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MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Posibleng hindi na alisin ang panukalang exemption ng Value Added Tax (VAT) sa mga senior citizen at persons with disability (PWDs). Ito ay batay sa House Bill 4774 na inihain ni House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Dakila Carlo Cua. Nakasaad sa nasabing panukala na hindi na itutuloy ang pagsusulong nang pag-aalis ng VAT exemption sa mga senior citizen at PWD’S, taliwas sa orihinal na proposal ng Department Of Finance […]
(Eagle News) — Ibinunyag ni Justice Seceretary Vitaliano Aguirre II na may ilang matataas na opisyal ng Philippine National Police (PNP) ang dawit umano sa pagdukot sa dating executive ng Hanjin Shipping Firm na si Jee Ick Joo. Ayon kay Aguirre, tinukoy na ni SPO3 Ricky Sta. Isabel ang mga opisyal ng pulis na kasangkot sa pagdukot kay Jee noong October 18, 2016. Bukod pa aniya ito sa walong kakuntsaba umano ni Sta. Isabel na […]
(Eagle News) — Ibinasura ng Court of Appeals (CA) ang dismissal order na inilabas ng Office of the Ombudsman laban kay Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian dahil sa kasong may kinalaman sa sunog sa factory sa lungsod na ikinasawi ng 74 empleyado. Nahatulang guilty si Gatchalian sa kasong “grave misconduct” at “gross neglect of duty” dahil pinayagan umano niya na magpatuloy sa operasyon ang Kentex Manufacturing Corp. na pabrika ng tsinelas, kahit na wala itong […]
(Eagle News) — Idineklara ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), na mapanganib at isa sa mga pinakamalubhang uri ng child labor ang ilan pang mga trabaho na may kaugnayan sa pagsasaka. Ito ay alinsunod sa Department Order No. 149-A ni Labor secretary Silvestre Bello III, na nagpapalawig sa employment ban sa mga menor de edad sa sektor ng agrikultura at livestock farming. Partikular na tinukoy ng DOLE, ang mga plant propagation activities gaya ng […]
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With Philippine Sports Commission’s project – the Philippine Sports Institute – inaugurated on the 16th of January, the country’s grassroots level development would finally see light. In the same inauguration, it was announced that 12 regional training centers will be formally opened throughout the Philippines. After more than enough meetings with sports stakeholders last year, the PSI will focus on the athletes’ skills and talents starting from their own hometowns. According to PSC Chairman, William […]
(Eagle News) — The South Korean government is asking the Philippine government for an explanation regarding the murder of one of its nationals who was apparently a kidnap for ransom victim, by certain police officers under the Philippine National Police Anti-Illegal Drugs Group. This came about as Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said other PNP officers could be involved in the kidnapping. But he refused to name these officers. The South Korean Foreign Minister Yun […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant again came up big against his former team, pouring in a season-high 40 points to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 121-100 NBA victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Durant, who departed Oklahoma City as a free agent in the off-season, had scored 39 against the Thunder when the teams met for the first time this season in November. On Wednesday he provided 13 points in […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China and the United States can resolve any trade disputes through talks, the government said on Thursday (January 19), as a Chinese newspaper warned U.S. business could be targets for retaliation in any trade war ushered in by President-elect Donald Trump. Trump, who is sworn into office on Friday (January 20), has criticised China’s trade practices and threatened to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese imports. Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross, Trump’s choice […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 19) – The proposed vanity tax made a huge splash after news organizations reported it. The proposed measure aims to levy an excise tax on all the beauty products and beauty services in our country. And once its existence was revealed, criticisms and objections from various women’s groups and organizations greeted the proposed vanity tax. And they make one compelling argument – it is unfair to women. Here’s a little backgrounder on how […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Paul McCartney on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to secure the copyright to the Beatles back catalog in a case that could have wide ramifications for the music industry. The complicated dispute centers around the US Copyright Act of 1976 which aimed to address pop music’s checkered history with artists by ensuring long-term rights for songwriters and their heirs. Under the law, artists could reclaim copyright for songs 35 years […]
