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Bill on tax exemption for election workers refiled

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 06:25 PM

The Makabayan bloc has refiled its proposed tax breaks for election workers, which President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently vetoed. Read more »

Palace denies alleged Marcos veto spree

Job Manahan and Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 03 09:11 PM

The Palace denied that President Marcos Jr. went on a supposed 'veto spree' when he thumbed down several measures. Read more »

‘Buwis na kinaltas, Ibalik!’

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 03 01:53 PM

Members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers urge lawmakers to provide tax exemptions on the election workers service honoraria. Read more »

Ayuda for poll workers, not tax exemptions: Marcos

Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 01 08:38 PM

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday that the government will be giving election workers financial aid rather than exempt their honoraria from taxes. Read more »

Senate OKs bill exempting poll workers' honoraria from taxes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 06:14 PM

The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading a bill that exempts from taxes the honoraria received by election workers. Read more »

Teachers to Senate: Pass bill exempting us from poll duty tax

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 03:51 PM

A teachers' group called on lawmakers to pass a measure that would make their election duty honoraria tax-free. Read more »

Add'l P3,000 for teachers’ extra hours of election duty pushed

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 03:41 PM

A teacher from Aurora Quezon Elementary School shows her pupils how to read a clock during a face-to-face class on Tuesday, a week after many schools were used as voting centers during the national election. Read more »

No law exempting poll workers from tax: DepEd exec

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 02:49 PM

Congress failed to a pass a measure that would have made the benefits received by those serving in the May 9 elections tax-free, a DepEd official said. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 10, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 11:53 PM

Here are the day's top stories on photos. Read more »

Tax exemption on poll workers' honoraria, allowances pushed

Mores Heramis, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 03:52 PM

Members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers scuffle with policemen and security personnel during a protest outside the COMELEC headquarters in Manila on Thursday. Read more »

Comelec OKs pay hike for 2022 poll workers

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 13 12:20 PM

Aside from the pay hike, Comelec also said it prefers poll workers to who are fully-vaccinated, without comorbidities, and below 60 years old. Read more »

Higher pay for poll workers pushed over longer voting hours

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 02:38 PM

A teachers' group on Thursday renewed its call to raise the honoraria of education personnel serving in next year's elections, which will see longer voting hours. Read more »

Mga guro, umapela ng dagdag na benepisyo sa halalan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 06:49 PM

Hindi ito maipangako ng Commission on Elections ang dagdag na benepisyo para sa mga guro dahil nabawasan pa umano ang budget nila para sa halalan. Read more »

Senate urged to pass measure exempting poll workers from tax

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 09 02:23 PM

A teachers' group on Monday urged the Senate to pass a measure exempting election workers' compensation from being taxed. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 28, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:12 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »