A press release from TXTPower, of which this blogger is a member:
Consumer group TXTPower today rejected the proposed 20-centavo text tax pushed by Senator Richard J. Gordon and Speaker Prospero Nograles and supported by Malacanang, calling the proposal “an insult to the intelligence of the people and a slap in the face of people in the midst of crisis.”
“All calls and text messages are already charged 12 percent VAT. Overseas calls are also slapped an overseas communications tax. If we have ‘double-insertion’ in projects, this Gordon-Nograles-Arroyo tax is ‘double taxation’,” said TXTPower president Anthony Ian Cruz.
“If the Gordon-Nograles-Arroyo really want to raise the budget for education and health, they could do so by allocating appropriate amounts in the national budget. But they don’t. They want to pay fraudulent foreign debt, engage in unproductive expenditures and let corrupt people remain in government,” said Cruz.
TXTPower is advocating the reduction of foreign debt payments and rechanneling the amount to social services such as health and education.
The group is also pushing for increased tax collection and the firing of corrupt revenue and customs officials.
“Gordon should oppose the plan to build a new Senate building and instead allocate the money for schoolbuildings. The pork barrel of all legislators should be reduced by half and all proceeds should go to improving hospitals in the local levels,” said Cruz.
International studies claim that 20 percent of the annual Philippine budget go to waste due to corruption.
tama! wag nang doble doble.. mga gagong taga gawa ng batas! wala ng ginawa kundi ang pahirapan ang mga mamamayan..
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Ako rin I reject this one. Kahit wala ako sa Pinas di ako sang ayon dito. affectado rin ang mga pamilya ko.
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yeah, you’re right. it’s an insult to the texters’ intelligence, its just like they’re writing STUPID on our forehead. If i remember right PGMA promise to lower down the cost of texting on her previous SONA. What happen to that promise, government people are such lousy liars.
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Consumer Electronics Exhibit opens this October
The biggest, most exciting interactive Consumer Electronics Show in the Philippines is set to open its doors on Oct. 24, Friday, at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. The event, dubbed Consumer Electronics Live! (CEL) Manila 2008, will feature exhibitors showcasing the latest products and services in audio, video, digital imaging, computer products, home entertainment, home appliances, mobile and wireless electronics and automotive technology. The event aims to bring together all devices and gadgets that make life pleasurable.
Presented by T3, the country’s leading technology magazine, and in cooperation with Clear Men Formula 2.0, Consumer Electronics Live! is produced by Summit Live!, a new division of Summit Media Philippines.
“We are pleased and excited to stage the very first Consumer Electronics Live! The warm reception of the industry players shows that there is really a need for a trade exhibition designed not just to link the various sectors of the consumer electronics industry but to cater to the consumer market at the same time,” explains Maricar Parco, General Manager of Summit Live!
The Filipinos are known to be tech-savvy, wanting the latest, most advanced electronic items – from the newest mobile phones to the latest laptops. And with over 9,000 square meters of exhibit area, the market’s thirst for everything new and high–tech will definitely be satisfied. “With several exhibitors launching new products during the exhibit, it will be the perfect time to get that newest gadget for the holidays, “ Parco adds.
Major exhibitors expected to unveil new products and services are Apple/Senco, Canon, HP, LG Electronics, Nokia, Samsung and Sony. There will also be displays from Bose, Creative, Fuji Xerox, JBL, Myphone, Sennheiser and Western Digital.
Visit http://www.celmanila.com for more details on Consumer Electronic Live! For media inquiries, please contact 0922-8334899.
For more information, contact:
Tere de Jesus Garcia
0922-833-4899
I don’t agree in taxing the people much, unless corruption is lessened. If only there’s a way to not let the money pass through the hands of politicians, huh?
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