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Leaders of urban poor groups also expressed support for the VAT hike bill so long as legislators exempt certain food items from the increase.


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Unless his colleagues decide to initiate a power grab against him, Drilon said he expects to retain his post.


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House to Senate: Pass VAT soon

By Delon Porcalla | January 30, 2005 - 12:00am

Members of the House committee on ways and means urged their counterparts in the Senate yesterday to sustain the current economic uptrend by immediately passing the proposed bill increasing the value added tax (VAT)...

Headlines

Drilon confident he’ll keep post

By Jose Rodel Clapano | May 30, 2004 - 12:00am

Senate President Franklin Drilon is confident of retaining his post when the next Congress convenes in July. "The Senate is a continuing body, so the present leadership stays unlike in the House of Representatives...

Headlines