
Free train rides today
Malacañang has announced free rides at Light Rail Transit 1 and 2 and Metro Rail Transit 3 today, June 12.
Malacañang has announced free rides at Light Rail Transit 1 and 2 and Metro Rail Transit 3 today, June 12.
1-Rider party-list Rep. Bonifacio Bosita on Thursday said that those responsible for the defective train cars intended for the Light Rail Transit Line 1 should be charged.
Sen. Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian on Monday expressed confidence that domestic spending would increase this year as majority of middle-income earners would have higher take-home pay in 2023 due to the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law.
President Rodrigo Duterte revealed that he threatened to step down if the Senate refused to approve his pet bill seeking an increase in the salary of soldiers and police.
Senatorial bet Erin Tanada is doubtful that the passage of the Rice Tariffication Law result in lower prices of rice in the market.
President Rodrigo Duterte voiced out the concerns of ordinary Filipinos Sunday (October 28) when he remarked that the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law is making a lot of people cry.
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said some of the Duterte administration’s non-infrastructure expenditures scheduled for 2019 could face possible cancellation if the implementation the oil excise tax’s second tranche would be put on hold due to soaring world crude prices.
Books should remain tax-free, period.
Senator Sonny Angara is worried that the number of Filipinos who do not read books would further decline if Congress decides to tax books and other reading materials under the package 2 of the Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law.
Albay Rep. Joey Salceda has clarified that the latest surge in domestic pump prices was not caused by the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law.