Believing that the passage of House Bill 9147 or the Proposed Single-Use Plastic Products Regulation Act can stop the perennial problem of floods in Metro Manila, the proponents of the Bill in the 18th Congress firmly believe that the measure will significantly ease our plastic pollution crisis. Hopefully, with flooding in some…
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Published July 30, 2021, 1:58 PM
Operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Marine Battalion Landing Team-4 and the Naval Forces West (Navforwest) have swooped down on a coastal town in Palawan and raided several retail establishments for selling illicit cigarettes.
The retail outlets, mostly sari-sari stores, were located in Barangay Rio Tuba in Bataraza, a southern most town in Palawan.
The raiding team led by NBI head agent Norman Decampong said about 30 master cases of assorted cigarette brands were seized from the retail stores, which were allegedly smuggled from Malaysia through the Balabac backdoor, another town in the southernmost tip of Palawan.
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Published June 10, 2021, 7:00 AM
The domestic plastics industry has opposed a bill that seeks to impose P20 excise tax for every kilo of plastic bags removed from the Customs territory or from a factory and called for a win-win solution that will protect jobs and local manufacturing.
In a statement, the Philippine Plastics Industry Association (PPIA) cited the several points against House Bill No. 9171 that will severely affect many industries, and the overall economy.
PPIA President Danny Ngo has called for an Economic Impact Assessment before passing the bill since many industries will be severely affected, and the overall economy as well resulting in higher costs of products.