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DOH officer-in-charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire (File photo) MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) is still studying the amount of additional taxes to be levied on sweetened beverages and junk food. "Ito po 'yung pinag-aaralan pa rin natin sa ngayon, magkano 'yung kailangan pa natin dahil alam natin nakakakuha na tayo ng sin taxes from alcohol, from tobacco, from heated tobacco products and vape (This is what we are currently studying, how much do we still need because we know we get sin taxes from alcohol, tobacco and vape products)," said DOH officer-in-charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire in an online media briefing on Friday. About 59 percent or PHP155 billion of the DOH's 2022 budget came from sin taxes, Vergeire noted. "So, ganito po 'yung gusto nating makita (this is what we want to see) in the coming years that these sin taxes can fund the different interventions that we do to provide Universal Health Care for everybody," ....

Maria Rosario Vergeire , Department Of Science , Department Of Health , Nutrition Research Institute Expanded , Health Care , Global Adult Tobacco , Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire , Universal Health Care , Global Adult Tobacco Survey , Sin Tax Law , Doh Officer In Charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire File Photo Manila The Department Of Health Is Still Studying Amount Additional Taxes To Be Levied On Sweetened Beverages And Junk Food Quot Ito Po 39 Yung Pinag Aaralan Pa Rin Natin Sa Ngayon , Agkano 39 Yung Kailangan Pa Natin Dahil Alam Nakakakuha Na Tayo Ng Sin Taxes From Alcohol , Rom Tobacco , Rom Heated Tobacco Products And Vape This Is What We Are Currently Studying , Ow Much Do We Still Need Because Know Get Sin Taxes From Alcohol , Obacco And Vape Products , Uot Said Doh Officer In Charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire An Online Media Briefing On Friday About 59 Percent Or Php155 Billion Of The 39s 2022 Budget Came From Sin Taxes , Ergeire Noted Quot So , Anito Po 39 Yung Gusto Nating Makita This Is What We Want To See In The Coming Years That These Sin Taxes Can Fund Different Interventions Do Provide Universal Health Care For Everybody , Uot She Said Citing The Country 39s Data , Ergeire Said Obesity Is Alreadya Public Health Concern As It Has Showna Sustained Increase From 31 Percent In 2015 To 37 2018 She Noted That Sweetened Beverages And Junk Food Can Contribute They Become Lifestyle Factors Quot May Mga Pag Aaral Na Kapag Ang Bata Naumpisahan Sa Ganitong Klaseng Pagkain Paglaki Nila Obese Din Sila At Pumapasok 39 Yung Risk Iba 39t Ibang Non Communicable Diseases There Are Studies When Kids Start On These Foods , Hey Grow Up Obese And They Become At Risk For Non Communicable Diseases , Uot She Said Earlier , Ata From Global Adult Tobacco Survey Have Shown That The Number Of Smokers In Country Decreased To 24 Percent 30 When Sin Tax Law Was Passed 2012 Meanwhile , Ata From The Department Of Science And Technology Food Nutrition Research Institute Expanded Survey Showed That Smoking Prevalence In Country Declined 31 Percent 2008 To 20 2019 Apart Funding , Ergeire Said Sin Taxes Help The Doh Regulate And Control Lifestyle Risk Factors Like Smoking Drinking Which Cause Non Communicable Diseases Resulting In An Additional Burden To Country 39s Economy Pna ,