Congress is not likely to push for the proposed junk food tax nor an increase in the tax imposed on sugary drinks due to the difficulty in enforcement as well as their mixed impact on health and nutrition. “Junk food tax—I don’t find a way of implementing,” said House Ways and Means...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Sunday, July 2 criticized the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) “anti-poor” plan to impose taxes on junk food and other food items next year. Sen. Raffy Tulfo (Senate PRIB Photo) Tulfo...
Foreign business chambers are seeking for reconsideration on the proposed new taxes on junk food and higher tax rate on sugar sweetened beverages so as not to aggravate the already elevated inflation level in the country and avoid discrimination to certain businesses. In a statement, the members of...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa expressed support for the proposed added tax on sugary drinks and junk food. (https://images.mb.com.ph/production/mb-mkt-neo-prod-1-uploads/photo_1613919113640_25732ec5e61f_432deff482/photo_1613919113640_25732ec5e61f_432deff482.avif)...
(Unsplash) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda is pushing for a "junk food tax" amid talks to implement a food stamps program. Salceda expressed confidence Sunday, June 4 that a junk food tax has a chance of prospering in Congress, as he cited as an example the existing sweetened beverage taxes...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police recovered a military explosive in a junk shop in Pagadian City on Monday, Feb. 20. The Bomb Squad swooped down on the junk shop owned by Necario Alcano after receiving reports that an explosive was in the area. The explosive later identified as a CTG 60mm was...
If you love your potato chips then pay close attention to congressmen starting next month. (Unsplash) The House Committee on Ways and Means chaired by Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda will start deliberations on proposed junk food taxes this 2023. “We will begin briefings on junk food taxes,...
WALA LANG Rainwater was forever flooding the sala so my wife and I decided to roof the rear terrace and make it into a library. We removed the heavy wood and glass sliding doors, replacing them with arches and columns that I discovered in a junk shop on España near Welcome Rotonda. That was in...
(File Photo / Pixabay) Garbage is not foreign in space. In 2021, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said that thousands of pieces of junk measuring approximately 10 centimeters (cm) in diameter exist in space. Identified were two types of space junk called natural and...
The country’s national space agency urged students and astronomy enthusiasts to attend an international space conference that will be held from Feb. 4 until Feb. 5, 2022. (Philippine Space Agency) The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) announced that the International Space University (ISU)...
Declutter and start the year right with these recycling and upcycling initiatives After the Christmas rush comes the New Year slowdown and with it, the need to make space for all things new. That making-space also has its annual tradition: decluttering. As the gifts, dishes, and décor get sorted...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has vowed to push for the exclusion of the use of face shield in the health protocol for the prevention of infection from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid the improving situation in the country. In a news briefing on Thursday, Nov....
