Drilon: Pandemic suppliers owe Philippine government P7.5B taxes | Evening wRap

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• Pandemic supply contractors potentially owe PH gov’t P7.5-B taxes – Drilon 

Senate Minority Leader Frank Drilon says pandemic supply contractors potentially owe the Philippine government some P7.5 billion worth of income taxes.

•  Isko proposes LGUs use bigger tax share to help small businesses

Presidential bet Isko Moreno promises to help local governments use their share in national government taxes provided under the Mandanas ruling.

• Leody de Guzman also wants local probe into extrajudicial killings

Labor leader and presidential bet Leody de Guzman says if he wins, he will order a local investigation into the extrajudicial killings during President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration.

• Philippines to receive 300,000 courses of Merck’s COVID-19 pill

The Philippines will receive 300,000 courses of Merck & Co’s COVID-19 antiviral drug by November.

• Gun not thoroughly checked before Alec Baldwin fired fatal shot

A new court filing reveals the gun used on the set of the film Rust was not thoroughly checked before being given to actor Alec Baldwin. – Rappler.com