Day: February 11, 2025

Iloilo City: The local government is considering giving additional tax incentives to owners of heritage buildings along Calle Real and other similar structures and houses identified by the Iloilo City Cultural Heritage Council. “We are already talking to the finance committee for additional real property tax incentives,” Mayor Jerry Tre±as said in an interview on Tuesday. He said they want to give the maximum number of years for owners to recoup their expenses if ever they would rehabilitate or repaint their buildings. “As long as we can sustain, we are ready to give them more incentives,” Tre±as said. According to

Manila: The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has opened the filing of applications for the position of Supreme Court magistrate. The vacancy arises as Associate Justice Mario Lopez approaches compulsory retirement on June 4. This appointment will mark President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s first opportunity to appoint a justice to the high court. According to Philippines News Agency, Justice Mario Lopez was appointed on December 3, 2019, following the retirement of former Justice Francis Jardeleza. The most recent appointment to the Supreme Court was Associate Justice Filomena Singh, who joined the tribunal on May 18, 2022, succeeding retired Associate Justice Estela