Salt tax

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                    [ArticleID] => 1966272
                    [Title] => Salt is not 'a sin,' groups opposed to tax to curb consumption of salty food stress
                    [Summary] => “We can understand the rationale behind taxing alcoholic beverages and sugary drinks. However, we must draw the line at taxing food that our countrymen regularly consume."
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-11-05 21:59:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1806533
                    [AuthorName] => Franco Luna
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                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/11/05/tuyo-file_2019-11-05_14-01-58_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 1966204
                    [Title] => Don't tax salt, urge manufacturers to make healthier food instead — group
                    [Summary] => A civil society group said Monday that urging manufacturers to produce healthier products would be a better approach to excessive salt consumption. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-11-05 14:02:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1806533
                    [AuthorName] => Franco Luna
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                    [ArticleID] => 1965949
                    [Title] => Former Health secretary urges DOH to rethink salt tax
                    [Summary] => “We have to understand that many Filipinos do not have refrigerators in their houses, so essentially, they will buy salted fish to preserve it for the next few days."
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-11-04 18:59:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1806533
                    [AuthorName] => Franco Luna
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
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                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/10/30/fish-supply2018-09-2217-42-28_2019-10-30_17-22-08485_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 1965741
                    [Title] => House minority bloc opposes salt tax
                    [Summary] => We must draw the line at taxing food that our countrymen regularly consume, particularly the poor.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-11-04 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804868
                    [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla
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                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/11/03/salt_2019-11-03_23-55-06_thumbnail.jpg
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Salt is not 'a sin,' groups opposed to tax to curb consumption of salty food stress

By Franco Luna | November 5, 2019 - 9:59pm

“We can understand the rationale behind taxing alcoholic beverages and sugary drinks. However, we must draw the line...

Headlines

Don't tax salt, urge manufacturers to make healthier food instead — group

By Franco Luna | November 5, 2019 - 2:02pm

A civil society group said Monday that urging manufacturers to produce healthier products would be a better approach to excessive...

Headlines

Former Health secretary urges DOH to rethink salt tax

By Franco Luna | November 4, 2019 - 6:59pm

“We have to understand that many Filipinos do not have refrigerators in their houses, so essentially, they will buy...

Headlines

House minority bloc opposes salt tax

By Delon Porcalla | November 4, 2019 - 12:00am

We must draw the line at taxing food that our countrymen regularly consume, particularly the poor.

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