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The Department of Finance (DOF) is still considering slapping carbon tax as long as it won’t hike energy prices and instead facilitate the entry of green or environmentally sustainable investments. In a March 21 statement, the agency said it is working with the Washington-based multilateral...

The establishment of a “decarbonization fund” will be mandated for large-scale enterprises that will exceed their carbon emissions target, as proposed in a “Low Carbon Economy” bill that recently secured approval from the House Committee on Climate Change. The propounded “low carbon...