Public wary of transport group’s plan to push for P6 fare hike, shocked over soft drinks’ price increase High school teacher Arnel Cortes takes a jeepney from his home in Barangay Guizo, Mandaue City and then rides…
Not much retort or dissent have been heard about the impending implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) which according to the government is considered as the “Duterte Express to Development” when it only…
President Duterte has vetoed certain provisions of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (Train), raising its net revenue gain to P90 billion, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said Friday. A copy of the veto…
MADRID — Spanish rail officials say several people were injured when a train carriage derailed between the southern cities of Malaga and Seville. A spokesman for Spain’s Adif railway infrastructure company said initial investigations indicated the coach…
Duterte’s tax reforms THE proposed revenue package of the Duterte administration —dubbed the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (Train)—has gained “overwhelming support” both locally and abroad because of its provisions that will make the tax…
OWNERS and managers of 30 bars along Mango Avenue in uptown Cebu City agreed to let their security personnel be trained by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7). PDEA-7 Director Yogi Filemon Ruiz said…
In yet another turn of events, the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) has taken a step closer to its implementation after additional funds for the project was green-lighted by the country’s economic managers yesterday. The National Economic…
