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SoftBridge Systems, Inc. (SBS), a Philippine corporation, provides outsourced data-processing and analytics services to AlpsTech GmbH, a German company. The service is delivered via a cloud-based platform hosted on servers located in Singapore; SBS personnel based in Manila design, configure, and monitor the analytics, while the processing itself occurs on the Singapore-hosted environment. Invoices are issued in USD and paid into SBS’s Manila bank account. AlpsTech uses the service to manage its German operations.   (a)Identify the controlling rule for determining whether the sale of services is taxed in the Philippines or considered an export of services (zero-rated VAT). (b)Distinguish the place-of-supply rule for services from the export-of-services rule and explain how they interact in this scenario. (c)Apply the rules to determine whether SBS’s service qualifies for zero-rated VAT, and justify with governing doctrine and documentary requirements the BIR may demand.