Category: General

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

Shellfish ban are up in 10 areas in Eastern Visayas this week, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Tuesday. In its advisory, the BFAR said the red tide was detected in the seawater samples collected in the coastal waters of Leyte, Leyte, and Calbayog City in Samar province, based on the latest sampling. Last week, the bureau said eight bodies of water in Samar, Eastern Samar, and Biliran province had been contaminated with red tide toxins, based on shellfish meat sampling. These included Biliran Island in Biliran province; Carigara Bay in Babatngon, San Miguel, Barugo, Carigara,

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

A total of 420 partner-beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 5 (Bicol) water and food project from Sorsogon province received their wages from the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) emergency employment program on Monday. In an interview on Tuesday, Carl James Cabarles, DSWD-5 disaster response management division information officer, said more than PHP3.4 million was disbursed to the beneficiaries from the towns of Sta. Magdalena and Magallanes through the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program of DOLE. “Each partner-beneficiary received PHP7,900 as full compensation for participating in a 20-day cash-for-training and work program,

Former government officials will vie for various elective positions as they submitted their certificates of candidacy (COCs) on the last day of filing in the Commission on Elections satellite offices in Northern Mindanao on Tuesday. Former 1st District representative Juliette Uy filed her COC in Misamis Oriental, aspiring to be elected governor. She will compete for the position in the 2025 midterm elections with incumbent Governor Peter Unabia, who is seeking a second term. Former Social Security commissioner and tourism undersecretary Jose Gabriel La Viña also filed his COC for mayorship in this city, his third attempt at the position.