Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2019 21:40:13 +0000
Pedicab driver Rodolfo Valdes says it will be hard for him to quit smoking even if the government imposes a higher tax
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 06:09:43 +0000
Sin tax advocates trooped to the Senate in Pasay City to call on senators to pass the bill seeking higher excise tax on tobacco products.
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 23:23:58 +0000
The Senate ways and means committee wants to look closely first into the plans of the Department of Health (DOH) for implementing universal health care and how it used its previous budgets before determining how much it would increase tobacco taxes.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 04:35:09 +0000
Health advocates on Tuesday gathered outside the Senate complex in Pasay City to urge senators approve the bill seeking to further increase the excise tax on tobacco products.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2019 21:28:20 +0000
At least 30 medical associations warned they would campaign against the reelection bids of senators who would block or delay the passage of a law which would significantly increase the tobacco tax rate.
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