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Iligan City – Some of 5,000 families displaced by the ongoing armed conflict in Marawi City received much-needed provisions from state gaming firm Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR). 

By Gia Catimbang  The government must take into account off-the-radar information such as the value of smuggled goods in its statistics to have a full picture of the economic situation, former Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon said in the recent Kapihan Sa Manila Hotel forum. 

Soldiers—many of them in their 20s to early 30s– are rushed daily to V. Luna Medical Center from Marawi, wounded from shrapnel, snipers, mortars, IEDs and even land mines but their spirits are high and they are determined to even the score with the enemies. 

Member agencies of Task Force “Bangon Marawi” met last Friday to discuss the various recovery plans for the war-torn city. 

The government targets 2020 for its plan to issue a national ID system in a bid to further improve the delivery of services and ensure that recipients of state financial aids will securely receive it. 

Listed miner Philex Mining Corp. has allotted more than P400 million to fund various projects under its Social Development Management Program (SDMP) over the last five years, according to the company’s 2016 Annual Report. 

Ayala-led Manila Water received major awards anew at the recently-held 15th Philippine Quill Awards held last June 5 at the Marriott Grand Ballroom, Newport City. 

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) recently ordered its personnel to strictly enforce its policy declaring as off-limits to unauthorized persons its immigration areas in all the international airports nationwide and prohibiting the giving of VIP treatment to passengers. 

By Luis Leoncio  The government is considering a reduction in the value added tax (VAT) currently pegged at 12 percent contrary to the government earlier proposal to raise the sales tax to 15 percent as part of revenue enhancement. 

Middle-class Filipino households are not bound to lose the opportunity to have a family car as a result of higher excise taxes proposed under the government’s comprehensive tax reform program.