IKOT.PH
“Public health must never take a backseat to industry profits.” Senator Pia Cayetano made this statement as she joined fellow health advocates in strongly opposing the lowering of excise taxes on tobacco and vapor products. Cayetano’s remarks came in reaction to House Bill No. 11360 that seeks to amend existing Sin Tax laws by reducing […]
Senator Grace Poe urged the government’s economic team to “walk the talk” and ensure that prices of pork and rice are kept affordable for ordinary citizens after it recommended tariff cuts that could also spell lost revenue. “Our people expect the government’s economic team to live up to their avowed tenet of fiscal responsibility by […]