Day: October 8, 2024

TACLOBAN CITY: Mayor Alfred Romualdez, the President’s first cousin, on Tuesday filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for a fresh term as the city’s chief executive with the support of Vice Mayor Edwin Chua, who used to be his fierce critic. ‘It was a long journey, and we will continue that journey. I am very thankful for the people who gave me the opportunity to serve. There are many things I want to do in Tacloban,’ Romualdez told reporters. Accompanied by some members of the Chua clan, Romualdez filed his certificate of candidacy at the city election office here before

MANILA: The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), former operator of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), on Tuesday abolished 844 plantilla positions following the airport’s privatization. Most of these were the positions of those who joined the new management, the New NAIA Infrastructure Corp. (NNIC), which took over operations on Sept. 14. The MIAA, now a regulator, is still waiting for the Governance Commission for GOCCs’ (GCG) approval of the proposed organizational structure. Head executive assistant Chris Bendijo said the MIAA had requested 1,463 positions. Asked when they could expect GCG’s answer, Bendijo said they could not determine it. “We

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) reported collecting PHP13.1 billion in taxes from January to August this year across its district offices in Northern Mindanao, marking a 12.3 percent increase compared to the same period in 2023. BIR Revenue Region 16 Assistant Director Helen Abellanosa, speaking during the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas forum Tuesday, attributed the growth mainly to voluntary tax compliance, particularly from commercial entities. “We will resort to enforcement activities if we see that voluntary compliance is not improving,” Abellanosa warned. BIR-Region 16 encompasses six Revenue District Offices — Iligan City, Cagayan de Oro City, Gingoog City, Malaybalay

MANILA: A lawmaker on Tuesday urged all commercial and government establishments to implement express or priority lanes for persons with disabilities (PWD) in their facilities. Camarines Sur 2nd District Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte Jr. cited a seven-page legal opinion signed by Department of Justice (DOJ) Undersecretary Raul Vasquez, on behalf of Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, which emphasized that the implementing rules and regulations of Republic Act (RA) No. 10754 require both private and government entities to provide such lanes. RA 10754 is the Act Expanding the Benefits and Privileges of Persons with Disability. ‘In the absence of physical express lanes

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) 1 (Ilocos Region) collected about PHP17.41 billion in the first nine months of the year, 4.5 percent higher than its PHP16.9 billion goal for the period. During a Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas forum live-streamed on Tuesday, BIR-1 Director Josephine Virtucio, said they exceeded their target collection from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 by PHP751.76 million. Top industries that boosted BIR’s collection include those involved in trading, power production and distribution, construction, and health institutions, she said. For the full year, the regional bureau has a PHP22.4 billion target. Virtucio said strategies such as improving

The United Nations Habitat Philippines (UN-Habitat) and the Surigao City government opened Monday the city’s first model housing unit for the Sama-Badjau residents. The model housing unit, a quadruplex that could accommodate four families, was opened and turned over to the recipient Sama-Badjau families. UN Resident Coordinator in the Philippines Gustavo Gonzales and Surigao City Mayor Pablo Yves Dumlao II handed over the certificate of ownership of the first housing unit to the Sama-Badjau community in Sitio Panubigon, Barangay Lipata, represented by chieftain Dahila Araman. Launched on March 21, the Huy-anan nan Bajau sa Surigao Project (Bajau Housing Project) has