Freelancer news
What changed this week, for freelancers.
We pick headlines from Philippine and foreign sources that affect freelancers: taxes, contributions, work and payments. Updated hourly. Every link goes to the original publisher.
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Inquirer Business
BSP unleashes jumbo rate hike vs inflation (opens in a new tab)Money & paymentsManila Times
Video game developer BioWare shuts down, next 'Mass Effect' canceled amid broader layoffs at EA (opens in a new tab)Freelancing & workInquirer Business
DOF eyes general tax amnesty bill by year-end (opens in a new tab)BIR & taxInquirer Business
Suspended DICT exec denies wrongdoing in P1.5-B contracts (opens in a new tab)Freelancing & workManila Times
BSP delivers jumbo rate hike (opens in a new tab)Money & paymentsPhilstar Business
DOF fine-tuning tax amnesty bill (opens in a new tab)BIR & taxPhilstar Business
BSP rate hike, peso fall snap 5-day stock rally (opens in a new tab)Money & paymentsPhilstar Business
Peso weakens to record low 63.52:$1 (opens in a new tab)Money & payments
Yesterday26
Inquirer Business
BSP jolts markets with jumbo rate hike (opens in a new tab)Money & paymentsBusinessWorld
BSP surprises with jumbo rate hike, signals further tightening (opens in a new tab)Money & paymentsBusinessWorld
Peso closes at record low for fourth straight day (opens in a new tab)Money & paymentsGMA Money
BIR files complaints vs. 2 firms over P45 million in unpaid taxes (opens in a new tab)BIR & taxHMRCUK
Sign in to the outgoing Trader Support Service (TSS) (opens in a new tab)AbroadBusinessWorld
BIR provides relief to companies adjusting invoice systems to comply with CWT rules (opens in a new tab)BIR & taxHMRCUK
Register to declare goods moving to or from Northern Ireland using the Trader Support Service (TSS) (opens in a new tab)AbroadInquirer Business
Mynt faces earnings test after PSE debut (opens in a new tab)Money & paymentsHMRCUK
Register your employment related securities scheme (opens in a new tab)Freelancing & workAbroadGMA Money
DICT's Almirol denies conflict of interest involving his old firm (opens in a new tab)Freelancing & workGMA Money
Barclays bank to cut about 5,000 jobs amid AI drive (opens in a new tab)Freelancing & workHMRCUK
Corporate report: Named tax avoidance schemes, promoters, enablers and suppliers (opens in a new tab)AbroadGMA Money
Peso weakens to P63.52:$1, the 30th record low of 2026 (opens in a new tab)Money & paymentsHMRCUK
Promotional material: Help to prevent payroll errors and PAYE RTI disputed charges — GfC22 (opens in a new tab)AbroadGMA Money
BSP hikes rates by 50 basis points amid expected inflation, El Niño effects (opens in a new tab)Money & paymentsHMRCUK
Transparency data: HMRC officials' meetings with tobacco stakeholders, July to September 2026 (opens in a new tab)AbroadHMRCUK
Tell HMRC your employment related securities scheme has ended (opens in a new tab)Freelancing & workAbroadRappler Business
Bangko Sentral raises interest rates to 5.50% as inflation, peso woes mount (opens in a new tab)Money & paymentsInquirer Business
Peso sinks to new low ahead of BSP policy rate setting (opens in a new tab)Money & paymentsInquirer Business
BSP urged to consider jumbo rate hike as inflation risks mount (opens in a new tab)Money & paymentsHMRCUK
Guidance: CDS Declaration Completion Instructions for Exports (opens in a new tab)AbroadHMRCUK
Guidance: Measurement unit codes for Data Elements 2/3 and 4/4 of the Customs Declaration Service (opens in a new tab)AbroadHMRCUK
Additional Information (AI) Statement Codes for Data Element 2/2 of the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) (opens in a new tab)AbroadHMRCUK
Guidance: Data Element 2/3: Documents and Other Reference Codes (Union) of the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) (opens in a new tab)AbroadHMRCUK
Guidance: UK customs office codes for the Customs Declaration Service (opens in a new tab)AbroadManila Times
Investors told to wait for Mynt’s Q3 earnings (opens in a new tab)Money & payments
Wednesday, October 211
Rappler Business
[Vantage Point] GCash ends debut flat at P6.60 as early gains fade (opens in a new tab)Money & payments
Tuesday, October 201
Rappler Business
Big IPO, big bonus: GCash employees get their own payday (opens in a new tab)Money & payments
Friday, October 161
Department of Finance
Luzon corridor draws Italian investors to boost jobs, tech, infra (opens in a new tab)Freelancing & work
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