Congress, by a 190-4 vote, approved House Bill 11360 that aims to arrest declining excise tax collections and to combat the proliferation of illegal cigarettes and vape products by rationalizing the ...

An Australian security expert asked the Philippine government to learn from his country’s policy mistakes involving excessive ...

What makes sense in principle may not always align with real-world results. This is certainly the case with the Philippine ...

Remittances from the US could soon carry an added cost for immigrants, including NRIs and visa holders. A proposed 3.5% ...

These black-market products are reshaping the Philippine tobacco landscape” IF YOU visit a public market or browse a few online listings, you will find ...

THE national government was initially projected to generate as much as P41.893 billion in revenues within five years under ...

IF the Philippines wants to maximize its investment potential and boost its GDP growth, the OECD said the country must pass ...

the Philippine Tobacco Institute said. PTI said tax policies and illicit trade are inextricably linked as the organization pushes for the recalibration of tobacco excise taxes and enhancement of ...

A leading international security expert warned Philippine lawmakers that over-taxing cigarettes and vape products risks ...

This proposal in the ‘one big beautiful bill’ of the US is myopic and backward-looking, even dangerous. Making formal ...

The House of Representatives' proposed amendments to the Universal Health Care Act include cutting state health insurer PhilHealth's premium rate to 3.5% ...

MANILA, Philippines -The illicit cigarette trade in the Philippines has hit a record high with one in every five cigarettes ...