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STATEMENT ON THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIN TAX REFORM LAW
We are a coalition of medical societies, youth groups, and civil society organizations pushing for the passage of higher excise taxes on...
Action for Economic Reforms
Dec 12, 20223 min read
HEALTH ADVOCATES WELCOME PROPOSAL TO RAISE SIN TAXES
The Sin Tax Coalition lauds House Ways and Means Committee Chair Rep. Joey Salceda and the Department of Health (DOH) for proposing...
Action for Economic Reforms
Sep 28, 20222 min read
PRESIDENT MARCOS, VETO THE VAPE BILL
In the past month, two landmark decisions in tobacco control have been made worldwide. On June 13, the Supreme Court of the Philippines...
Action for Economic Reforms
Jul 6, 20222 min read
FISCAL RECKLESSNESS
By Arjay Mercado and AJ Montesa Everyone can feel the election season in the air. With recent presidential interviews, platforms and...
Action for Economic Reforms
Feb 14, 20225 min read
SIN TAX COALITION OPPOSES THE BICAMERAL RATIFICATION OF THE VAPE BILL
Late in the evening of January 25, the Senate approved the bicameral conference committee report reconciling the disagreeing provisions...
Action for Economic Reforms
Jan 27, 20222 min read
ACTION FOR ECONOMIC REFORMS STATEMENT ON THE PASSAGE OF THE VAPE BILL ON SECOND READING
Action for Economic Reforms is in solidarity with the “Junk Vape Bill” online rally and joins the calls urging Senators to vote against...
Action for Economic Reforms
Dec 14, 20211 min read
THE IMPORTANCE OF TOBACCO TAXES FOR POST-PANDEMIC RECOVERY
In December 2020, Tobacconomics launched the first edition of its “Cigarette Tax Scorecard,” a study assessing cigarette tax policy...
Pia Rodrigo
Jul 14, 20214 min read
ECONOMIC THINK TANK BLASTS CHAVIT SINGSON OVER TOBACCO TAX REMARK
On Thursday, economic think tank Action for Economic Reforms (AER) slammed Ilocos Sur Mayor Chavit Singson for criticizing the recent...
Action for Economic Reforms
Jul 8, 20212 min read
‘PRESIDENT DUTERTE MUST DO A PRESIDENT AQUINO’
This speech was delivered by Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III on June 25, 2021 at the “May Bayanihan Pa Ba?” press conference hosted by the Move...
Action for Economic Reforms
Jul 1, 20215 min read
STATEMENT OF ACTION FOR ECONOMIC REFORMS (AER) ON WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY
In celebration of World No Tobacco Day, Action for Economic Reforms (AER) urges our senators to protect the health of Filipinos by...
Action for Economic Reforms
May 31, 20212 min read
AER: NO CLEAR EVIDENCE THAT E-CIGARETTES ARE AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR SMOKING CESSATION
Amid aggressive actions of commercial interests and their political allies to undermine regulation by trying to discredit the Food and...
Action for Economic Reforms
Oct 27, 20203 min read
FOR THE FILIPINO PEOPLE’S HEALTH, WE SAY ‘NEVER AGAIN’
FREEPIK September 21, 1972 was a day of infamy. It was the day that Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law and made himself a dictator....
Action for Economic Reforms
Jan 13, 20203 min read
FOR THE FILIPINO PEOPLE’S HEALTH, WE SAY ‘NEVER AGAIN’
September 21, 1972 was a day of infamy. It was the day that Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law and made himself a dictator. Thousands...
Arjay Mercado
Jan 13, 20203 min read
FOR THE FILIPINO PEOPLE’S HEALTH, WE SAY ‘NEVER AGAIN’
YELLOW PAD By Arjay Mercado FREEPIK September 21, 1972 was a day of infamy. It was the day that Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law and...
Action for Economic Reforms
Jan 13, 20203 min read
HIGHER ALCOHOL TAXES WILL IMPROVE POPULATION HEALTH AND AUGMENT UHC FUNDS
YELLOW PAD By Dante Salvador Jr, Michael Mo, and Kim Sales Noncommunicable diseases have become the leading cause of death and illness in...
Action for Economic Reforms
Sep 12, 20193 min read
HIGHER ALCOHOL TAXES WILL IMPROVE POPULATION HEALTH AND AUGMENT UHC FUNDS
By Dante Salvador Jr, Michael Mo, and Kim Sales Noncommunicable diseases have become the leading cause of death and illness in the...
Action for Economic Reforms
Sep 12, 20193 min read
RESILIENCE AND HEART
This entire story about a series of tobacco tax increases was triggered by House Bill (HB) 4144, which the pro-tobacco House leadership...
Karla Michelle Yu
Jul 14, 20195 min read
POLICY CONTINUITY
Does anyone remember the debates during the presidential elections in 2016? In one debate, then candidate Digong Duterte was asked about...
Filomeno Sta. Ana III
Jul 9, 20194 min read
HOPE AND CHANGE
Several years ago, I, a starry-eyed millennial, had a chance to visit South Africa. It was a learning experience. Then, I would have...
Clarissa Villegas
Jun 17, 20194 min read
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