How is the transport strike in the Southern Luzon different from the transport strike in Metro Manila? Strikes in the south can really paralyze the transport operations because there are no alternative methods of travel. Unlike in the Metro, there are trains, taxis and FXs, so if the jeepney operators decide to go on strike, [...]
I finally filed my first monthly percentage tax return. Since I fall under persons whose gross annual sales and/or receipt do not exceed P1,500,000 and who are not VAT-registered persons, I’m obliged to pay 3% of my monthly income. This should be filed not later than the 20th day following the end of each month.
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Smoking is a medical condition and there is one drug that is promoted in print media. Champix is a selective nicotinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonist that is designed to give smokers another option to quit. It activates nicotine receptors in the brain while blocking nicotine from attaching to them. These actions limit the release [...]
Jan-jan was admitted to the hospital because a canister had ended up in his rectum. During the procedure to remove the canister, the hospital staff not only humiliated Jan-jan with taunts and laughter, but also videotaped him.
Watch the video here.
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Being a Pinoy that I am, I waited for the last minute before filing my income tax return. Good thing, Karen helped with the computation in the form 1701. I went to the Bureau of Internal Revenues Las Pinas branch and it was quite a breeze to file. There were also designated filing booths at [...]
Kris Aquino announced that her mother, former Philippine President Corazon Aquino, has colon cancer.
Kris said that her mother Mrs. Aquino would start her chemotherapy sessions and Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino Jr. also said that his mother would start chemotherapy in a “mild, continuous dose,” and may eventually have to undergo surgery.
Noynoy and Kris, however, declined [...]
by Carlo Cadiz M.D.
It’s not an uncommon proposition that in order to eradicate corruption in the Philippines, you’ve got to kill everyone in the country above the age of 18 during the spring and the summer, that includes my mother. Corruption had become so prevalent even 22 years after Marcos that it had assumed the [...]
A friend forwarded this message to me:
“Let us be the change we want to see! Let’s march for TRUTH on Friday Feb. 29. Assembly is 3pm McDonalds in front of AIM. Sobra na! Tama na!
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Pulse Asia survey showed President Arroyo has been viewed as the most corrupt of Philippine presidents in recent history. Malacañang, however, downplayed what the survey said upon learning that it was commissioned by former senator Sergio Osmeña III, a member of the political opposition.
Mrs. Arroyo said that despite the survey, her administration remains focused on [...]
The Barometer 2007 found that respondents from low and middle income brackets are hit the hardest by petty bribery, as they are more likely than those from a high income bracket to pay bribes when seeking key services. This result holds true regardless of whether respondents were from richer or poorer countries: those who earn [...]
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