Rappler's latest stories on Trabaho bill
[ANALYSIS] Will Duterte’s new tax measure kill foreign investments?
Many other things could make or break our country’s attractiveness to investors. Citira's stricter investment incentives may be the least of our worries.

2nd tax reform package renamed Citira, hurdles 2nd reading in House
The House of Representatives approves the Corporate Income Tax and Incentive Rationalization Act (Citira) on 2nd reading

PEZA urges Congress not to 'tinker' with tax perks for investors
PEZA Director General Charito Plaza says the current incentives are already 'globally competitive' and could help the Philippines attract investors as companies avoid the US-China trade war

House panel OKs Trabaho bill
House committee on ways and means chair Joey Salceda is expected to sponsor the Trabaho bill for 2nd reading on the same day his panel approves it

Duterte tells Congress to prioritize Trabaho bill
The Trabaho bill, which aims to reduce corporate tax and rationalize tax incentives, is mentioned in President Rodrigo Duterte's 4th State of the Nation Address

DOF's 2019 wish: Passage of Trabaho bill, other tax reform packages
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III says they will seek a last push discussion with legislators for the approval of the measures before the 2019 elections
Trabaho bill delay will hurt business – tax expert
Tax expert Mon Abrea says the Department of Finance should be open to lowering corporate income tax without rationalizing fiscal incentives

DOF expects Trabaho bill to create 1.4 million jobs
Finance Assistant Secretary Tony Lambino says the Trabaho bill would convince more firms to expand due to additional incentives, contrary to views of business groups

Rappler Talk: Dissecting the Trabaho bill
Rappler talks to Chito Zaldarriaga, president of the Philippine Ecozones Association, about their take on the Duterte administration's second tax reform package

Instead of more jobs, DOLE sees layoffs under Trabaho bill
The Department of Labor and Employment warns that the industry and services sector would take a hit should the Trabaho bill push through

Books will stay tax-exempt under Trabaho bill – DOF
'Contrary to the wrong information spreading online, the Trabaho bill will not remove the VAT and customs duties exemption on the publication, sale, and importation of books,' says the Department of Finance

#AskTheTaxWhiz: What does the Trabaho bill offer?
The Philippine Tax Whiz discusses the impact of the Trabaho bill to ordinary taxpayers

Foreign chambers on Trabaho bill: 'Leave PEZA alone'
'We are advocating for the continued operation of PEZA as it is now. And also making sure that rationalizing our incentives [that] it is still competitive with the rest of the region,' a business group executive says
House approves Trabaho bill on 3rd reading
(UPDATED) But opposition lawmakers vote no to the Tax Reform for Attracting Better and Higher Quality Opportunities bill, arguing it would lead to job losses

House approves Trabaho bill on 2nd reading
Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo herself is present at the plenary to ensure the approval of the tax reform measure

Things you need to know about Trabaho bill
The Trabaho bill aims to reduce the corporate income tax rate from 30% to 20%

Job losses seen under Trabaho bill
'The tax reform measures being put forth will reverse the progress...attained thus far,' says the Philippine Ecozones Association