News Articles on {?keyword?} | ABS-CBN News

Universal Health Care funding continues despite gaming suspension: finance official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 29 10:50 AM

Lotto, Peryahan ng Bayan, small town lottery (STL) and Keno are among the gaming schemes ordered shut by President Rodrigo Duterte due to the alleged “massive corruption” at the PCSO.  Read more »

Duterte signs law imposing higher taxes on cigarettes

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 26 05:13 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law imposing higher excise taxes on tobacco products, according to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez. Read more »

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 »

San Francisco bans sales, manufacture of e-cigarettes

Andrew Marszal, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 26 12:31 PM

LOS ANGELES - San Francisco on Tuesday became the first major US city to effectively ban the sale and manufacture of electronic cigarettes, as concerns grow over a sharp rise in vaping among youths. Read more »

Health advocates welcome passage of sin tax bill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 12:33 AM

The Department of Health believes raising the excise taxes on tobacco products will help curb the number of smokers in the country. Read more »

Gov't intensifying crackdown on cigarette smuggling: finance official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 05 12:56 PM

MANILA - The government is strengthening its efforts against the smuggling of cigarettes as the both houses of Congress pass the bill increasing the excise tax rates for tobacco. 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

ABS-CBN News
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'

ABS-CBN News
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

ABS-CBN News
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 »

Senate to push for 'sin tax' approval on Monday: Pacquiao

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 03 04:29 PM

The Senate's version of the sin tax bill aims to impose up to P60 per pack additional excise taxes on tobacco products, while the House version proposed a lower P45 per pack hike. 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

ABS-CBN News
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?

ABS-CBN News
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 »

Zubiri hopes House will adopt DOF-backed tobacco sin tax hike

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 12:06 AM

MANILA – Senate Majority Leader Miguel Zubiri on Tuesday said he hopes that the Department of Finance will convince the House of Representatives to adopt the higher version of the proposed tobacco tax hike.  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 »

The ANC Brief: The President’s health

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 04:00 AM

Will concerns about the President’s health die down as he makes a trip to Japan? These are the stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »