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Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto vowed to enhance government enforcement actions against tax evaders to provide support to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in boosting its tax collections. At the BIR’s National Tax Campaign Kick-off event, Recto has assured the unwavering support of the Department of Finance (DOF) to …

Photo shows Las Nieves, Agusan Del Norte (Release / Phivolcs)  MANILA, Philippines — Two earthquakes, with magnitudes of 5.8 and 5.2, struck Agusan province on Saturday, while search and retrieval operations persist in the landslide-stricken area of Mindanao. According to Phivolcs, the stronger quake had its epicenter 5 kilometers southwest …

TARGETED SUBSIDY. National Economic and Development Authority Undersecretary Rosemarie Edillon speaks at the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City on Feb. 10, 2024. She said the government is considering providing targeted subsidy to the agricultural sector. (PNA photo by Robert Oswald Alfiler) MANILA – An official of the National Economic and Development …

At a Glance In her message, the Vice President asked Filipinos to embrace the vibrant energy of the Year of the Wooden Dragon and welcome it with open arms. Feb. 9 and 10 of this year were declared special nonworking days in the Philippines in celebration of the Chinese New …

Former President Rodrigo Duterte insisted there was nothing illegal with his proposal for Mindanao to secede from the Philippines, adding that to secede doesn’t mean going to war.  “[My proposal] is a legal process that will be brought to the United Nations [akin to that of] Timor Leste,” Duterte said …

BANGSAMORO MEETING. President Marcos (center) sings the national anthem, with the Rizal Monument projected on the screen behind him, during the meeting of the National Government–Bangsamoro Government Intergovernmental Relations body at the PICC in Pasay City on Thursday. Flanking the President are (from left) BARMM Education Minister Mohagher Iqbal, Budget …

MARITIME COOPERATION. BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (left) and USS Gabrielle Giffords sail within the Philippine exclusive economic zone during the third Maritime Cooperative Activity at West Philippine Sea on Friday (Feb. 9, 2024).  The activity underscored both nations’ commitment to reinforce security and stability across the Indo-Pacific region. (Photo courtesy of Western …

PHILCONSA-MOPC SPEECH. President Marcos speaks after receiving the ‘Golden Maharlika Medallion’ award during the Philippine Constitution Association (Philconsa) and Manila Overseas Press Club (MOPC) celebration of Constitution Day at Shangri-la Hotel in Makati City on Thursday. Listening are Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos. / Ver …

Filipinos looking to take out loans for major expenses can find some relief, as the Department of Finance (DOF) expects that interest rates are likely to remain steady or even decrease in the latter half of the year. On the sidelines of the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s National Tax Campaign …

A student holds a placard during a protest at the state university grounds in Manila on February 14, 2019, in support of CEO of Rappler, Maria Ressa, who was arrested a day earlier for cyber libel case. Ressa was freed on bail on February 14 following an arrest that sparked …