The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has made progress through campaigns like RATE (Run After Tax Evaders) and RAFT (Run After Fake Transactions). But if we are serious about fighting corruption, ...

ON NOV. 17, during the Senate plenary deliberations on the proposed 2026 national budget, Senate Deputy Majority Leader JV Ejercito sounded the alarm over the alleged “weaponization” of Letters of ...

The Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) and the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) said Thursday ...

Two recent reports on public finance leadership caught my attention. First was the exit of Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr., who was replaced by Department of ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Hong Kong have started the first round of negotiations for their double taxation agreement (DTA) in a bid to boost business confidence and spur economic ...

The Philippines has introduced significant tax reforms, reducing the tax burden on companies, aiming to encourage job creation, and boost export revenues. The law, known as “CREATE More”, lowers the ...

The problem is not merely corruption inside the BIR — it is the outdated system that enables it. Manual audits enable bribery, while random audits repeatedly target MSMEs.

Filipino journalist Maria Ressa, center, one of the winners of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize and Rappler CEO, speaks to the media after a court decision at the Court of Tax Appeals in Quezon City, ...

The Philippines is to impose a 12% value-added tax on overseas digital service providers operating in the country, including Netflix, HBO and Disney. The measure was signed into law on Wednesday by ...

The recent slowdown in the Philippine economy has revived a persistent debate: is this merely cyclical turbulence or a sign ...

MANILA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The Philippines' lower congressional chamber on Monday passed a bill imposing taxes on online gambling firms, as the Southeast Asian nation seeks funds to recover from the ...