The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), under the Marcos Jr. administration, alongside the Palace’s press officer, has voiced protests to what it calls “inaccurate” travel advisories issued by the Chinese…
A 20% percent withholding tax on interest earned from savings as part of the recent implementation of Republic Act No. 12214, also known as the "Ease of Paying Taxes Act,"…
OVER the past two weeks, the Philippines has been besieged by a barrage of controversies and crises, each more damning than the last. First, there’s the 20-percent tax on savings,…
Slapping the Filipino people, especially low- to middle-income Filipinos, with a 20% tax on savings, as part of Republic Act No. 12214 (also known as the "Ease of Paying Taxes…
The recent revelation that Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. once held a Maltese passport, and thereby Maltese citizenship, has ignited a firestorm that cannot be doused by legal technicalities…
https://youtube.com/shorts/jZRijPx7uow?feature=share In strengthening bilateral relations between the Philippines and China, diplomatic activities and cultural exchanges between the two countries, both at the state-to-state and people-to-people levels, are pivotal ingredients in…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL_mJ3K9RfY It looks like the U.S. has the Philippines on its sights, once again! Of interest is the increasing U.S. footprints as the Philippines is entertaining the idea of hosting…
Today, 12 July 2025, marks the 9th anniversary of the 2016 Arbitral Award in the Philippines v. China case. It is crucial to dispel widespread misconceptions: Not a UN Ruling:…
THE July 9, 2025 letter from US President Donald Trump to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. outlines a blunt and coercive economic ultimatum: beginning Aug. 1, the US will impose a…
Amid the blaring horns of “America First,” where friendship is now measured in tariff percentages, the Philippines got its latest reward: a 20% levy on its exports, a steep price…