Tax exemption sought for donated COVID-19 vaccines, other supplies
A SENATOR is seeking to exempt donated vaccines and other medical supplies used for the coronavirus response from donor’s tax. Senator Juan Edgardo M. Angara filed Senate Bill No. 2046, which proposes the tax holiday to be in effect starting this year to 2023. “In order to bolster the supply of vaccines, this bill makes it easier to accept donations of critical products, essential goods, equipment or supplies needed to contain and mitigate COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019), including the vaccines, by exempting these from donor’s tax for a definite period, subject to certain conditionalities,” Mr. Angara said in his explanatory note. The measure covers raw materials for personal protective equipment (PPE), all drugs, vaccines medical devices for treatment, equipment for waste management and other supplies as well as equipment as determined by the Department of Health (DoH) and the Department of Trade and Ind
Published February 13, 2021, 9:49 PM
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is not expecting a high number of arrivals despite allowing more foreigners to enter the country.
“Despite the inclusion of other categories, we are not expecting a major upsurge since the number of arriving passengers remain controlled,” BI Port Operations Division Chief Candy Tan said.
Tan explained that arrivals will still be subjected to the maximum capacity of inbound passengers set by the National Task Force for coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Under the Resolution No. 98 of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management Of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF), aliens with working visa, student visa, Special Visa for Employment Generation and Special Investors Resident Visa which were issued prior to March 20, 2020 will be allowed entry starting February 16.
MANILA, Jan. 8 Foreigners from six more countries with the Covid-19 variant are now banned from entering the Philippines.
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente said the new restrictions apply for travelers who will arrive from the following countries: Portugal, India, Finland, Norway, Jordan, and Brazil. The travel ban to these six countries started today, at midnight, said Morente.
These countries are in addition to the 21 which are subjects of travel restrictions earlier announced by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) in an effort to prevent the entry of travelers infected by the new coronavirus strain.
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