Ex-BIR examiner claims Henares 'intentionally' failed to collect P1.5-billion tax due Prieto firm 18-Mar-14, 4:42 PM | Likha Cuevas-Miel, InterAksyon.com A former examiner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue is accusing the agency's chief of favoring the master franchise holder of Dunkin' Donuts in the Philippines, 'deliberately not collecting' from the firm more than P1.5 billion worth of taxes. GUESS | Which teachers' schools have the best passing rates? 18-Mar-14, 11:08 AM | Tricia Aquino, InterAksyon.com To help students and parents choose the best school to study being a teacher, education reform organization Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) analyzed the results of the state licensure exams from October 2009 to September 2013, making the research public Monday. Malversation raps readied vs 100 public servants over P4B in unliquidated funds 17-Mar-14, 7:09 PM | Ernie Reyes, InterAksyon.com Suspecting that public servants had been engaging in corrupt behavior for many years that resulted in billions of pesos in unliquidated funds, Commission on Audit chief Grace Pulido Tan on Monday said malversation charges would be filed against at least 100 government officials and employees. 700,000 new grads to add to country's 2.96 million jobless 18-Mar-14, 8:43 AM | Ernie Reyes, InterAksyon.com About 700,000 fresh graduates will add to the current 2.96 million jobless workers, Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said, as he asked the Department of Labor and Employment to go after illegal recruiters and fly-by-night manning and placement agencies and assist job hunters for hassle-free job-hunting. What are the benefits of increased rotational presence of US forces in PH? Palace makes a list 18-Mar-14, 7:22 AM | Philippines News Agency Sealing an agreement for an increased rotational presence of American forces in the Philippines will bring in wide-ranging benefits for the country, a Palace official said. Palace defends BI, says immigration guidelines not harassment but protection vs human trafficking 18-Mar-14, 6:19 AM | Ernie Reyes, InterAksyon.com | Philippine News Agency Hoping that Filipinos will appreciate government efforts in addressing human trafficking, Malacanang on Monday defended the Bureau of Immigration (BI) from accusations that it was violating the constitutional right of Filipinos to travel abroad. DINUKTOR | 5 stem cell society doctors face raps for submitting falsified PRC endorsement to SEC 17-Mar-14, 7:45 AM | Jet Villa, InterAksyon.com Five doctor-incorporators of the Philippine Society for Stem Cell Medicine (PSSCM) face charges and may have their medical licenses revoked for submitting a fabricated endorsement from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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