Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto urges the government to procure COVID-19 vaccines for the Philippines for 2022.
Kyle Fuego
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) recently released new revenue regulations to implement the recently-enacted Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act.
Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte calls for the House of Representatives to prioritize the COVID-19 vaccination program over the committee’s move on amending the 1987 constitution amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
President Rodrigo Duterte signs a bill that allows the government to set up an indemnity fund worth ₱500 million to individuals who may suffer adverse reactions or side effects after receiving the vaccine under the COVID-19 vaccination program.
Makati City Representative Luis Campos Jr. urges the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to reconsider and suspend their current plan to increase the fees for automated teller machines (ATMs) amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
The Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) bill has been approved by the Houses of Senate and Congress to be signed into law.
The House of Representatives announced that they will focus on the COVID-19 Vaccination Program in the Philippines and other high-priority legislative measures as their session continues on Monday, January 18.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) hopes for the final version of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) bill will have a close similarity with the house’s version of the Corporate Income Tax and Incentives Reform Act (CITIRA).
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) appeals to the government to provide a monthly wage subsidy of ₱11,000 to “new poor” workers severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.