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DAVNOR SOLON SEES HEALTHIER FILIPINOS WITH SIN TAX REFORM LAW

Wednesday 16th of January 2013
TAGUM CITY, January 16 (PIA) -Davao del Norte 1st District Representative Anthony del Rosario said Filipinos can expect more healthcare benefits as a result of the enactment into law of Republic Act 10351 or An Act Restructuring the Excise Tax on Alcohol and Tobacco. “Up to 80 percent of the P34 billion increase to the government revenue during the first year of the law’s implementation will be used for health insurance coverage while 20 percent will be for health facilities,” del Rosario said. The law provides that part of the revenues from the new tax reform law will have to be allocated for the tobacco farmers as specified under RA...
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Smokers in Naval town swear to quit smoking
NAVAL, Biliran, Jan. 11 (PIA) -- With the implementation of Republic Act No. 10351 or the Sin Tax Reform Law of 2012, several men and women who smoke in the municipality of Naval swore to quit smoking. A family man who requested not to be named said he will be compelled to stop smoking due to the exorbitant price of cigarette per stick at present. He said, the brand of cigarette he used to smoke only costs P1.00 per stick before but now this costs P5.00 per three sticks. If he consu...
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Cebuano news: Sin Tax Law, gilagdaan na ni PNoy
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec 27 (PIA) -- Hingpit nang usa ka balaod ang Sin Tax bill nga tawagon na karong Sin Tax Reform Act. Gilagdaan ni Presidente Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III ganinang buntag ang balaodnon human sa ratipikasyon sa duha ka kapulungan sa Kongreso niadtong Disyembre 11. Sa iyang mensahe, gipasalamatan ni PNoy ang Senado ug Kamara sa pagpasar sa maong balaodnon human kining gi-sertipikahan og urgent. Partikular nga gipasalamatan sa Presidente si Senador Franklin Drilon nga maoy...
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  • 21
    Dec
    2012

    Ona: Sin Tax law is victory for Filipinos

    QUEZON CITY, Dec 21 (PIA) -- The passage of the Sin Tax bill is landmark legislation and a victory for the health of the Filipino people. This was the statement of Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona this morning in Malacanang when President Aquino signed into law Republic Act 10351 (An Act Restructuring the Excise Tax on Alcohol and Tobacco). The signing was witnessed by the Department of Health, health professionals, medical societies, patients’ groups, academe, and other health advocates from ...
  • 19
    Nov
    2012

    Assn of Info Officers supports Sin Tax Reform Bill

    QUEZON CITY, Nov 19 (PIA) -- The Association of Information Officers of Metro Manila (AIMM), by adopting the World Health Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and encouraging the 17 local government units and 13 national government agencies to promote transparency and accountability in regulating the tobacco industry in the country, has signed a resolution in support of the passage of Senate Bill 3299 at the recently held AIMM regular meeting and forum on the Sin Tax Reform Bill. The Fifte...
  • 18
    Nov
    2012

    IPHO appeals public support to campaign on Sin Tax Bill

    SIQUIJOR, November 18 (PIA)--The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) in Siquijor province is calling for support for the on-going one million signature campaign to support the Sin Tax Bill. IPHO Information Officer Pamela Dominguez said that one can participate through signing a form at the office located beside the provincial hospital or through signing online by liking the sin tax bill page on facebook. Dominguez, said the approval of this bill will help both the government and the ...
  • 24
    Oct
    2012

    Farmer leaders ask lawmakers to study impact of proposed sin tax

    VIGAN CITY, Oct 24 (PIA) -- Leaders of the country’s two big tobacco farmers’ groups asked lawmakers to study carefully the impact of the proposed increase of excise tax on “sin products” under House Bill 5727, before it is passed into a law. Farmer leaders Ernesto Calindas, 60, president of the National Federation of the Tobacco Growers Associations’ Cooperative Incorporated (NFTGACI); and Bernard Vicente, 38, of the Philippine Tobacco Growers Association (PTGA) both said that they a...
  • 22
    Aug
    2012

    Hiliganon news: Ona naghingyo sa Senado sa pagpasar sang Sin Tax Bill

    MANILA, Agosto 22 (PIA6) -- Si Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona naghingyo sa Senado sa pagpasar sang ginaproponir nga hagna sa reporma sa excise tax para sa mga produkto sang tabako kag sang alkohol. Suno sa kay Ona sa public hearing sang Committee on Ways and Means sang Senado, nga ginpangunahan ni Senador Ralph Recto, nga ang pagdugang sang buhis sa mga produkto sa alkohol kag sa mga tabako, isa ka isyu indi lang sa ikaayong lawas kundi sa dugang nga buhis man. Dugang pa ni Ona nga ang pagp...
  • 11
    Jun
    2012

    Solon supports passage of sin tax bill

    CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, June 11 (PIA) -- A representative from the district of Camiguin expresses his support to the sin tax bill, noting that he gives more weight on resolving health-related issues than the additional revenues it could generate to boost government coffers. “Taxes are immaterial here, what count’s more is the well being of the people,” Representative Pedro P. Romulado said. Having undergone a triple bypass heart surgery due to smoking, Romulado capitalize...
  • 09
    May
    2012

    DOF and OPS congratulate House for 'Sin Tax' bill approval

    QUEZON CITY, May 9 (PIA) -- The Department of Finance (DoF) and the Office of the Presidential Spokesperson congratulated the House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee for passing the amended version of House Bill 5727 earlier today. "This approval marks a landmark in the history of the Philippine legislature, as it paves the way for a significant restructuring of excise taxes on tobacco and alcohol after more than 15 years,” Finance Sec. Cesar Purisima said. Purisima added that...
  • 09
    May
    2012

    DOF commends House for 'Sin Tax' bill passage.

    QUEZON CITY, May 9 (PIA) -- Department of Finance congratulated the House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee for passing the amended version of House Bill 5727 earlier today. "This approval marks a landmark in the history of the Philippine legislature, as it paves the way for a significant restructuring of excise taxes on tobacco and alcohol after more than 15 years,” Finance Sec. Cesar Purisima said. Purisima added that reforms in tax system will help build a more level playin...
  • 01
    Mar
    2012

    Cebuano news: Malakanyang mipasalig ug patas nga kompetisyon sa Sin Tax Law

    DIPOLOG CITY, MAR.1(PIA)---Mipasalig ang Malakanyang ug patas nga kompetisyon tali sa mga magdudula sa industriya sa tabako ilalom sa gisugyot nga SinTax Law.   Ang pasalig giluwatan sa tigpamaba sa Malakanyang nga si Edwin Lacierda sa gipahigayong regular press briefing sa Malakanyang isip tubag sa isyo nga gipasupot sa pipila ka magbabalaod nga ang gisugyot nga sin tax law maoy makapaluya sa industriya sa tabako.   Gihatagan ug punto ni Lacierda nga ang gisuyot nga kausaban sa is...
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