The sudden shift to online learning due to COVID-19 quarantine restrictions has already put the country’s private schools on the ropes. But the sector fears that far too many of them will be knocked out completely if the new tax regulation that will more than double their income tax will be enforced. The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued on April 8 Revenue Regulation No. 5-2021, providing for an increase in the income tax rate of
On June 14, 2021, Prosecutor Ms. Fatou Bensouda formally requested the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for authority to commence an investigation into President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs for possible crimes against humanity involving murder. The request was embodied in a 57-page submission titled Request for Authorization of Investigation on the Situation in the Republic of the Philippines. Prosecutor Bensouda’s submission can be described as res ipsa loquitur — it speaks for itself as it contains copious footnotes citing numerous sources. The submission is an eye-opener for those unfamiliar with President Duterte’s war on drugs. For those
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