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(Unsplash) Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes is on board with the Department of Finance's (DOF) push to increase the tax levied on junk food and sweetened beverages as a way to address diseases arising from poor diet. Reyes, a rookie congressman, has already filed a measure to achieve this in...

After President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. reportedly shut down a proposal to import 300,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Joey Salceda offered some solutions to the country’s domestic sugar supply issue. Read:...