Late last year, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) ordered additional sectors to use electronic (eBIR) forms and imposed a P1,000 penalty per return, as well as a 25% surcharge should the required taxpayers fail to comply. Also just a few months ago, the BIR clearly demonstrated its intent to enforce tax compliance when it pressed tax evasion charges against online shopping sites for allegedly failing to declare correct taxes.
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Some students to visit the ocean for first time on May 14, 2015 To enhance the lesson, more than 3,500 students from more than 30 Los Angeles-area schools will be taken to the beach for a clean-up and to participate in an aerial artwork, designed by a Los Angeles student and brought to life by aerial artist John Quigley during the ‘Unite for the Ocean.’ Kids Ocean Day is the culmination of a year-round school assembly program by the Malibu Foundation for Environmental Education to teach school kids about how litter flows from our neighborhoods to the ocean, thereby killing marine life and polluting food resources. To enhance the lesson, more than 3,500 students from more than 30 Los Angeles-area schools will be taken to the beach for a clean-up and to participate in an aerial artwork, designed by a Los Angeles student and brought to life by aerial artist John Quigley. Kids Ocean Day will be celebrated on May 14, 2015 at Dockweiler State Beach. Kids Ocean Day is the creation of Malibu Foundation for Environmental Education founder Michael Klubock. Michael started Kids Ocean Day 22 years ago as a way to bring his school assembly program into the real world. The one-day cleanup event motivates the students of Los Angeles to care about their environment and involves them in community service, while instilling good habits and stewardship. Bringing Los Angeles school children to the beach helps put them in touch with nature, while challenging them to recycle, reduce litter and participate Read More …
Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao is due to fight again anytime this month or early next month in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight however will not take place in a boxing ring. It will be held in a courtroom. Pacquiao is facing a $5 million lawsuit filed Tuesday morning in a U.S. District Court In Las Vegas. The suit, filed by two Las Vegas residents, seeks damages because Pacquiao failed to disclose his shoulder injury before his fight with Mayweather. The “Fighting Pride of the Philippines” is also facing possible sanctions from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) also for non-disclosure of his injury. If found guilty, Pacquiao could be fined or suspended by the NSAC. Pacquiao injured his shoulder in early part of April. Team Pacquiao, however, for unknown reasons, did not reveal the severity of “Pacman’s” injury on the pre-fight questionnaire that was completed during the weigh-in. According to news reports coming from Las Vegas, the plaintiffs relied on the misrepresentations and non disclosures when purchasing expensive tickets and pay-per-view showings and wagerings on the Mayweather versus Pacquiao fight. I expect more lawsuits likely to be filed against Pacquiao in the next few days as more and more people will learn about the legal problem “Pacman” is currently facing. The now controversial injury issue came up only during the post-fight press conference. Newsmen covering the event in the MGM Grand Casino were baffled by the minimal punching output of Pacquiao, known to be an explosive fighter capable of throwing a Read More …
President Benigno Aquino receives signed NBA jerseys from Mr. James M. Peck, CEO and President of TransUnion LLC after his meeting with business organizations in Chicago, USA.(MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – President Benigno Aquino III met with business organizations during his official visit to Chicago, Illinois during which the Philippine leader cited the need to improve connectivity in transportation and expand facilities of the existing nautical highway. Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma said business executives from various fields expressed interest in participating or continuing their involvement in Philippine business efforts. One of the points Aquino raised during the roundtable discussion was the need to improve connectivity in transportation, he added. As an archipelago the Philippines needs to expand an existing nautical highway, improve ports and roll-on and roll-off facilities, the President said. Thomas La France, senior executive of GE Transportation, expressed interest in joining Philippine efforts toward infrastructure development while possibilities of improving the railway system was also mentioned, Coloma said. Transportation’s role in trade was also discussed during the meeting. FedEx managing director Ralph Carter said the logistics company is willing to assist in transporting high-quality marble products from Romblon to international markets. For Keith Williams, former vice president of the US-ASEAN Business Council, it is important to employ generation-skipping technology in accelerating the pace of Philippine growth and development. Executives from Microsoft and JP Morgan Chase & Co. said they appreciate the talent and competence of Filipino workers. Melissa Bean, chairman of JP Morgan Chase-US Midwest, said they have Read More …
Ai Ai delas Alas (MNS Photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) — Mere days after turning Kapuso, Ai Ai delas Alas is already at work on “Let The Love Begin,” a primetime soap no less. Ai Ai is excited over her role, saying, “Masarap sa pakiramdam kasi makakaarte nanaman ako. May soap at marami nanaman akong work.” She looks forward to doing scenes with Ruru Madrid, Gabbi Garcia and Gardo Versoza. “Lalo na si Ruru. Magaling siyang umarte na bata. Parang maraming pinanghuhugutan. Ay naku, intayin mong tumanda yan… ang lakas ng hugot eh,” she said. Ai Ai’s last soap was in 2014 for another network. Although admitting she is nervous over her return on the primetime slot, the work is most welcome “na makatulong ako sa mga charity, mga pari, family at friends ko.” The actress believes paying it forward opens her up to blessings she continues to receive. “’Yung andito nanaman ako sa Kapuso ay big, big blessing na. Kumbaga, 25 years na ako pero hindi pa rin nila ako nakakalimutan,” she said. Aside from acting, Ai Ai is interested in directing and producing, too. She explained, “Usapan na namin ni Uge (Eugene Domingo) ’yan. Ako producer, siya director. Tapos kami din ang bida (sa balak naming project).” Directed by Gina Alajar, “Let The Love Begin” premiered May 4 on GMA-7.(MNS)
Senate President Franklin Drilon and Senator Bongbong Marcos receive the Citizens’ Peace Council report on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law. Representing the Peace Council are former Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr., former Ambassador Howard Lee, former Education Secretary Edilberto de Jesus, Teach Peace, Build Peace founder Bai Rohaniza Sumndad-Usman, Ateneo de Davao University President Rev. Fr. Joel Tabor and Director Vicky Gatchitorena. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) — The Senate panel which is deliberating on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) is set to transmit to the plenary its committee report on the controversial measure in the next two weeks to have it passed before the Senate adjourns sine die on June 11. In a press conference on Tuesday morning, Senate President Franklin Drilon said that in his meeting with Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday, the latter agreed to finish the committee hearings on the BBL two weeks from now. “In our meeting yesterday, he said that his committee is prepared to terminate the committee hearings in about two weeks time, so that we will have enough time to debate on the report before we adjourn on June 11,” Drilon said. Marcos is the chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Government, which is tasked to deliberate on the BBL before it gets voted upon at the plenary level. Marcos’ committee has been deliberating on the proposed measure since September last year, but the deliberations were suspended for about two months following the bloody Mamasapano incident on January 25. Read More …
Newly appointed Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman Andres Bautista (left) and commissioner Rowena Guanzon face the media at the COMELEC office in Intramuros, Manila on Monday. Bautista was the chairman of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) prior to his new assignment. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) — Senator Francis Escudero on Tuesday urged newly-appointed Commission on Elections chairman Andres Bautista to act fast and hit the ground running to ensure clean, honest, and automated elections in 2016. “Time is of the essence and he has to act fast in order to perform the mandate of Comelec in 2016 for clean, honest, and automated elections. He has to hit the ground running,” Escudero said. He added that Bautista, a former chairman of the Presidential Commission on Good Government, “is capable and he should be given all the help that he needs.” Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, for his part, expressed hope Bautista would live up to his track record and institute reforms in Comelec. “Atty. Andres Bautista, on paper, is a good choice. Hopefully, he would be coming in with a reform agenda. Otherwise, the operators there would run circles around him,” he said in a separate text message. Senate President Franklin Drilon said Bautista is respected in the legal profession and he will support the latter’s confirmation in the Commission on Appointments. “We support the appointment of PCGG chair Bautista as the new Comelec chair. A law dean and respected in the legal profession, he was an examiner in the Read More …