tobacco excise tax

MANILA  (November 6)-- The Department of Health (DOH) is pushing for a PHP90 per pack increase in tobacco excise tax for better health of more Filipinos through the Universal Health Care (UHC) bill. In a press briefing Monday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the UHC bill has passed the third reading in the upper and lower houses on Oct. 10 but there is still a need … [Read more...] about DOH pushes for P90 per pack tobacco tax hike