Image credits: Jimbo Albano
Editorial Cartoon February 07, 2023
Image credits: Jimbo Albano
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) last week approved a Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) resolution seeking to implement the single ticketing system (STS) that “will harmonize the existing national and local laws on traffic enforcement to establish effective transport and traffic management in Metro Manila.”
The month of January is one of the busiest months, in so far as taxes are concerned. It is the month when businesses need to process and renew business permits with the local government units where they are doing business. Part of that is the payment of the local business taxes due for the year. This will allow them to continue operating within the jurisdiction of the LGU where permit is granted.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is one chief executive who does not sit back and rest on his laurels. The Philippine economy may have grown by 7.6 percent in 2022, the fastest in nearly four decades, but with the still high inflation rate across the nation, President Marcos knows too well that not everybody is enjoying the benefits of the economic recovery.