What is a sin tax? Sin tax, as it name suggests, is a tax levied on products or activities, which are considered sinful or harmful and considered as objects of social disapproval, such as liquor, tobacco and gambling. Sin tax or sometimes called sumptuary tax or sumptuary law is … [Read more...]
What is RH Bill and Why I’m Against It?
What is RH Bill or Reproductive Health Bill? Should this bill be enacted as a Philippine law or not? House Bill 4244, otherwise known as "The Responsible Parenthood, Reproductive Health and Population and Development Act of 2011” is now pending to be passed at the Fifteenth … [Read more...]
How to Compute Retirement Pay in the Philippines
How to compute retirement pay in the Philippines? On January 7, 1993, Republic Act (R.A.) No. 7641, otherwise known as the New Retirement Law, took effect and amended Article 287 of the Labor Code of the Philippines (PD No. 442). According to the new law, any employee may … [Read more...]
Philippines 2010 Bar Exam Results Released March 2011
The Philippine Supreme Court has just released today, March 17, 2011 the 2010 Bar Exam results that was held on September 2010. Out of the total 4,847 examinees who have finished taking the tests in all 8 law subjects, a total of 982 examinees passed the Bar Examination. … [Read more...]