The High Court nixed the Comelec-Smartmatic deal amid allegations of indiscretion and abuse surrounding the awarding of the repair contract, but Escudero said the SC ruling will not impede the conduct of the 2016 elections since there were other options available to the poll body.
The SC ruled that the Comelec failed to justify its resort to direct contracting with Smartmatic-TIM. The High Court said its claims of impracticality were not supported by independently verifiable data and its perceived "warranty extension" is, in, reality, a circumvention of the procurement law.
E-cigarettes have been promoted as a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes and aid an individual to quit smoking. However, a study carried out by researchers from John Hopkins University in Maryland, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Louisiana State University shows that e-cigarette exposure is not a safe alternative to cigarette smoking.
In an effort to boost the country's Internet speed and access, Sen. Bam Aquino has filed a bill seeking to create an Online Network Establishment (ONE) that will build and develop basic information and communications (ICT) infrastructure throughout the country.
A ranking House member on Tuesday, April 14, criticized the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) for unduly burdening taxpayers by making them file their annual income tax returns (ITRs) twice, first manually or before April 15, and then electronically re-file these on or before June 15.
India, the US, Pakistan, Indonesia, the Philippines, UK, Bangladesh, Brazil, Australia, and Canada are the top ten countries on the platform, a mix of developed and developing countries.
House Ways and Means Committee chair Rep. Romero Quimbo on Wednesday, April 8, called on the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to defer the full implementation of Revenue Regulation (RR) No. 5-2015, or the Online eBIR income tax filing, until certain system technical issues are resolved.
Sen. Bam Aquino has called on the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to defer the imposition of penalties on taxpayers covered by the Electronic Filing and Payment System (eFPS) or Electronic BIR Forms (eBIRForms) who failed to file tax returns under the electronic systems.
