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SUSPEND EXCISE TAX ON FUEL PRODUCTS – GARIN

A leader of the House of Representatives said Congress should review the unbundling of the oil prices and the inclusion of the minimum inventory requirements provision to the Oil Deregulation Law amid skyrocketing oil prices. House Committee on Economic Affairs chair Rep. Sharon Garin said the country experienced an average increase of P5-5.85 per liter […]

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FIGHT AGRI SMUGGLING WITH STRONGER CUSTOMS LAW

A partylist lawmaker pushed for the passage of a measure seeking to amend the Customs Modernization and Tariffication Act (CMTA) to help avert agricultural smuggling and improve trade facilitation.  AAMBIS-OWA Partylist Representative Sharon Garin said amendments to the CMTA are necessary to further improve the country’s international standing, wherein its institutional arrangement and cooperation rating […]