SIN TAX BILL MANILA‚ Philippines—A “sin tax” on cigarettes and alcohol dampened the New Year party spirit when it was introduced in the Philippines Tuesday‚ as part of a government bid to boost finances. Many stores started selling tobacco and drink at inflated prices before midnight‚ ahead of the official implementation of the tax hikes on January 1‚ hitting partygoers in the pocket. Tax on cigarettes will gradually be raised to P30 ($0.72) per pack by 2017‚ roughly doubling the current price
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The Reproductive Health Bill‚ popularly known as the RH Bill‚ is a Philippine bill promoting information on and access to both natural and modern family planning methods. The first time the Reproductive Health Bill was proposed was in 1998. During the present 15th Congress‚ the RH Bills filed are those authored by six members of the House of Representatives‚ and Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago of the Senate. On January 31‚ 2011‚ these bills were consolidated into a single RH Bill which was then unanimously
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around before we were even in the picture‚ and yet‚ humanity doesn’t give animals a bill of rights. We slaughter‚ mistreat‚ and deny life to thousands of living beings. I believe that instead of all men having been created equal‚ it should be all has been created equal. A Bill of Rights for Animals would not be that hard‚ it isn’t that difficult of a concept. The Animal Legal Defense Fund has already wrote out a bill of rights for animals which includes six unalienable rights‚ “I.
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“On the Other Side of the Bill” We are at it again. The much publicized issue as to whether or not it must be passed as a law. It—RH bill—which whenever you mention it‚ everyone shall be reminded of a controversial proposed bill that still sits in the Congress for so many months. In the ever heated halls of the Congress‚ the two sides could be driven to hysteria by their arguments. The pro side proclaims that the bill is a “human fundamental right‚ in such a way that it
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27 September 2012 Bills of Right As we know and have heard from the media and from just the world‚ we understand and acknowledge that the government is a strong topic in our society today and its simply about making decisions and understanding how those decisions have been made for us to fully understand the universe. The government sets rules and priorities for the people of the United States to follow so that we as people could make the world a better and safer place as a whole. The three important
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expiring‚ which collectively make up what is known as the Food‚ Conservation and Energy Act or more commonly‚ The Farm Bill. These laws regulate a wide variety of agricultural and food programs and has continued to expand throughout the past few decades. There are currently a total of fifteen titles consisting of selected programs and policies written under the most recent 2008 Farm Bill. The first title addresses commodity programs. For these programs‚ the farm bill authorizes financial support for
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quiz#3(finals) Graded recitation#2/activity#4 TITLE: ANTI- PDA BILL SYNOPSIS: The proposers of this bill have studied different aspects about the very common practice of the youth couples in this day and age which is the Public Display of Affection or what they call the PDA. Indeed a person may feel different things whenever he witnesses such an act. The very possible effect is that he may be entertained or annoyed and insulted on the other hand. He also might find it vulgar
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“To renew America‚ we must be bold.” William “Bill” Clinton was more than just a president he was the young‚ bold‚ and vibrant peacekeeper America needed in office. Clinton made laws to protect and benefit all Americans. Without Clinton’s ability to supply and aid foreign countries‚ American issues would’ve never been governable. No president in history has ever led a military the way William Clinton did. Despite his impeachment‚ Clinton was the greatest president to serve as Chief Legislator‚ Chief
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The Bill of Rights has gained existence since December 15‚ 1791. Being supported mainly by anti-federalists‚ the Bill of Rights upheld what was needed to protect individual liberty. From the ratification we have our first ten amendments. The most important and used today is the first amendment. The amendment states “Congress shall make no law respecting… petition the government for a redress of grievances.” This amendment is very powerful but cannot be overly abused. Over time the freedom of speech
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Film Review: Kill Bill Volume 1 – The Spaghettiest of them all “Revenge is a dish best served cold”. Kill Bill: Volume One is a clever and slick rape-revenge‚ terrifically tying together film genres from Italian spaghetti westerns‚ Japanese Samurai movies and Hong Kong martial arts flicks. Quentin Tarintino is back. It’s been seven years since the release of ‘Jackie Brown’ and boy does he makes an impact. Once again Tarantino has managed to bring back the once popular film genres and effortlessly
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