YELLOW PAD By Nepomuceno Malaluan Presently advancing in the Senate is a measure titled “An Act Mandating the Formulation, Funding, Implementation, Monitoring, and Evaluation of a Comprehensive and Multi-Year ‘Tatak Pinoy”...
Action for Economic Reforms Statement on DOF Undersecretary Cielo Magno’s Resignation On September 6, 2023, Department of Finance (DOF) Undersecretary Cielo Magno was forced to resign from her post over a supposed...
YELLOW PAD By Eric Gutierrez In July, the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM) organized a forum at its office in Quezon City to discuss how my research findings on illicit opium and coca cultivation in...
Read MoreYELLOW PAD By Emmanuella Iellamo Aug. 7 is World Breastfeeding Day. It celebrates the 1990 Innocenti Declaration, a gathering representing 30 countries that decided on a global action plan to promote and protect breastfeeding....
Read MoreSin Tax Coalition Statement on Bill Raising Luxury Taxes (House Bill 6993) The Sin Tax Coalition commends House of Representatives Ways and Means Chair Rep. Joey Salceda for filing House Bill 6993 increasing tax rates on...
Read MoreThe Sin Tax Coalition commends House of Representatives Ways and Means Chair Rep. Joey Salceda for filing House Bill 6993 increasing tax rates on non-essential goods. These goods include high-end bags, jewelry, perfume, yachts,...
Read MoreYELLOW PAD By AJ Montesa In his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 24, 2023, President Marcos announced the motor vehicle road user’s tax as an essential measure under the medium-term fiscal framework. Given the urgency...
Read MoreYELLOW PAD By Filomeno Sta. Ana III Visit Viet Nam or Japan? This was the question I faced weeks ago. Viet Nam was about work. I was invited to attend the Vietnam Economist Annual Meeting (VEAM) and present studies on health...
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Call for and Event Organizer for the 2nd COLLABDev National Assembly Action for Economic Reforms (AER), a civil society policy, advocacy and action think tank working on key issues around fiscal reforms, health measures,...
