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The House Committee on Economic Affairs on Tuesday, Feb. 7, approved, subject to style and corresponding committee report thereof, a proposed bill amending The Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Act of 2009 to ensure the reinvestment of proceeds from the sale of REIT shares in the Philippines.

Creation of inter-agency linkages among the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) could curb illegal tobacco trade and could generate much-needed revenues to fund government projects of the new administration. Party-list congres

Illegal tobacco trade flourished during the pandemic period, data showed. Rep. Jericho Jonas B. Nograles, chairman of the technical working group of the House Ways and Means Committee on the Illicit Tobacco Trade and Agricultural Smuggling, presented data from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) a

The Philippine government is losing about P26 billion in taxes every year due to illicit cigarettes, a House lawmaker said. During the Combating Illicit Tobacco Trade webinar on Thursday, April 7, PBA Party-list Rep. Jericho Jonas B. Nograles said that based on the Euromonitor International repo

Another Iloilo lawmaker co-authors More Power franchise extension bill

(PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO) Lawmakers have found out that GB Global Exprez Inc. and GB-BEM Cigarette Company Inc., both operating inside economic zones, persisted with their manufacturing operations despite PEZA’s suspension order last February. At the meeting of the House Ways and Means Committee Technical Working Group (TWG) chaired by Party-list Rep. Jericho Jonas “Koko” Nograles on April 20, committee members said they have received reports that the two companies remain operational produci...

(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) With 228 affirmative and six negative votes, House Bill 8242 or the Right to Adequate Food Act was approved by the Lower House and will be transmitted to the Senate for its action. HB 8242 entitled “An Act Providing a Framework to Protect and Promote the Right to Adequate Food” contains provisions taken from bills separately filed  by Reps. Jericho Jonas B. Nograles (PBA Partylist0; Cheryl P. Deloso Montalla (PDP-Laban, Zambales) and Jose Christopher Belmonte (...