The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) announced that it will begin confiscating vape products lacking tax stamps starting in June and will enforce legal consequences on individuals caught with these items. In a statement, BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. said that vape manufacturers and...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has announced a new requirement for tax stamps to be affixed on all vape products sold in the country. Effective June 1, 2024, the BIR's Revenue Memorandum Circular 59-2024 mandated the use of 4th Generation Internal Revenue Stamps on vapor products. The...
The Food Stamp Program is a government flagship initiative, which was launched on July 18, 2023, as fully digitalized DSWD program that aims to combat involuntary hunger by providing food augmentation to the bottom one million households based on Listahanan 3, who are classified as belonging to the...
The Marcos Administration is set to carry out its new "Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp Program" (FSP) flagship program by the middle of 2024 after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) recently approved its budget, the Presidential Communication Office (PCO) said. President Ferdinand...
The "Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp Program" is now a flagship program of the national government after Malacañang issued Executive Order (EO) No. 44 on Oct. 12, 2023. File photos Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed the order on Thursday, but a copy was published only on Sunday, Oct. 15....
President Marcos announced that the government is looking into expanding the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 's Food Stamp Program (FSP) to other parts of the country starting next month, citing its successful launch on Sept. 29 . AIMING ZERO HUNGER — President Ferdinand...
1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero (Facebook) 1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero recently filed a measure institutionalizing a comprehensive food stamp program that involves the use of "tap cards". The measure, embodied in House Bill (HB) No.8532, aims to aid all poor households in the...
(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...
Rowena Guanzon (MANILA BULLETIN) P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon is upset with the Marcos administration's intention of implementing a food stamps program, saying it shows just how deeply mired the country is in poverty. Guanzon aired her sentiments in a series of tweets Friday, May 26....
Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) slammed the current administration's proposed national food stamp program, citing it as a sign of "sheer incompetence in addressing the food crisis." (Photo courtesy of Juan Carlo de Vela | MB ) "Please do not treat Filipinos as beggars seeking...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) food stamp program aims to provide for at least 300,000 families on its first run scheduled in early 2024, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Tuesday, May 23. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) He gave details about the...
The government is eyeing to establish national food stamp program through an Official Development Assistance (ODA) financing of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Monday, May 22. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential...
