E-cigarette and vape manufacturers and distributors in the country are in favor of the Department of Finance's (DOF) efforts to improve tax collection efficiency and pursue tax evaders, including those involved in the vapor products sector. In a statement, Joey Dulay, Philippine E-cigarette...
Vice President Sara Duterte was the recipient of praises for Filipinos by three foreign envoys who paid courtesy calls to her on Tuesday, July 11. (From left) Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Bruce Hartman pays a courtesy call on Vice President Sara Duterte in her Mandaluyong City...
AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes says there is a need to increase the so-called "sin taxes" being imposed in the country. Reyes, vice chairman of the House Committee on Health, said that amending the Sin Tax Reform Law of 2012 to this effect would help fund Universal Health Care (UHC) and...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. De La Rosa OP Unknown to many, the late Jaime Cardinal Sin had a younger brother who was his constant companion, confidant, and personal physician. He was Dr. Ramon L. Sin, who shied away from the limelight, preferring not to bask in his brother's popularity. He died...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has issued its guidelines for the implementation of the Vape Law that also set the floor price for heated, vapor, and other tobacco products. On Thursday, Nov. 17, the BIR published Revenue Regulations No. 14-2022, which serves as its implementing rules and...
Did you spot multiple award-winning actress and singer Lea Salonga in the recently released trailer of "Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin?" Well, here's a hint to those who didn't. She is seen there sitting in a restaurant along with Sharon Leal, Elena Goode, and Zakiya Young. Lea shared the clip...
(Photo from Pixabay) The Sin Tax Coalition group urged President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to veto the vape bill. In a statement, the group said that by vetoing Senate Bill 2239 or the proposed Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulation Act will help "prevent more young non-smokers from being...
The Manila Cathedral in Intramuros on Tuesday, June 21, commemorated the 17th death anniversary Jaime Cardinal Sin. Photo Manila Cathedral FB In a Facebook post, the Cathedral thanked the former Manila prelate for being the voice of the people. "We commemorate today the 17th death anniversary of...
A massive warehouse in Nueva Ecija with the size of five basketball courts was raided recently by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) for illegally operating as a printing facility for counterfeit cigarette labels and packaging materials. In a statement, the BIR Tobacco Strike Team said the...
CMMA inducts LSGH folio into Hall of Fame Gilbert Ortega and Criselda Bautista from Luntiang Palihan of La Salle Green Hills Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA) has inducted Luntiang Panulat , the official Filipino folio of La Salle Green Hills Grade School, a five-time recipient of the Best Student...
The National Arts Council Singapore announces the presentation of Pulp III: A Short Biography of the Banished Book at the Singapore Pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia THE VANISHING Film still, 16th century edition of Petrarch's work, censored in...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The Gospel has similarities with Matthew’s collection of Jesus’ teachings often referred to as Community Discourse (Mt 18). Scholars trace the similarity to a source common to Luke and Matthew, often called Quelle (Source). The first teaching has to do with the “child” as...
