3 GOCCs remit P4.54-B to Treasury

Three government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) have remitted a total of P4.54 billion to the National Treasury, representing 50 percent of their respective cash dividends due to the national government…

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PHL cited for EITI best practices

The Philippines has earned several citations for best practices in the implementation of global standards on the management of mining resources during the recently concluded 37th board meeting of the…

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Tax Reform vital to ‘Golden Age” of PHL Infrastructure

Apart from being “meritorious” on its own as a tool for overhauling the country’s “outdated” tax system, the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CTRP) being proposed by the Department of Finance…

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NTRC, TMAP back CTRP cuts in property transfer taxes

Two tax research groups have thrown their support behind the common proposal of the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Congress to impose a flat 6 percent rate for donor’s…

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Progressive auto tax plan won’t affect industry growth

The domestic automobile industry will continue to thrive and sustain its growth momentum amid the Duterte administration’s plan to make the excise tax system more progressive, by among others, replacing…

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Insurance Commission eyes placing Provident Plans under conservatorship

The Insurance Commission (IC) is "inclined to place” the capital "impaired" pre-need firm Provident Plans International Corp. under conservatorship to protect the interests of its 38,000 plan holders if no…

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DOF confirms Carlos a former employee dismissed in 2014

The Department of Finance (DOF) has confirmed that Jessie Javier Carlos was a former employee of the DOF who was dismissed from the service in April 2014 on orders of…

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