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A proposal seeking to impose an excise tax on single-use plastic bags has hurdled committee level at the House of Representatives. The House Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by Albay Rep. Joey Salceda, approved the bill imposing a P20 per kilo levy on single-use plastic bags used in supermarkets, malls, shops, stores, sales outlets, […]
With plastic ocean pollution threatening the food security of the country, the health of seaside communities, and endangered marine life, a party list group hoping to be the first green party in Congress has called for the passage of a comprehensive single-use plastic law that will phase out the use of single-use plastic in the […]