DOF eyes higher excise taxes to fund middle-class tax relief
The Department of Finance (DOF) is proposing higher excise taxes on sweetened beverages, e-cigarettes, alcohol, plastics and vehicles to offset revenue losses…
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The Department of Finance (DOF) is proposing higher excise taxes on sweetened beverages, e-cigarettes, alcohol, plastics and vehicles to offset revenue losses…
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Authorities seized nearly P7 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes and arrested two suspects during separate law enforcement operations in Zamboanga…
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Authorities seized more than P2 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes and arrested a 27-year-old driver during a law enforcement operation in Barangay…
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Some P2-million worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized by authorities during a law enforcement operation at Barangay Sta. Catalina, Zamboanga City on 28 July…
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Authorities intercepted an estimated P22.29 million worth of illicit cigarettes and arrested four suspects during a maritime law enforcement operation in the…
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The Department of Health (DOH) as of June 2026, the campaign against teenage smoking has shifted into an aggressive "anti-vapedemic" and total nicotine ban…
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CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela — Authorities seized more than P82.7 million worth of suspected illegal cigarettes during a joint enforcement operation at a hotel here…
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Some P2.29-million worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized by the police during a checkpoint operation at Barangay Campo Islam, Zamboanga City on 25 June 2026.
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A joint operation led by the Bureau of Customs (BoC)-Port of Cebu, together with the Philippine Coast Guard, National Bureau of Investigation, Philippine…
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Cebu Customs district collector Alexandra Yap-Lumontad has been charged before the Office of the Ombudsman over alleged irregularities in cigarette…
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The Philippine National Police–Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) reported over the weekend the arrest of one individual, the confiscation of suspected contraband…
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He stressed that while the department is certain of the names already identified, the investigation into broader connections remains ongoing.
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A 28-year-old man was arrested for violation of Republic Act No. 10643, or the Graphic Health Warnings Law, following the confiscation of non-compliant…
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government has uncovered a large-scale counterfeit cigarette operation in the Negros Island Region, seizing an…
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Responding officers initially found the trucks loaded with coconuts, but upon further inspection, discovered boxes of cigarettes hidden beneath the cargo.
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Some P3.3 million worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized, while a suspect was arrested during an operation conducted in Sitio Mapait, Barangay Suay, Negros…
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‘The message is clear: Illegal activities — whether economic or environmental — will not be tolerated.’
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Some P266,067,363.00-worth of seized and forfeited cigarettes were destroyed at Barangay Manicahan, Zamboanga City.
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