That was the query propounded by Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago yesterday while she was asking questions of Rep. Tobias “Toby” Tiangco (Navotas). Continuing his testimony that begun last Monday, Tiangco said the majority in the House of Representatives was called to a caucus in January 2012 by House speaker Feliciano “Sonny” Belmonte with an unclear agenda–though [...]
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Heel or hero?
Posted: March 14, 2012 in Chief Justice Renato Corona, Impeachment trial, Judiciary/courts, Legislatures, President Benigno Aquino III, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Toby TiangcoTags: Corona impeachment trial, Philippine policy making, Philippine political comedy
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Tax reform under GMA, Part III
Posted: January 4, 2011 in GMA, Legislators, Legislatures, Philippine politics, Political economy, Political institutions, tax reform, TaxationEarly in PGMA’s full term, a new sin tax law (that again failed to index tax rates to price changes) was passed together with a reformed VAT law (which increased the VAT rate from 10% to 12% and expanded VAT coverage) and a lateral attrition law (which provided a stick-and-carrot system to spur revenue collection) [...]
Tax reform under PGMA, Part II
Posted: January 3, 2011 in GMA, Legislatures, Philippine politics, Political economy, tax reform, Taxation, UncategorizedIn her first State of the Nation Address (SONA) after the inauguration of her second term, President Arroyo asked Congress to pass some 8 tax measures designed to increase government revenues by at least P80 billion (PDI 2004a). Even as the fiscal health of government was in bad shape, none among the top government [...]
