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Illicit cigarette trade erodes government revenues and threatens to increase smoking prevalence in the Philippines from the present 23 percent, a leader of the House of Representatives said in a forum on Oct. 17, 2023.
MANILA, Philippines — A member of the House of Representatives cautioned yesterday the Marcos administration against totally stopping the suspended reclamation projects in Manila Bay.
The mandated price ceiling for rice has helped stabilize the prices of the staple in the market, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Saturday.
MANILA, Philippines — At least 323.18 kilos of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu worth P2.19 billion were discovered on Oct. 4 at the Manila International Container Port (MICP), the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported yesterday.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 4) — The House Committee on Ways and Means has abandoned a proposal to increase taxes on luxury items to 25% in lieu of a bill providing for value-added tax (VAT) refunds for non-resident tourists.
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno welcomed the swift creation of an ad hoc Committee on the Military and Uniformed Personnel (MUP) Pension Reform which was formalized during the House of Representatives session on August 2, 2023.
MANILA, Philippines — Banning Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) is unlikely to happen any time soon because doing so requires legislation, House committee on ways and means chair Joey Salceda said yesterday.