Pwede pa: Kahit dumarami na ang lugar na may insidente ng red tide, hindi pa ito nakararating sa Manila Bay kaya ligtas pa ang mga tahong na galing dito, ayon sa Bureau of Food and Aquatic Resources. Sam Lebradores

Govt tax collection effort falls to 12.8%

MANILA, Philippines - The government’s tax effort fell by 1.3 percentage points to 12.8 percent in 2009 from 14.1 percent in 2008 signalling continued leakages in tax administration, Department of Finance (DOF) data showed.

Smuggled Korean-made cars nasabat

MAYNILA, Pilipinas - Sinalakay ng  pinagsanib na pwersa ng National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) at  Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group (PASG)  ang  isang display lot sa Marikina City at nasabat ang limang unit ng used Korean-made vehicles na hinihinalang iligal na ipinuslit sa bansa, idinaan sa Manila International Container Port (MICP), iniulat kahapon.

POWER MANIPULATION?

THE government will look into claims by a presidential adviser that power rates are being manipulated due to threats of a power crisis in the coming days.

Lack of infrastructure costs RP billions in missed opportunities

DELAY in putting up roads, highways and bridges is costing the country billions of pesos in missed opportunities, administration standard bearer Gilberto "Gibo" Teodoro said.

Milyong halaga ng pekeng Crocs sinamsam ng NBI

MANILA, Philippines - Nakumpiska ng mga ahente ng National Bureau of investigation (NBI) ang milyong halaga ng pekeng ‘Crocs’  na ibinebenta sa Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan City at St. Francis Square sa Ortigas, Mandaluyong kahapon.

DTI cracks down on cement ‘hoarders,’ ‘profiteers’
P36.71B allotted for top govt execs, GOCCs
BIR downgrades target
Pay 13th month pay on or before Dec 24, DOLE reminds employers
Malls exempt from paying VAT on movies
BIR warns of P4B in revenue losses
SBMA OKs $20-million worth of new projects
Shift to chicken, fish this Christmas
Solons slam BIR-Swiss firm deal
DOF twits BSP for questionable deductions

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