“The best weapon to deter tax evasion is to file criminal cases against the prominent tax evaders and send them to jail.” Watchdog group Action for Economic Reforms (AER) made this stand Tuesday, as it urged the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to file a criminal case against a prominent tax evader like Mighty Corporation.

While the film is apolitical, it is is sincere in everything else it does, delivering its finer points with sparkling clarity.

Customs “fixer” Mark Ruben Taguba II has linked presidential son Paolo Duterte to the Davao Group that allegedly facilitates the release of cargoes at the Bureau of Customs in exchange for regular grease money or “tara” from importers.

Japan Tobacco Inc said on Tuesday it would buy the tobacco business of the Philippines' Mighty Corp for about $936 million as it aims to gain a foothold in the market.

The operator of the largest roasted chicken chain, which also supplies fresh dressed chicken all over the country, assured the public on Tuesday that its chicken products are safe and none of its farms is affected by the Avian Flu virus.

AMD recently announced that its Radeon RX Vega graphics cards are now available at outlets around the world, giving many gamers access to the best enthusiast-class gaming experiences possible.

The Duterte administration expects to sustain the economy’s growth rate at 7 percent over the medium term through an ambitious "Build, Build, Build" program that will generate “an impressive multiplier effect” through more jobs and investments, finally closing the country’s infrastructure backlog, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has told a recent briefing for investors in Singapore.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is coordinating with other regulators overseas to be fully prepared for the intricacies of crowdfunding, as platforms for which have become more popular.

An earthquake hit the tourist-packed Italian holiday island of Ischia on Monday night, collapsing buildings, killing at least one person and injuring more than 25, officials said.

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A human rights organization urged an end to international funding for the police and military over the thousands of deaths in the administration’s war on drugs, which it blamed on “state policy” under President Rodrigo Duterte.

Amid the mounting furor over suspected extrajudicial killings in the war on drugs sparked by the death of Kian Loyd Delos Santos, a lawmaker said it is about time to pass a bill he filed in August that would require policemen to wear body cameras on operations.

Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday accused Brazil's government of undoing social progress made during his years in office and vowed to restore it if he was allowed to run again next year.

Detained Senator Leila de Lima petitioned the Supreme Court on Tuesday for a “legislative furlough” to allow her to attend the August 24 Senate hearing into the killing of Caloocan City high school student Kian Llyod delos Santos by police.