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Vita Coco keeps formula despite sugary drinks tax

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 12:31 PM

There is a "slight softening" in demand but Century Pacific Food's coconut water brand is "growing, said company president and CEO Christopher Po. Vita Coco is "less than 1 percent" sugar. Read more »

Matatamis na produkto, dapat bang lagyan ng sugar content warning?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 12:54 AM

Pinag-aaralan ng Department of Trade and Industry ang paglagay ng warning sa mga matatamis na inumin at pati pagkain. Read more »

Posibleng taas-presyo sa tinapay, tatalakayin ng ilang may-ari ng panaderya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 24 09:27 PM

Problemado ang ilang may-ari ng panaderya sa pagtaas ng asukal dahil sinabayan din ito ng pagtaas ng presyo ng ibang sangkap sa paggawa ng tinapay. Read more »

Gov't looking to import sugar amid rising prices

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 24 08:41 AM

The Sugar Regulatory Administration on Sunday said it is looking into an importation program to address the rising prices of raw and refined sugar following the drop in production this year. Read more »

Sweetened drinks makers shifting to raw sugar: regulator

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 10:20 AM

Under the first tranche of tax reforms that took effect last Jan. 1, drinks sweetened with high fructose corn syrup are taxed P12 per liter, while those using caloric and non-caloric sweeteners such as raw sugar are taxed P6 per liter. Read more »

Pag-import pinayagan dahil sa mataas na presyo ng asukal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 08:40 PM

Kapag nagpatuloy daw ang pagtaas ng presyo ng asukal, dagdag pa ang pagtaas ng presyo ng LPG, mapipilitang magtaas ng presyo ang mga manufacturer ng mga gumagamit ng asukal, gaya ng tinapay at biskuwit. Read more »

Presyo ng asukal tataas kung di mag-aangkat ng suplay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 13 12:37 PM

Nagbabadyang umakyat ang presyo ng asukal kung hindi mag-aangkat ng karagdagang suplay ang pamahalaan, babala ng Sugar Regulatory Administration ngayong Miyerkoles.  Read more »

7-Eleven, small stores report sales hit due to sugary drinks tax

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 04:08 PM

Higher excise taxes on sugar-sweetened drinks reduced soft drink sales at 7-Eleven stores in the Philippines by around 10 percent, its operator said Monday. Read more »

Cockatoos and marsupials confiscated in Pasay

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 12:29 PM

Sulphur-crested Cockatoos by the hundreds are trapped in cages as they were brought to the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center- Biodiversity Management Bureau in Quezon City on Tuesday. The animals, which included several species of Cockatoos and marsupials like Sugar Gliders and Wallabies, were rescued from a wildlife trader in an early morning raid in Pasay. The animals were estimated to be worth P5 million-P10 million.  Read more »

Ayuda sa 2016, hinihintay pa rin ng mga magsasaka sa Bacolod

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 12:45 PM

Ayon sa mga magsasaka, nagsisimula ang "tiempo muerto" o off-milling season sa buwan ng Abril hanggang Setyembre kaya sa panahong ito ay walang trabaho sa mga hacienda. Read more »

Negros farmers demand aid as 'dead season' looms

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 02:47 AM

About 200 sugar plantation workers trooped to Negros Occidental Provincial Government on Tuesday to ask for relief goods in preparation for tiempo muerto or dead season. Read more »

Runaway TRAIN

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 13 11:10 AM

The Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) program has cast a dark cloud over Juan dela Cruz as prices of oil, sugar-sweetened drinks and other commodities rise in response to higher taxes and inflation steps up. Read more »

BIR: Sugar tax helped raise collections by 15 percent

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 06 01:22 PM

The Bureau of Internal Revenue is getting a boost from the new excise taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, commissioner Caesar Dulay said.  Read more »

Lakwatsero sa Negros: 'Sweetspirations'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 08 06:02 PM

Kagaya ka ba ni #Lakwatsero Robi Domingo na currently searching for sweetness ngayong Valentine's season? Read more »

Celebs join anti-diabetes 'resolution run'

Sun Life Financial Philippines
Updated as of Feb 06 04:53 PM

Runners joined a marathon on Saturday in an effort to counter the rise of diabetes cases in the country. Read more »

Groups doubt poor to get cushion from tax effects

Michelle Ong, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 12:45 PM

A private think-tank and an employer's group on Monday cast doubt on the sufficiency of mitigation measures to shield the poor from the impact of tax reform. Read more »

DTI warns firms against 'profiteering' as TRAIN begins

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 09:54 PM

The government said Wednesday it will monitor the prices of groceries to ensure that manufacturers and establishments are not taking advantage of the implementation of tax reforms to jack up prices. Read more »

No sugar for my honey

Manny Palmero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 04:11 PM

A worker arranges cases of soft drinks at a store warehouse along Kamias Road in Quezon City on Wednesday. Read more »

'Unlimited' soda stops flowing at retailer after new taxes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 12:30 PM

Membership shopping chain S&R appeared to have stopped selling soda in "unlimited" quantities as the government implemented higher excise taxes on sugar-sweetened drinks. Read more »

Mga karinderya, tindahan, inabisuhan na sa taas-presyo ng soft drinks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 11:47 AM

Nagsabi na ang distributor ng malalaking manufacturer ng soft drinks at iba pang mga sugar-sweetened drinks sa mga karinderya at sari-sari store na tataas na ang kanilang presyo. Read more »