Day: October 29, 2024

Manila: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said Tuesday the raided cigarette factory in Cabanatuan City in Nueva Ecija last month has a tax liability of PHP636 million. In a statement, BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. said the recent raid of the cigarette factory in Cabanatuan City shows the government’s continuous war against illicit trade. He said ‘more raids’ will be conducted. “The BIR will continue to raid large-scale illicit cigarette warehouses, traders, and manufacturers. This PHP636-million raid in Cabanatuan City of an illicit cigarette factory shows our commitment to a fair and equal marketplace in our country. Expect more

Manila: The Department of Justice (DOJ) has strengthened its capability to enforce environmental laws in protected areas. This, after the National Prosecution Service Special Projects Division recently undertook the third iteration of the Specialized Course for Prosecutors on the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System (SCoPE) in Clark, Pampanga, the DOJ shared in a Tuesday news release. The training course built up on the fundamental course on the investigation and prosecution of environmental cases, with particular focus on protected areas. It aims to enhance prosecutorial skills and knowledge in handling violations of Republic Act No. 11038 or the Expanded National

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday expressed elation over the government’s relentless efforts to address food poverty in the country. This was after Marcos was briefed about the decline in the number of food-poor Filipinos during a sectoral meeting with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) at Malacañan Palace in Manila. ‘We are doing a better job of feeding people who need it,’ Marcos said after getting an update on the implementation of the Food Stamp Program (FSP). DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian told Marcos that the number of food-poor families slid by 300,000 to 700,000 from

Manila: The Department of Agriculture (DA) will have consultations with heads of large retail markets in Metro Manila next week to combat possible profiteering on imported rice. In an interview Tuesday, DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said prices of well-milled rice in the markets should not go beyond PHP50 per kilogram, considering the tariff cut on imported rice to 15 percent from 35 percent which took effect in July. He said importers claimed that they are selling wholesale rice at PHP38/kg, which should bring the retail price at around PHP45/kg. Reports reaching the DA alleged that some retailers are

Manila: The Philippine Navy (PN) on Tueday said it saw more interactions with its allies in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) this year as Manila shifted to protecting its vast maritime territories with the Comprehensive Archipelagic Defense Concept (CADC). “So after the launching, the statement of the SND (Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro Jr.) on the CADC, there has been a dramatic increase in the activities in the WPS (by the) Armed Forces with our partners and allies,” PN spokesperson for the WPS Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad said in a press briefing in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. From