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BIR extends submission deadline of tax docs, payments in storm-hit areas
BIR extends submission deadline of tax docs, payments in storm-hit areas

GMA Network

time6 days ago

  • Business
  • GMA Network

BIR extends submission deadline of tax docs, payments in storm-hit areas

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Thursday announced the extended deadline for the submission of several tax-related documents and payments in areas hit by the combined effects of Southwest Monsoon or Habagat and tropical cyclones Crising, Dante, and Emong. "Due to inclement weather all Revenue District Offices (RDO) under Revenue Region Nos. 1, 2, 3 (excluding RDOs 15 & 16), 4 (excluding RDO 22), 5, 6, 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, 9A, 10, 11, and 12 (excluding RDO 79), including affected Authorized Agent Banks … For the safety of our taxpayers, the deadline for the following dues is extended until July 31, 2025," BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. said in a social media post. Also included in the extended deadline for submission are the Revenue District Offices (RDO) in Region 9B and Large Taxpayer Service, Lumagui said. The submission of the following tax-related documents and payments were extended until the end of the month for the affected Revenue Regions: Quarterly Information on OCWs or OFWs Remittances Exempt from DST furnished by the Local Banks & Non-Bank Money Transfer Agents – For the quarter ending June 30, 2025 (Original deadline: July 20, 2025) Quarterly Report of Printer —For the Quarter ending June 30, 2025 (Original deadline: July 20, 2025) e-FILING/FILING & e-PAYMENT/PAYMENT or BIR Form 1600 WP (Remittance Return of Percentage Tax on Winnings and Prizes Withheld by Race Track Operators) – eFPS & Non-eFPS Filers — Month of June 2025 (Original deadline: July 20, 2025) Quarterly Summary List of Sales/Purchases/Importations by a VAT Registered Taxpayers. Non-eFPS Filers – For the Quarter ending June 30, 2025 (Original deadline: July 25, 2025) Sworn Statement of Manufacturer's or Importer's Volume of Sales of each particular Brand of Alcohol Products, Tobacco Products and Sweetened Beverage Products—For the Quarter ending June 30, 2025 (Original deadline: July 25, 2025) e-FILING/FILING & e-PAYMENT/PAYMENT of BIR Form 2550Q (Quarterly Value-Added Tax Return). eFPS & Non-eFPS Filers —For the Quarter ending June 30, 2025 (Original deadline: July 25, 2025) e-FILING/FILING & e-PAYMENT/PAYMENT of BIR Form 2551Q (Quarterly Percentage Tax Return). —For the Quarter ending June 30, 2025 (Original deadline: July 25, 2025) e-FILING/FILING & e-PAYMENT/PAYMENT of BIR Form 2550DS (Value-Added Tax for Non-resident Digital Service Provider) —For the Quarter ending June 30, 2025 Lumagui said the number of Revenue Regions with extended deadlines could increase. — VDV, GMA Integrated News

Cameroon's Biya, 92, reshuffles military top brass ahead of vote
Cameroon's Biya, 92, reshuffles military top brass ahead of vote

MTV Lebanon

time16-07-2025

  • Politics
  • MTV Lebanon

Cameroon's Biya, 92, reshuffles military top brass ahead of vote

Cameroon's 92-year-old President Paul Biya, the world's oldest head of state, has overhauled the military's top ranks in what analysts say is an effort to ensure the armed forces back his bid for an eighth term after a public outcry. The personnel moves, announced late on Tuesday in a series of presidential decrees, affect nearly all branches of the armed forces. They include the appointment of new chiefs of staff for the infantry, air force and navy as well as the promotion of eight brigadier generals to the rank of major general. One of the promoted generals is the coordinator of the elite Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR), a special forces unit often deployed in counter-terrorism operations and seen as central to Biya's security apparatus. The decrees also named a new special presidential military adviser. The decrees were published two days after Biya, in power since 1982, announced he would run for his eighth term in office in Cameroon's presidential election scheduled for October 12. The seven-year term could keep him in office until he is nearly 100. The announcement prompted an unprecedented public outcry in the press and on social media in Cameroon, where Biya's age and long absences have raised questions about his fitness to rule. The government has said Biya is in good health and dismissed any suggestions otherwise. The decrees concerning the armed forces reflect "a strategy by President Biya and his collaborators to consolidate power by building a fortress of loyal army generals around him" that can suppress any protest to his continued rule, said Anthony Antem, peace and security analyst at the Nkafu Policy Institute in Yaounde. Celestin Delanga, researcher at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), said the decrees "come in a unique political and security context." Biya wants to ensure stability during and after the election and "additional trusted personnel are needed" for that, he said. The cocoa- and oil-producing Central African nation also faces a host of serious security challenges, notably a conflict with Anglophone separatists and threats from Nigeria-based Islamist fighters in the north. The government gave no explanation for the overhaul. The last significant military shake-up in Cameroon came just last year, shortly after Biya returned in October from his latest extended stay abroad which revived speculation about his health.

Cameroon's Biya, 92, reshuffles military top brass ahead of vote
Cameroon's Biya, 92, reshuffles military top brass ahead of vote

Yahoo

time16-07-2025

  • Politics
  • Yahoo

Cameroon's Biya, 92, reshuffles military top brass ahead of vote

By Amindeh Blaise Atabong YAOUNDE (Reuters) -Cameroon's 92-year-old President Paul Biya, the world's oldest head of state, has overhauled the military's top ranks in what analysts say is an effort to ensure the armed forces back his bid for an eighth term after a public outcry. The personnel moves, announced late on Tuesday in a series of presidential decrees, affect nearly all branches of the armed forces. They include the appointment of new chiefs of staff for the infantry, air force and navy as well as the promotion of eight brigadier generals to the rank of major general. One of the promoted generals is the coordinator of the elite Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR), a special forces unit often deployed in counter-terrorism operations and seen as central to Biya's security apparatus. The decrees also named a new special presidential military adviser. The decrees were published two days after Biya, in power since 1982, announced he would run for his eighth term in office in Cameroon's presidential election scheduled for October 12. The seven-year term could keep him in office until he is nearly 100. The announcement prompted an unprecedented public outcry in the press and on social media in Cameroon, where Biya's age and long absences have raised questions about his fitness to rule. The government has said Biya is in good health and dismissed any suggestions otherwise. The decrees concerning the armed forces reflect "a strategy by President Biya and his collaborators to consolidate power by building a fortress of loyal army generals around him" that can suppress any protest to his continued rule, said Anthony Antem, peace and security analyst at the Nkafu Policy Institute in Yaounde. Celestin Delanga, researcher at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), said the decrees "come in a unique political and security context." Biya wants to ensure stability during and after the election and "additional trusted personnel are needed" for that, he said. The cocoa- and oil-producing Central African nation also faces a host of serious security challenges, notably a conflict with Anglophone separatists and threats from Nigeria-based Islamist fighters in the north. The government gave no explanation for the overhaul. The last significant military shake-up in Cameroon came just last year, shortly after Biya returned in October from his latest extended stay abroad which revived speculation about his health. (Reporting and writing by Amindeh Blaise Atabong; Editing by Robbie Corey-Boulet and Aidan Lewis) Solve the daily Crossword

Cameroon's Biya, 92, reshuffles military top brass ahead of vote
Cameroon's Biya, 92, reshuffles military top brass ahead of vote

Yahoo

time16-07-2025

  • Politics
  • Yahoo

Cameroon's Biya, 92, reshuffles military top brass ahead of vote

By Amindeh Blaise Atabong YAOUNDE (Reuters) -Cameroon's 92-year-old President Paul Biya, the world's oldest head of state, has overhauled the military's top ranks in what analysts say is an effort to ensure the armed forces back his bid for an eighth term after a public outcry. The personnel moves, announced late on Tuesday in a series of presidential decrees, affect nearly all branches of the armed forces. They include the appointment of new chiefs of staff for the infantry, air force and navy as well as the promotion of eight brigadier generals to the rank of major general. One of the promoted generals is the coordinator of the elite Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR), a special forces unit often deployed in counter-terrorism operations and seen as central to Biya's security apparatus. The decrees also named a new special presidential military adviser. The decrees were published two days after Biya, in power since 1982, announced he would run for his eighth term in office in Cameroon's presidential election scheduled for October 12. The seven-year term could keep him in office until he is nearly 100. The announcement prompted an unprecedented public outcry in the press and on social media in Cameroon, where Biya's age and long absences have raised questions about his fitness to rule. The government has said Biya is in good health and dismissed any suggestions otherwise. The decrees concerning the armed forces reflect "a strategy by President Biya and his collaborators to consolidate power by building a fortress of loyal army generals around him" that can suppress any protest to his continued rule, said Anthony Antem, peace and security analyst at the Nkafu Policy Institute in Yaounde. Celestin Delanga, researcher at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), said the decrees "come in a unique political and security context." Biya wants to ensure stability during and after the election and "additional trusted personnel are needed" for that, he said. The cocoa- and oil-producing Central African nation also faces a host of serious security challenges, notably a conflict with Anglophone separatists and threats from Nigeria-based Islamist fighters in the north. The government gave no explanation for the overhaul. The last significant military shake-up in Cameroon came just last year, shortly after Biya returned in October from his latest extended stay abroad which revived speculation about his health. (Reporting and writing by Amindeh Blaise Atabong; Editing by Robbie Corey-Boulet and Aidan Lewis)

Cameroon's Biya, 92, reshuffles military top brass ahead of vote
Cameroon's Biya, 92, reshuffles military top brass ahead of vote

Reuters

time16-07-2025

  • Politics
  • Reuters

Cameroon's Biya, 92, reshuffles military top brass ahead of vote

YAOUNDE, July 16 (Reuters) - Cameroon's 92-year-old President Paul Biya, the world's oldest head of state, has overhauled the military's top ranks in what analysts say is an effort to ensure the armed forces back his bid for an eighth term after a public outcry. The personnel moves, announced late on Tuesday in a series of presidential decrees, affect nearly all branches of the armed forces. They include the appointment of new chiefs of staff for the infantry, air force and navy as well as the promotion of eight brigadier generals to the rank of major general. One of the promoted generals is the coordinator of the elite Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR), a special forces unit often deployed in counter-terrorism operations and seen as central to Biya's security apparatus. The decrees also named a new special presidential military adviser. The decrees were published two days after Biya, in power since 1982, announced he would run for his eighth term in office in Cameroon's presidential election scheduled for October 12. The seven-year term could keep him in office until he is nearly 100. The announcement prompted an unprecedented public outcry in the press and on social media in Cameroon, where Biya's age and long absences have raised questions about his fitness to rule. The government has said Biya is in good health and dismissed any suggestions otherwise. The decrees concerning the armed forces reflect "a strategy by President Biya and his collaborators to consolidate power by building a fortress of loyal army generals around him" that can suppress any protest to his continued rule, said Anthony Antem, peace and security analyst at the Nkafu Policy Institute in Yaounde. Celestin Delanga, researcher at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), said the decrees "come in a unique political and security context." Biya wants to ensure stability during and after the election and "additional trusted personnel are needed" for that, he said. The cocoa- and oil-producing Central African nation also faces a host of serious security challenges, notably a conflict with Anglophone separatists and threats from Nigeria-based Islamist fighters in the north. The government gave no explanation for the overhaul. The last significant military shake-up in Cameroon came just last year, shortly after Biya returned in October from his latest extended stay abroad which revived speculation about his health.

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