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Pangilinan hails House panel passage of measure taxing single-use plastics

Pushes for passage of his own measure in Senate (Eagle News)–Senator Kiko Pangilinan has lauded a House of Representatives’ panel approval of a measure taxing single-use plastics, as he pushed for the passage of his own measure pending before the Senate. In a statement, Pangilinan said imposing the taxes, as specified in House Bill 178 or “An Act Imposing Excise Tax on Single-use Plastic Bags” passed by the House Ways and Means Committee was a […]