Labor code amendment, repeal of TRAIN Law pushed

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 10:08:17 +0000

Labor code amendment, repeal of TRAIN Law pushed

MANILA, Philippines – Labor Day demonstrators called for amendments to the Labor Code of the Philippines in order to put an end to contractualization and repeal of tax reform law.

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Colmenares tells Duterte: It’s possible to lower oil prices

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 08:50:14 +0000

Colmenares tells Duterte: It’s possible to lower oil prices

Bayan Muna chair Neri Colmenares has contradicted President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent statements on the high cost of oil products.

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DOH pushes for VAT exempt cancer medications

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 05:40:08 +0000

MANILA, Philippines—After the removal of the value-added tax (VAT) on medicines for diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol, the Department of Health (DOH) said it is now working for the tax exemption of cancer medications.

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Poe appeals to retail stations not to take advantage of fuel tax hike

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 08:54:10 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Grace Poe on Thursday appealed to retail stations not to use the implementation of the second tranche of fuel excise taxes on petroleum products to take advantage and jack up prices. Poe, chair of the Senate committee on public services, issued the statement after the Department of Energy (DOE) announced that […]

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DOE: 444 retail stations start implementing second tranche of Train law

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 06:38:13 +0000

The Department of Energy announced that 444 retail stations are now imposing the second round of excise taxes under the Train law.

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TRAIN cuts cost of diabetes, hypertension meds starting Jan. 1

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 21:40:02 +0000

For Priscilla Cruz, 64, the New Year brings unexpected but welcome news: starting Jan. 1, her maintenance medication for diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol are bound to cost much less than the almost P3,000 she shells out every month.

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