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Marcos rejects Duterte’s call for another tobacco tax hike

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 10:11 PM

MANILA - Senator Imee Marcos on Monday opposed President Rodrigo Duterte’s call to increase anew taxes on tobacco, one of the primary products of her home province Ilocos Norte. Read more »

Duterte slams smokers: 'They should be exterminated'

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 07:19 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte slammed cigarette smokers, as he called on Congress to further raise the tax on tobacco and alcohol because of its negative effects on health. Read more »

House approves Senate version of tobacco sin tax bill

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 09:04 PM

The bill will now be ready for President Rodrigo Duterte’s signature. Read more »

Congress sorting out 'issues' on tobacco sin tax bill

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Updated as of Jun 04 04:00 PM

In an interview with ANC, Quezon 4th district Rep., and House Committee on Health chair Angelina Tan said the issue could be “about the percentage that the LGU [local government unit] is getting currently.” Read more »

Escudero on House adoption of cigarette tax bill: 'Take it or leave it'

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Updated as of Jun 04 10:02 AM

MANILA - Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Tuesday said the upper house is expecting their counterpart in the House of Representatives to adopt its version of the cigarette tax bill. Read more »

Senate OKs higher excise taxes on cigarettes

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Updated as of Jun 04 01:09 PM

MANILA - The Senate on Monday night approved a bill raising the excise taxes on tobacco products, and imposing duties on vape products.  Read more »

‘Sin’ tax hike in itself can’t undo corruption, inefficiencies in system: Recto

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 09:11 PM

Raising excise taxes on tobacco could worsen corruption, and inefficiencies in tax collection and health-care service delivery if existing problems are neglected, Sen. Recto says. Read more »

Senators address smuggling threat with cigarette tax hike: Gatchalian

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Updated as of May 29 09:54 AM

The Senate is rushing debates on "sin tax" increases after President Rodrigo Duterte certified the measure as urgent. Lawmakers only have until next week to pass the law before they go on break. Read more »

The ANC Brief: Reward for elections?

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Posted at May 29 04:01 AM

Why is the President traveling to Japan with, according to reports, some 200 delegates? Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »

Gordon wants programs for tobacco farmers amid proposed 'sin tax' hike

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 11:34 PM

MANILA - Sen. Richard Gordon on Tuesday demanded clear-cut government programs to cushion the “sin tax" hike’s impact on tobacco farmers.  Read more »

Sin tax reform part of gov't's 'fiscal responsibility' for stable investment funding: DOF

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 09:44 PM

The sin tax reform, which seeks to raise excise taxes for alcoholic beverages and tobacco, will help cover the funding gap for the Universal Healthcare law that will be fully implemented by 2020, Finance assistant secretary Tony Lambino told DZMM radio. Read more »

Duterte certifies as urgent bill seeking higher tobacco excise tax

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 08:52 PM

MANILA- President Rodrigo Duterte has certified as urgent a bill seeking to increase excise taxes on tobacco products. Read more »

Paglala ng smuggling sa sigarilyo, pinangangambahan

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Posted at May 28 01:24 AM

Isinusulong sa Senado ang panukalang itaas ang buwis para sa sigarilyo at iba pang tobacco products ng P60 sa loob ng 4 na taon.  Read more »

Health advocates make final push for higher taxes on tobacco

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 11:11 PM

Hundreds of health advocates make a last ditch effort to urge Philippine senators to pass a measure that aims to increase cigarette taxes.  Read more »

Will cigarette smuggling worsen with sin tax hike?

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 09:32 PM

MANILA - Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chair Richard Gordon have expressed concern that smuggling of cigarettes and other tobacco products may worsen should the proposal to raise excise taxes gain the Senate's approval.  Read more »

Senate bets share solutions on high fuel prices to help jeepney drivers

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Posted at Mar 03 09:47 PM

Senatorial bets who participated in the "Harapan 2019: The ABS-CBN Senatorial Town Hall Debate" held Sunday shared their solutions on how to address high oil prices in order to help jeepney drivers. Read more »

'Buwis sa langis nakaapekto sa presyo ng bilihin'

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Posted at Feb 24 06:45 PM

Kumbinsido ang isang consumer group na malaki ang naging epekto ng excise tax o buwis sa langis sa pagtaas ng presyo ng mga bilihin. Read more »

Pacquiao pushes for excise tax hike on alcoholic drinks

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Updated as of Feb 06 03:18 PM

Senate Bill 2197 to discourage the youth and the poor from drinking at the early age, said Pacquiao who authored the bill.    Read more »

Groups air opposing views on proposed tobacco excise tax hike

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 11:33 PM

Pro and anti-smoking advocated aired their views at the Senate, where lawmakers tackled three proposals on raising funds for universal healthcare by increasing taxes on tobacco products. Read more »

The Day in Photos: 29 January 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 10:29 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »