Aksyon Demokratiko chair Ernesto Ramel Jr. on Friday called on the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to continue its collection efforts on the PHP203 billion Marcos estate tax which is still unpaid as of now. In a letter to BIR Commissioner Ceasar R. Dulay, Ramel requested the BIR chief “to immediately and continuously implement collection efforts, whether in a civil or criminal manner of collection, including distraint/garnishment of the bank accounts relating to the estate of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr.” The two-page letter dated April 21 was received by the office of the BIR Commissioner on the same
Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco on Friday warned that Facebook’s repeated attempts to censor and restrict the posts of government officials create a chilling effect in the world of social media. Egco, Executive Director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), issued the statement after the US-based tech giant recently warned National Security Adviser (NSA) Hermogenes Esperon Jr. for a post that urged Filipinos to unite against the 53-year-old communist insurgency that has already claimed the lives of tens of thousands of Filipinos. Facebook has since then restored Esperon’s post but without admitting it committed a mistake, an implied
A total of 2,738 people have been arrested so far for violating the election gun ban, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Friday. In a statement, the PNP said 2,661 of those apprehended were civilians, 44 security guards, 16 police officers, and 17 military personnel. It added that a total of 2,612 police operations yielded 2,065 firearms, 11,128 pieces of ammunition, and 1,103 deadly weapons. Citing its latest data, the PNP said the top five regions in terms of the number of arrested violators are the National Capital Region with 1,017, followed by Calabarzon (313); Central Visayas (283); Central
A former senior finance official charged in one of the cases involving alleged irregularities in the grant of tax credits to unqualified local firms 25 years ago has been cleared by the Sandiganbayan. In a decision dated April 19, Uldarico Andutan Jr. was acquitted of falsification and graft arising from one of the transactions for tax credits while he was Deputy Executive Director of the Department of Finance (DOF) One-Stop Shop Inter-Agency Tax Credit and Drawback Center. Andutan was charged when he issued a tax credit certificate (TCC), amounting to PHP5.03 million in favor of Columbus Philippines Bus Corporation’s purchase
Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, Executive Director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), lauded the Philippine National Police (PNP) for the arrest of Datu Harris Ampatuan in Cotabato City, one of the suspects in the 2009 Maguindanao massacre. “I commend the men and women from the PNP’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) headed by Brig. Gen. Eliseo Cruz for the arrest of Datu Harris Ampatuan, one of the accused in the 2009 massacre that claimed the lives of so many people. Being a member agency of this Presidential Task Force, we salute you for tirelessly heeding the
President Rodrigo Duterte has emphasized the importance of strengthening cooperation in the field of tourism, given its vital role in promoting social and economic prosperity. During the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit Friday, Duterte called for greater collaboration between the government and tourism stakeholders to boost travel activities and ensure economic recovery amid the prevailing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. “Let us all continue working together to make the tourism sector boost its performance for social growth and economic development,” Duterte said in a taped video message played before the WTTC Global Summit delegates. Duterte expressed confidence
