Have plans for the Holy Week? For individual and corporate taxpayers with an accounting year ending Dec. 31, plans for this upcoming Lenten season should include the preparation of the annual income tax filing. Why? Because this year’s due date falls on April 17th (since April 15th falls on Black Saturday which is a holiday). The timing can be a hassle considering that it is right after the holidays.
By Matikas SantosINQURER.net 4:22 pm | Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines – The remains of a Filipino seaman who was killed by a robber in Honduras after he refused to give his iPad is set to be flown back home on April 19, Black Saturday, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said Tuesday. The Filipino was identified as Jaycob Escobedo Gaban, an assistant cook on board the ship Norwegian Pearl since October 2013. “He was shot and killed by a robber during a port call on the island of Roatan last April 7, 2014,” OWWA said in a statement. “Gaban was reportedly in a restaurant holding his iPad when a man tried to snatch it from him. He was shot when he resisted to give his gadget. The perpetrator was already arrested and is now in custody of the national police and special forces in Honduras,” it said. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz has instructed OWWA to extend full assistance to the wife and daughter of the deceased seaman who are residing in Sorsogon, Bicol. “OWWA is ready to release the death and burial benefits due the family of Gaban, plus scholarship and livelihood grant to the children and the spouse,” OWWA said. According to records of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), there are 366,865 sea-based workers as of 2012. Follow Us Other Stories: Filipino in UAE dies from MERS Leland Yee smuggling case spurs review of exportation procedures Charity football for Read More …
The Philippine National Railways will have limited trips for its commuter trains on Maundy Thursday, and will suspend operations on Good Friday and Black Saturday. In an advisory, the PNR said this will allow its personnel to conduct much-needed maintenance on its trains and other facilities. “We will likewise take this opportunity, while our operations are suspended, to do some additional maintenance work for our trains and tracks,” said PNR general manager Engr. Joseph Allan Dilay. During the Holy Week, the PNR said it will have limited operations for its Metro Manila commuter service running the route between Tutuban and Sta. Rosa, Laguna. On Maundy Thursday, the PNR will have shorter operating hours and end operations at 7:30 p.m. It will suspend operations from Good Friday until Black Saturday, but will be back Easter Sunday but without the 5 a.m. first trip. Normal operations will resume on Monday. Dilay also said the PNR will provide additional manpower and facilities during the Lenten season to ensure security in its terminals and stations and inside the trains. —Joel Locsin/KBK, GMA News