Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "taxes"
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Alliance rejects tariff cut on agri products
(Manila Bulletin,August 12, 2018 , on page 4)Cutting tariffs on agriculture products will not necessarily address the inflation, but would instead lead to the death of the agricultural industries, the five-coalition Agri-Fisheries Alliance (AFA) said on Friday. Former ... -
BoC foils attempt to smuggle fishing vessel at Manila port
(Manila Bulletin,February 27, 2010 , on page 4)The Bureau of Customs (BoC) foiled an attempt to sneak into the country through the Port of Manila (PoM) a fishing vessel from Taiwan without import entry and payment of duties and taxes. PoM district collector and lawyer ... -
Eel farming venture in Leyte gets tax perks
(Manila Bulletin,May 9, 2017 , on page B-5)Oceans Ace Philippines Export Import Corporation will start exporting live eel to Japan and Korea from its eel farming culture operation in Hindang, Leyte. The P18-million facility has been approved by the Board of Investments ... -
Farmers, fishermen required to register with BIR
(The Philippine Star,February 13, 2014 , on page 6)The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has required marginal income earners (MIE) to register with the bureau even though they are still exempted from paying income and business taxes. The payment of ₱500 registration fee ... -
Fishermen join protest vs. TRAIN
(The Philippine Star,January 13, 2018 , on page 7)A group of militant fishermen has joined the chorus of protests against the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN), warning of the new law’s negative impact on earnings stemming from spikes in fuel prices. In a ... -
Galunggong shortage due to government restrictions - fisherfolk
(Manila Bulletin,September 2, 2018 , on page 2)A fisherfolk group claimed that the shortage of round scad (galunggong) in the country is “artificial” and is caused by the many restrictions imposed by the government on fishermen. Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary ... -
Ilonggo fisherfolk rethink use of motorboats due to TRAIN impact on diesel
(Panay News,February 7, 2018 , on page B1)Iloilo City – Ilonggo fisherfolk are choosing ease off the use of motorboats when fishing due to the increase in oil prices brought by the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law. The 44-year-old fisherman ... -
Not just public utility drivers; Fishermen deed subsidy, too
(Panay News,April 8, 2022 , on page 7)As boat fuel accounts for half of the operating cost of fishermen, the government should increase its planned gas subsidy to them, to be drawn from windfall tax collection from higher fuel prices. In one study, more than ... -
Oil prices go berserk: P71 per liter in Romblon town
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 6, 2018 , on page A6)From a Romblon resident who complained he has to spend P40 more to fill his motorcycle’s gas tank to commercial tuna fishers in General Santos City who feared losing buyers if forced to increase prices by at least 14 ... -
Philippine seaweed exports drop by nearly half as of July
(BusinessWorld,September 7, 2010 , on page S1/3)Value of the country's raw and processed seaweed exports dropped by 45.45%, year on year, in the seven months to July due to the effects of a strong peso and low demand in foreign markets, an industry leader said. Industry ... -
TRAIN taxes throwing fisherfolks into 'debt trap'
(Manila Bulletin,January 14, 2018 , on page B-3)As various business segments feel like they are being spun in a whirlpool because of consumer-cost cataclysm out of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act, the country’s fisher folks are adding to the ...