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Another piece of tax legislation that is in the pipeline is the Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act (RPVARA). This proposed legislation seeks to reform the real property valuation and assessment system in the Philippines. Valuation of real property in the Philippines has always been an issue not only…

Negros Occidental implements total ban on entry of hogs, pork products from Bacolod and other ASF-affected areas. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson issues Executive Order 24-07, Series of 2024, reinforcing the ban to prevent spread of African swine fever. Exemptions and strict guidelines outlined to revive local hog industry. Read more.

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CEBU CITY Mayor Michael Rama urged the City Council to pass in March 2024 the ordinance that will update the schedule of fair market values (FMV) and mark the adjustment of real property taxes (RPT).

Texas has little to show for conservative leaders’ uproar — or previously unreported complaints about the community developer.

THE Cebu City Government has refused to vacate the Metropolitan Cebu Water District-owned (MCWD) building that it uses as its satellite office, asserting its “lawful possession” of the property, following the water district’s demand for it to vacate the premises this week and pay back rent.

A defeated barangay candidate in Mandaue City, Cebu filed a petition to suspend a newly elected official from service, accusing the latter of publicly humiliating him and exposing his alleged corrupt practices to the barangay personnel.

THE former barangay captain of Casili, Mandaue City is seeking the suspension of his successor, who defeated him in the village elections last October, for allegedly publicly humiliating him and spreading allegations of corruption.

THE Department of Justice (DOJ) upheld the right of local government units (LGU) to enter into sisterhood twinning programs that allow the deployment of seasonal workers to other countries.  However, the DOJ stressed that employment contracts of the seasonal workers should comply with requirements under the law and regulations issued…

IF CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama had his way, residents of Cebu City would be able to vote for the governor. “Being the capital of the whole Cebu Island, Cebu City should not suffer disenfranchisement,” Rama said during his regular online program, “Ingna’ng Mayor,” on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.