Saying that the government is 'losing billions', Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list Rep. Margarita 'Migs' Nograles underscored on Saturday morning, March 18 the urgent need to pass the proposed law against tobacco smuggling.
Just a few days ago, police operatives intercepted P2.5 million worth of smuggled cigarettes as they were being unloaded in an apartment in Barangay Tetuan, Zambaoanga City. Nograles said this is obviously part of a bigger shipment of cigarettes that was successfully smuggled into the country.
“This could have easily translated to P522 million in excise tax which can fund the construction of many school buildings and post-harvest facilities including cold storage for our vegetable producers,“ Nograles said. HB No.3917 seeks to amend Sections 3 and 4 of RA 10845 to include tobacco -- whether manufactured or manufactured including finished products such as cigars, cigarettes, or heated tobacco— as an agricultural commodity.
Nograles said while cigarette smoking is now highly regulated in the Philippines, tobacco farming remains a primary source of livelihood for so many Filipino farmers.
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