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The Labor Code of the Philippines is the legal code governing employment practices and labor relations in the Philippines. It was enacted through Presidential Decree No. 442 on Labor day, May 1, 1974, by President Ferdinand Marcos in the exercise of his then extant legislative powers. [1]
The Bureau of Customs (abbreviated BoC or BOC; Filipino: Kawanihan ng Adwana) is a Filipino government agency that is responsible for the collecting of customs duties, excise duties, and other indirect taxes in the Philippines. It is part of the Philippines Department of Finance.
The level of customs duties is a direct indicator of the openness of an economy to world trade. However, there may also be import barriers that are not based on the levy of duties. The following table shows the tariff rate, in percentages, according to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) , [ 1 ] World Trade Organization ...
Transferring the attachment of the Development Academy of the Philippines to the National Economic and Development Authority: October 25, 2023 [45] 46 Temporary modifying the rate of import duty on natural gypsum and anyhydrite under Section 1611 of Republic Act No. 10863, otherwise known as the "Customs Modernization and Tariff Act" November 3 ...
The Civil Code governs private law in the Philippines, including obligations and contracts, succession, torts and damages, property. It was enacted in 1950. Book I of the Civil Code, which governed marriage and family law, was supplanted by the Family Code in 1987. [2] Republic Act No. 6657: Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Code
In a similar vein, a trader can evade customs duty by understatement of quantity or volume of the product of trade. A trader may also evade duty by misrepresenting traded goods, categorizing goods as items which attract lower customs duties. The evasion of customs duty may take place with or without the collaboration of customs officials.
Customs may be very strict. Goods valued up to US$500 [24] brought in by plane and up to US$300 by sea or land are free of duties and taxes, cellphones and laptop computers are duty free regardless of their value only one per passenger, clothing and other personal use items are free of taxes. Above those values, tax is 50% of the value of all ...
Implementing Article 106 of the Labor Code of the Philippines, as Amended, to Protect the Right to Security of Tenure of All Workers Based on Social Justice in the 1987 Philippine Constitution May 1, 2018 [51] 52 Creating the Program Management Office for Earthquake Resiliency of the Greater Metro Manila Area May 8, 2018 [52] 53