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By Luis Leoncio The government would provide additional cash doles to the 10 million poorest families, aside from their regular stipends under the Pantawid Pamily­ang Pilipino Program (4Ps), once Congress approves the Department of Finance (DOF) proposal to increase the ex­cise tax on oil products.

Proposals to amend the so-called sin tax law to revert to a two-tier sin tax system, em­bodied in a bill that has been approved by the House of Representatives, may have to wait longer as the Senate said it would still review the overall impact of the Sin Tax Reform Law.

Talk about collateral dam­age.

By Riza Lozada Ten of the country’s big cit­ies stood out in development, based on a study conducted by property research Lamudi Philippines. The research saw the debut of President Duter­te’s Davao City as one of Philip­pines’s Top Ten cities to watch.

The administration of new US President Donald Trump announced two key policy actions to fire off his four-year term as the United States government announced its withdrawal from a sweeping Pacific free trade pact while Trump signed an executive order regarding Obamacare.

Pension fund Social Security System (SSS) said it has embarked on a program to invest the fund under the concept of “people’s capitalism” that seeks to generate huge returns through the infusion of capital for up to 25 percent in the list of infrastructure the government has lined up.

By Riza Lozada The government’s Protected Area Office is set to start the enforcement plan for the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape, which seeks to increase seaborne patrol operations and file cases against violators.

Local farmers need to develop 600,000 hectares for coconut to meet ever-increasing demand for the product, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol said.

BDO Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of BDO Unibank, has funded the rehabilitation of the rural health unit of Allen town, in Northern Samar, as part of its assistance to provinces severely affected by disasters.

Economic experts are unanimous in their forecast that under the administration of President Duterte, the Philippines strong growth story will continue.