BIR urged to rethink plan on 1% tax on online service providers
The United Filipino Consumers and Commuters (UFCC) is calling on the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to reconsider its plan ...
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Group wants J&T franchise revoked
An advocacy group has called on the government to revoke the franchise and business licenses of a popular logistics firm ...
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Groups demand probe of MRT-Sumitomo deal
Consumer groups have called for an investigation into the P18-billion MRT 3 maintenance contract of the government with Japanese maintenance ...
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Group bucks tax on low-cost housing units
THE United Filipino Consumers and Commuters strongly opposed the removal of the tax exemption on the purchase of a housing ...
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Gina, foes face off at CA
SOME 20 groups will testify Wednesday before the Commission on Appointments to oppose the confirmation of Regina Lopez as Environment ...
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Gina under fire for travel paid for by contractor
ENVIRONMENT Secretary Regina Lopez is under fire again, this time for accepting an all-expenses paid travel to Paris sponsored by ...
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The United Filipino Consumers and Commuters on Sunday criticized Environment Secretary Gina Lopez for her failure to act on alleged ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.