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But the early retirement program, to be funded by a loan from the World Bank, will be on a voluntary basis. There lies the rub that will probably doom this program at the very least or result in more problems at worse.


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The President, however, pointed out such a proposal must undergo legislation.


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Itinalaga rin si Rene Banez bilang bagong komisyuner ng Bureau of Internal Revenue.


Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesman Renato Corona na malapit na kaibigan ng Pangulo si Sto. Tomas bukod sa matagal itong nagserbisyo sa DOLE. (Ulat ni Ely Saludar)
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Leakage

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | February 2, 2010 - 12:00am

When I get to be really old, I hope to still be able to pay value-added taxes (VAT) on the things I buy. The proposed law exempting senior citizens from paying VAT will force me to lie about my age when I get t...

Opinion

Adverse selection

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | August 21, 2004 - 12:00am

Government has announced that it would offer early retirement to public servants in order to reduce the size of the bureaucracy and trim away useless fat. Enough incentives will be offered so that bureaucrats may...

Opinion

Sick man

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | June 3, 2003 - 12:00am

These voices of discontent can only be ignored at our own peril. They are not the usual angry voices from the margins of society, from the outer limits of the rational mainstream. They are concerned voices from...

Opinion

Pag-aklas ng BIR employees bubusisiin

August 23, 2002 - 12:00am

Matinding pagbusisi ang ginagawa ngayon ng Civil Service Commission (CSC) hinggil sa kontrobersiyal na pag-iwan ng mga empleyado ng Bureau of Internal revenue (BIR) sa kanilang mga trabaho upang bigyang daan ang...

Bansa

GMA open to BIR abolition

March 28, 2001 - 12:00am

President Arroyo expressed an open mind yesterday on a proposal by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to abolish it and establish a new body to be called the Philippine Internal Revenue Authority (PIRA). The President,...

Nation

Sto. Tomas, hinirang na DOLE Secretay

February 1, 2001 - 12:00am

Hinirang kahapon ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ang puno ng kanyang search committee na si Patricia Sto. Tomas bilang kalihim ng Department of Labor and Employment. Itinalaga rin si Rene Banez bilang bagong...

Bansa