Good Building Design and Construction in the Philippines experience in tragedy recovery during impacts of hazards in the Philippines and Indonesia. Olaf Neusser, is a disaster risk consultant for GTZ and has provided support for the assessment of building culture in Leyte and Samar through the effects of local catastrophe in the area. As the Philippines lies within the Pacific Ring of Fire where earthquakes and eruptions are more likely to occur as well as being at the edge of the Pacific Ocean where violent storms are likely to develop, proper construction philosophies and strategic location must be assessed so it can resist external forces. The book has
Taxation in the Philippines goods, services and transactions are exempted from the VAT: Percentage tax is a business tax imposed on persons or entities/transactions: Excise taxes apply to goods manufactured or produced in the Philippines for domestic sales or consumption or for any other disposition and to things imported. One of main sources of revenues of the local government units is the real property tax, which is a tax imposed on all types of real properties including lands, buildings, improvements, and machinery. Taxation in the Philippines The policy of ‘’’taxation in the Philippines’’’ is governed chiefly by the Constitution of the Philippines and three