Catholic Church has billions invested in BPI, Philex, San Miguel

[tokidoki]

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l*so baya ana oi! duol naman na sa withholding tax rate!

[h3lios]

Taga Opon ko... Sakita pud anang 10% oiz... ani nah diay ni sila ron?... Ang kinasingaksing kay 10% nah diay?...

There is at least one other religious group not catholic that openly require their members to remit 10% of their incomes, plus other offerings, monetary or in kind as well. They practically own almost all of central Metro Manila. Their powers extend into politics that they are able to dictate who wins in elections, especially in local levels. They are also rumored to resort to mafia like activities to ensure their members toe the line and ensure their church's revenue flow.

Ngano wala man gasige og reklamo lagi?

At least in the Catholic religion every donation is voluntary, and their bark is worse than their bite.

[cliff_drew]

Apparently for the Catholic church, it is.

Yes, very obvious.

Btw, take a look who ranked 4th, 8th, 13rd, 15th, 17th, 21th, 26th and 65th on BPI's Top 100 Stockholders:

http://www.mybpimag.com/images/pdf/t...ockholders.pdf

Other assets:
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[antijustin]

gamay ra ng kwartaha nga gideclare sa simbahan diri sa pinas...kung dako na para natu ni diri sa pinas, remember, iremit pa ni nila sa vatica(italy) mao na nga bisan gamay ra population ang italy, di na mapobre kay naa dha ang base sa katoliko...lol...percent rana ang iremit sa pinas padung sa vatican pero dako na in terms of billions, not pesos but dollars...louya natu ani ui...usahay murag di nako moconsider nga true catholic ko kay daghan kaaug hinanggaw ang naa sa mga dagko nga ranggo..not to metion mga BAYOT nga pari...atayz..

[eax]

kung in-ana ka daghan ang kuwarta sa simbahan. Mas maayo nag-pari na lang ko. Wala pa ko tax i-declare.

[DeepwateR]

vow to poverty

not all priests have vow to poverty. depende mana sa ilaha religious order.

[koontz_circle]

wealth from offerings.

wise move by the church than putting it inside sa kaban.

it's their right to protect their monetary asset from the thieves.

investment is a practical decision.

[tokidoki]

in a way dapat sad mao na ila buhaton ila wawart. because their flock is dwindling. might as well find other ways to invest it

ang naka apan man gud ani. if you invest your money you expose your money to profit and therefore tax. i doubt exempted ni sa tax because "simbahan". And the only reason why churches are exempt is because of their non-profit nature. this, of course, is profit outright and subject to tax.

[7DMM]

ang ubang denominations diha nga nag collect ug tithe asa man sad nila invest ang ilang kwarta? don't tell me na ila ra na hatag tanan sa "poor"

what man kuno na religion wala nag buhat ana beh?

[DeepwateR]

i mean you know, dli bya sad pinogus na ang pagcontribute. so they might as well look for means para mkabayd sa kuryente, maintenance sa church, sabon para ligo sa madre, laba sa sanina, toothpaste, toothbrush, kitchen na gamit, flowers para sa altar, candles, pliti para adto lugar, food for the orphans or needy ug unsa pa uban projects nila.