Category: Sin Tax Reforms

Action for Economic Reforms: No clear evidence that e-cigarettes are an effective tool for smoking cessation

by Action for Economic Reforms | Oct 27, 2020 | Press Room, Sin Tax Reforms | 0 |

Amid aggressive actions of commercial interests and their political allies to undermine regulation by trying to discredit the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Action for Economic Reforms (AER) refuted the claim that...

AER 2020 Sin Tax Briefer

by Action for Economic Reforms | Jan 31, 2020 | Allocating and Tracking Sin Tax Revenues for Universal Health Coverage, Sin Tax Reforms | 0 |

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For the Filipino people’s health, we say ‘Never Again’

by Action for Economic Reforms | Jan 13, 2020 | Allocating and Tracking Sin Tax Revenues for Universal Health Coverage, Columns, Sin Tax Reforms, Yellow Pad | 0 |

Yellow Pad By Arjay Mercado FREEPIK September 21, 1972 was a day of infamy. It was the day that Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law and made himself a dictator. Thousands were jailed, tortured, or killed by Marcos and his...

Higher alcohol taxes will improve population health and augment UHC funds

by Action for Economic Reforms | Sep 12, 2019 | Allocating and Tracking Sin Tax Revenues for Universal Health Coverage, Columns, Sin Tax Reforms, Yellow Pad | 0 |

Yellow Pad By Dante Salvador Jr, Michael Mo, and Kim Sales Noncommunicable diseases have become the leading cause of death and illness in the Philippines. Alcohol consumption is associated with more than 10% of noncommunicable...

The case for increasing alcohol taxes

by Action for Economic Reforms | Aug 5, 2019 | Columns, Sin Tax Reforms, Yellow Pad | 0 |

Yellow Pad By Carlos Jacinto In one of the rare moments of this year’s State of the Nation Address where President Rodrigo Duterte followed the speech written for him, he mentioned that one of his priority measures for...

Hope and change

by Action for Economic Reforms | Jun 17, 2019 | Columns, Projects and Campaigns, Sin Tax Reforms, Yellow Pad | 0 |

Yellow Pad By Clarissa Villegas Several years ago, I, a starry-eyed millennial, had a chance to visit South Africa. It was a learning experience. Then, I would have fumed at the Nelson Mandela’s choice of giving up his...

Resilience and heart

by Action for Economic Reforms | Jun 14, 2019 | Allocating and Tracking Sin Tax Revenues for Universal Health Coverage, Columns, Sin Tax Reforms, Yellow Pad | 0 |

Yellow Pad By Karla Michelle Yu This entire story about a series of tobacco tax increases was triggered by House Bill (HB) 4144, which the pro-tobacco House leadership hastily approved in late 2016. This bill wanted to...

Policy continuity

by Action for Economic Reforms | Jun 9, 2019 | Columns, Sin Tax Reforms, Yellow Pad | 0 |

Yellow Pad By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III Does anyone remember the debates during the presidential elections in 2016? In one debate, then candidate Digong Duterte was asked about his economic platform. His answer was that...

Pass the tobacco tax

by Action for Economic Reforms | May 27, 2019 | Allocating and Tracking Sin Tax Revenues for Universal Health Coverage, Columns, Sin Tax Reforms, Yellow Pad | 0 |

Yellow Pad By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III The Philippine Congress, particularly the Senate, has a handful of days left to pass important legislation. One of the urgent bills that the Senate should pass is the increase in the...

The march for Women’s Health

by Action for Economic Reforms | Mar 27, 2019 | Allocating and Tracking Sin Tax Revenues for Universal Health Coverage, Columns, Sin Tax Reforms, Yellow Pad | 0 |

Yellow Pad By Viviane Apostol and Carlos Jacinto “There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women,” according to Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General. By breaking barriers in fields that...

Realizing universal health care through sin taxes

by Action for Economic Reforms | Mar 18, 2019 | 2019 Elections, Allocating and Tracking Sin Tax Revenues for Universal Health Coverage, Columns, Sin Tax Reforms, Yellow Pad | 0 |

Yellow Pad By Joshua Uyheng As May elections draw near, legislators are faced with the daunting task of reflecting upon — and marketing — their legacies. Two candidates of note are Senator Sonny Angara and Senator JV...

UHC-Tobacco Tax, an #AlagangAngara Legacy?

by Action for Economic Reforms | Feb 13, 2019 | Allocating and Tracking Sin Tax Revenues for Universal Health Coverage, Columns, Fiscal Policy, Policy Issues, Press Room, Sin Tax Reforms, Tax Justice, Yellow Pad | 0 |

Yellow Pad By Rio Henri Aquino Dayao The bill to substantially increase the tobacco tax has gained momentum. President Rodrigo Duterte and the Cabinet have certified as urgent Senate Bill 1599, sponsored by Senator Manny...