Tax on sweetened beverages boosted BIR’s Jan. collection

CALIBRATION. A personnel from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board ​R​​egion 11 repairs a broken taxi meter before it is calibrated with the new taxi fare rate, Friday, January 26, at the old airport in Sasa, Davao City. LTFRB is eyeing to recalibrate around 5,500 taxis in the city by February 2018. (Robby Joy…

Militant peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) deeply criticized the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte for signing the rice tarrification law, saying the measure will kill the rice industry in the country.