KAPIHAN SA DIAMOND HOTEL

KAPIHAN SA DIAMOND HOTEL:   Senate President Franklin M. Drilon (left) and Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel (middle) are discussing about important legislative measures that were passed by the Senate in the 2nd Regular Session of the 16th Congress during the Kapihan sa Diamond Hotel, hosted by Neal Cruz (right), Monday morning, June 15. “We believe that there should be transparency in the privileges that government has given to businessmen who put up businesses here through income tax holidays,” Drilon said when asked about the Tax Incentive Management and Transparency Act (TIMTA), a measure seen to promote transparency and accountability in the grant of tax incentives to the private sector. (Cesar Tomambo Photo) /MP