by admin | Nov 21, 2014 | Headlines, National News
Balaodnon nga dugang tax exemption sa 13th month pay ug bonus, nakalusot na sa 2nd reading sa Senado
MANILA, Nov. 20 (PIA)–Pasado na sa ikaduhang pagbasa sa Senado ang balaodnon nga magsaka sa tax exemption ceiling sa 13th month pay ug mga Christmas bonus sa mga mamumuo.
Sa pagkakaron, hangtud P30,000 pa lamang nga 13th month pay ug uban pang benepisyo ang walay buhis.
Base sa orihinal nga Senate Bill 2437, gi-planong isaka hangtud P75,000 ang tax exemption ceiling.
Apan gidawat pa sa sponsor nga si Senador Sonny Angara ang amendment ni Sen. Ralph Recto mao nga sa gi-aprobahang balaodnon sa ikaduhang pagbasa, hangtud P82,000 sa 13th month pay ug mga bonuses ang walay buhis.
Gi-base ang P82,000 sa inflation rate o pagsaka sa presyo sa mga nag-unang panaliton.
Matud pa ni Angara, mismong si BIR Commissioner Kim Henares ang niingon sa usa ka pagdungog sa Senado nga ang P30,000 niadtong 1994 kapareho na karon sa P82,000 mao nga gidawat niya ang amendment ni Recto.
Nanghinaot ang mga senador nga mapalabang dayon kining balaodnon aron mahimong pinaskohan sa mga kawani sa gobyerrno ug pribadong sektor.
Kun mapalabang kining balaodnon, mokabat sa 500,000 ka empleyado ang makapahimos niini. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Nov 21, 2014 | Headlines, World
OFWs makapahimos sa pag-ubos sa remittance fee sa mga G20 nga nasud
MANILA, Nov. 20 (PIA)–Ubsan sa mga nasud nga miyembro sa G20 ang remittance fee sa ipadalang salapi sa mga migrant workers apil na ang mga overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) karong Nobyembre.
Matud pa sa impormasyon, gikan sa 8%, ubsan kini og himuon nang 5%.
Ang mga nasud nga miyembro sa G20 mao ang Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States ug European Union.
Gikalipay kini sa Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) tungod kay dakung tabang kini sa ipadalang dolyar sa mga OFWs tungod kay madugang kini sa ilang ipadalang salapi sa nasud.
Nanghinaot ang BSP nga malabwan karong tuig ang record high nga P25 bilyon remittances niadtong 2013.
Matud pa nga ang Pilipinas ang may pinakadakung remittance sa tibuok kalibotan ug kadaghanan sa mga gipadala gikan sa Estados Unidos, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, UK, Hongkong ug Canada.
Gipaabot usab nga mosaka pa ang ipadalang dolyar karong buwan sa Nobyembre ug Disyembre tungod sa pagpangandam sa kapaskuhan. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Nov 21, 2014 | Headlines, World
Giya sa pagsul-ob og PPR, gipagawas sa WHO
MANILA, Nov. 20 (PIA)–Nipagawas ang World Health Organization (WHO) Philippines og giya sa pagsul-ob og personal protective equipment (PPE) nga proteksyon sa makamatay nga Ebola virus.
Kini taliwala sa mga pagsaway nga nadawat nila Department of Health (DOH) Acting Secretary Janette Garin ug Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gregorio Catapang sa pagbisita niini sa mga peacekeeper nga naka-quarantine sa Caballo Island nga wala nagsuot og protective gear.
Apil sa gihikyad nga guidance sa WHO Philippines ang mga mosunod:
angay isuot ang PPE kun adunay close contact sa usa ka tawo nga adunay sintomas sa Ebola virus; mahimo lang kining isul-ob sa usa ka tawo nga nipaubos sa pagbansay; limitado ang suplay sa PPE sa tibuok kalibotan ug angay lang kining gamiton kun gikinahanglan na gayud.
Gitataw usab sa WHO nga makatakod lamang ang Ebola kun adunay direct contact sa body fluids sa tawong adunay sintomas na sa maong sakit.
Una nang gi-depensa ni Garin ang wala paggamit sa PPE sa Caballo Island. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Nov 20, 2014 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
Bien Unido opens inter-town basketball tournament Dec 1
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, November 20, (PIA) –In preparation of its foundation days celebration, Bien Unido town invites town basketball teams all over Bohol to try their luck in the town’s most ambitious basketball league.
Mayor Rey Nino Boniel, himself a basketball enthusiast and athlete said the league is a follow-on after the town successfully capped an inter-barangay tournament that showed the best of the best from the town’s barangays.
Set for December 1 to 15, Bien Unido inter-town Basketball tournament is an open-aged but admits only registered voter players of a town only, no imports, stressed Manuel Item, town information officer in an interview.
Bien Unido Foundation Days are on December 15-16.
All interested teams must register before December 1, Item emphasized, noting that a coaches meeting for all participating teams has been set for November 28.
We will be explaining the tournament rules, game regulations and other policies during that meeting, according to him.
This is so that by the tournament opening, a sure game would entertain spectators at the spacious Bien Unido Gymnasium, the equally agile basketball player information officer said.
We do not give so much though, Item humbly admitted, when asked about tournament prizes.
The tournament champion however can take home a grand cash prize of P30,000, and bring home a trophy.
Second and third prize winners get P20,000 and P10,000, both of which carries with it a respectable-sized trophy, Item added.
Fourth prize gets P5,000, he said.
Registration is P300.00, Item added.
Interested town-based teams can seek more information or register by seeing Councilor Ramon Arsenal, of LGU Bien Unido, or call or text Manuel Item at +63 932 713 5616. (RAC /PIABohol)
by admin | Nov 19, 2014 | Headlines, World
Philippines, Turkey sign Air Services Pact
The Philippines and Turkey on Monday signed an Air Services Agreement to boost tourism and spur greater economic activity between the two nations.
President Benigno S. Aquino III and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, who is in the country for a two-day official visit, witnessed the signing of the agreement.
In a press statement, President Aquino said that through the newly signed Air Services Agreement, the Philippines aims to improve trade and tourism opportunities with Turkey, given the increase in the number of citizens visiting both countries.
“For the Philippines, this agreement will help further expand the operations of our own air services, and is part of our efforts to show to the world that we are indeed more open for business,” he said.
The Philippines is also working on a memorandum of understanding on tourism cooperation, which will cover such key areas as the improvement of investments, marketing, and cultural exchanges, according to the President.
“With Turkey as our partner, we look forward to further exploring areas of engagement that will open more doors of opportunity for our respective citizens,” he said.
The Chief Executive said he hopes to convene the inaugural meeting of the Philippines-Turkey Joint Economic Commission in Ankara by next year to outline necessary measures in realizing the two countries’ objective.
For his part, Prime Minister Davutoğlu said that after the signing of the Air Service Agreement, his government will try to upgrade his country’s air transport to avoid difficulties posed by the geographical distance between Turkey and the Philippines.
Currently, approximately 5,000 Philippine citizens are living in Turkey and there are approximately 200 Turkish citizens living in the Philippines.
He further said that his country wants to enhance its relations with the Philippines on critically important sectors, such as trade and tourism.
“The trade volume today is $300 million, around $350 million. We need to reach to $1 billion dollars as early as possible. Therefore, we decided to complete all the agreements and to have this joint economic commission,” he said. (PCOO)
