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Diokno says many lawmakers want road user’s fund released for campaign

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 05:18 PM

MANILA - Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Wednesday said many lawmakers have approached him to ask about the status of the release of road user’s tax collections, as he alleged some of them want to use these funds for the 2019 election campaign. Read more »

Lawmakers can only request, not dip fingers in road tax: Suarez

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 19 12:23 PM

Lawmakers cannot call dibs on the allocation of funds from the road users' tax, House Minority Leader Danilo Suarez said Wednesday, rejecting a proposal to scrap the board overseeing its allocation.  Read more »

Malacañang pabor sa pagbuwag sa Road Board

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 11:33 PM

Ipinadala na ng Senado sa Malacañang ang kopya ng panukalang batas na humihiling kay Pangulong Duterte na buwagin at huwag nang bigyan ng pondo ang Road Board sa 2019. Read more »

BIR files raps vs. 2 companies, 4 individuals over P2.8-B unpaid taxes

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 06:41 PM

A Pampanga-based couple may face possible jail time and billions in fines after the Bureau of Internal Revenue found that they manufactured cigarettes using fake tax stamps. Read more »

Palace backs Road Board abolition

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 01:52 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday said it supports the abolition of the Road Board, as the two chambers of Congress clash over the proposal to dissolve the graft-ridden agency. Read more »

Macron govt hopes 'yellow vest' protests running out of steam

Adam Plowright and Camille Malpas, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 17 07:07 AM

The French government was on Sunday hoping the sharp drop in "yellow vest" demonstrators signaled an end to the biggest crisis of Emmanuel Macron's presidency, but conceded "mistakes" had been made. Read more »

France's 'yellow vest' protests lose momentum on decisive weekend

Remi Banet and Adam Plowright, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 16 08:35 AM

Groups of defiant "yellow vest" demonstrators faced off with tens of thousands of police around France on Saturday, but the protest movement appeared to have lost momentum on a fifth and decisive weekend. Read more »

Diokno, 'nabastos,' di na magpapakita sa Kamara

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 09:54 PM

Nakatakdang imbestigahan ng Kamara si Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno sa Enero dahil sa kontrobersiyal na "budget insertions." Read more »

Bagong bintang vs Diokno: Pondo 'iniipit' para sa halalan sa 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 10:54 PM

Hinala ng isang mambabatas, "ipamumudmod" ni Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno para sa halalan sa 2019 ang "iniipit" niyang pondo mula sa road users' tax. Read more »

BIR files tax raps against 20 firms, 4 businessmen

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 04:42 PM

Charged along with the corporations were their responsible officers. Read more »

Rappler chief Maria Ressa posts P204,000 bail for tax cases at CTA

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 04:09 PM

MANILA - Rappler president Maria Ressa on Tuesday posted a P204,000 bail at the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) for three cases of failure to file tax returns and one case of tax evasion filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Read more »

P10 buwis kada stick ng yosi, ipinanawagan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 01:46 AM

Gustong padagdagan ng ilang health groups ang excise tax sa sigarilyo na inaprubahan ng Kamara para sa 2020 hanggang 2022. Read more »

Ilang tindahan, ipinasara dahil sa resibo, buwis

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 10 07:11 PM

Ipinasara ngayong Lunes ng Bureau of Internal Revenue ang limang tindahan sa Maynila at Quezon City dahil sa hindi umano pag-iisyu ng resibo at pagbabayad ng tamang buwis. Read more »

BIR orders closure of 18 Mann Hann branches

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 04:23 PM

The BIR said it has closed Mann Hann located in Little Baguio, San Juan City and 17 of its branches operating in various locations in Metro Manila. Read more »

Spain prosecutors to file fraud complaint against Shakira: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 08 05:47 AM

MADRID, Spain - Spanish prosecutors are poised to file a court complaint against Shakira for allegedly evading 14.5 million euros ($16.5 million) in taxes, which the superstar singer's defense lawyers deny, a report said Friday. Read more »

BIR district officer, examiner arrested for bribery

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 10:24 PM

A Bureau of Internal Revenue district officer and an examiner were arrested in an entrapment operation on Friday afternoon. Read more »

UN rapporteur calls on PH govt to drop cases vs Ressa, Rappler

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 07 02:18 AM

MANILA - A day before journalist Maria Ressa is set to be arraigned on tax evasion charges, a United Nations expert has called on the Philippine government to drop the criminal cases filed against her and her company.   Read more »

Serye ng rollback sa petrolyo, posibleng maputol sa susunod na linggo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 09:22 PM

Matapos ang 7 linggong magkakasunod na rollback, posibleng maglaro sa P0.30 hanggang P0.50 ang taas-presyo sa petrolyo sa susunod na linggo, ayon sa tantiya ng pangulo ng PTT Philippines Trading Corporation. Read more »

BIR launches electronic tax software certification system

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 09:17 PM

Stepping up its efforts to improve revenue collection, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) launched Thursday its Electronic Tax Software Provider Certification (eTSPCert) System.   Read more »

BIR to certify tax software providers to further modernize tax filing

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 07:39 PM

The Bureau of Revenue (BIR) launched Thursday its Electronic Tax Software Provider Certification (eTSPCert) System in a bid to improve revenue collection and provide taxpayers a “seamless, end-to-end automated and electronic tax preparation, filing, and payment experience.”  Read more »