Philippine Daily Inquirer

DOF, BIR propose higher tax-exempt benefits for workers

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Finance (DOF) and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) have proposed to increase the ceilings for tax-exempt benefits for employees of the public and private ...
GMA Network

DOF eyes higher tax-exempt ceilings for private, public workers’ benefits

The Department of Finance (DOF), along with its attached agency the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), is looking into raising the tax-exempt ceilings for the benefits being received by both private ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer

DOF, BIR mull tax benefits for Filipinos

MANILA, Philippines — Workers in the private and public sectors can expect less tax burden as the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) are proposing higher ceilings for ...
CounterPunch

Creating Reality

My first book fifty years ago was a study of television news, called Creating Reality. The title was intended to show the irony of how news reporting could distort things in order to make them more ...
EWN Sport

36 years of Joburg Pride, but homophobia remains a reality

That's the banner revellers and attendees to the 36th Johannesburg Pride will be celebrating under this weekend in the Sandton CBD. The theme serves as a living reminder that the lived realities of ...
Broadcast

Optomen creates head of reality role

Optomen has created a head of reality role for executive producer Laura Leigh as part of a creative rejig, Broadcast can reveal. Head of popular factual Charlotte Brookes will also take on an expanded ...
SFGate

Almost century-old San Francisco art school aims to unload huge chunk of real estate

San Francisco’s Academy of Art University made huge efforts to offload several buildings from its massive real estate portfolio this week. The for-profit, private art school listed 10 of its ...
Mint

OpenAI’s Latest ‘Breakthrough’ Is a Sobering Reality Check

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- OpenAI’s path to building super-intelligent machines is looking ever fuzzier. The latest sign came from an embarrassing blunder by the company’s leading scientists over the ...
abc7NY

Kim Kardashian says she was diagnosed with an aneurysm

Actress, businesswoman and reality TV star Kim Kardashian revealed this week that she was diagnosed with an aneurysm, in a preview clip from the newest season of "The Kardashians." The clip aired ...
The Mirror

Wayne Rooney given brutal reality check over management career with Man Utd role tipped

Wayne Rooney has been told his chances of becoming Manchester United manager are dead. But former team-mate Danny Simpson believes he is the perfect candidate to help the club's young strikers. Rooney ...
The Washington Post

Pakistan confronts a new reality: It may have lost the Taliban

Clashes between the Afghan Taliban and Pakistan, their former protector, are threatening to open a lasting rift that could spark more turmoil in the region. The now-uneasy neighbors exchanged fire ...