The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) seeks to provide small online businesses a three-year tax exemption period to encourage them to register with the government. According to DTI Assistant Secretary Mary Jean Pacheco, this one of the provisions of the proposed Internet Transactions Act which was tackled at the hearing of the Senate committee […]
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III wants the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to explain why it paid Php 3.15 billion to IT service providers for a faulty online licensing and registration portal. According to Senator Pimentel, LTO has fully paid four IT companies despite an “incomplete turnover of deliverables,” which is a “clear violation […]
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito wants to put the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) on a “trial period” until the end of 2022. This is to iron out the kinks and the glitches in the system. Ejercito, chairman of the Senate committee, said he is not against the implementation of NCAP. He just wants the […]
While the BIR is looking at ways to implement “Influencer Tax“, and even asking YouTubers to comply by registering with them and paying the proper taxes, Sen. Raffy Tulfo calls out the agency for “targeting” vloggers and online sellers. “If we are really serious in collecting taxes to maximize state revenues, is it not better […]
All efforts to make the SIM Registration Bill a law come to a halt, as President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed the bill, the Malacañang announced today. Despite the law being in the works for several years already, Duterte cited a number of concerns regarding the bill’s current iteration While the SIM Registration Bill seeks to […]
To attract more foreign investments, President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Republic Act No 11647 otherwise known as “Act Promoting Foreign Investments”. Republic Act. 11647 is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 1156 and House Bill No. 300 that was passed by Congress in December 2021. A copy of which is now available to the public. […]
The SIM Card Registration Act, which requires mandatory sim card registration among others, is just one step away from becoming a law. All the conflicting provisions of Senate Bill No. 2395 and House Bill No. 5793 have been ratified by the Senate and House of Representatives in their respective sessions. Now, only President Rodrigo Duterte’s […]
Once House Bill 10305 is final and executory, the playing of local music will be mandatory in hotels, resorts, restaurants, tourist buses, and even in international flights coming into the Philippines. House Bill 10305 was spearheaded by Representatives Atienza, Aragones, Romualdez, Alvarez, Zubiri, and twenty more people. The bill has already passed the third and […]
After left and right issues about mandatory testing and Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Centers (PMVIC), owners of testing centers have finally spoken. Let’s hear their side this time. Apparently, all PMVIC owners in the county are in one group called Vehicle Inspection Centers Operators Association of the Philippines or VICOAP. This group of owners is […]
As part of its efforts in protecting its users from online harassment, Facebook announced a new set of policies that focus on protecting journalists, activists, and celebrities against online attacks and other potential harms. This follows as the social media platform is facing a lot of criticism, leading to a Senate panel hearing in the […]
It’s only a matter of time until the “Financial Consumer Protection Act” becomes a law. According to Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), this act will protect Filipinos from usual threats and harassment employed by credit card firms, among others. In June last year, the House of Representatives approved the third and final reading of House […]
If it can be recalled, DOH was called out by the Commission On Audit because of “various deficiencies”. Among these anomalies include a public bidding document that revealed a Php 700,000 costing for four “High-end 2-in-1 Laptops”. That amounts to Php 175,000 per laptop–or roughly the price tag of a high-end gaming laptop. The said laptop […]