Tobacco farmers urge Congress to pass new tobacco tax measure Tobacco farmers belonging to Solidarity of Peasants Against Exploitation (STOP-Exploitation) based in the Ilocos region urged their congressmen to support the bill that seeks to modify the taxes imposed on tobacco and liquor in the country.
Just like any cigarette smoker, Councilor Edmund Tubac enjoyed every minute consuming a stick or two of his favorite cigarette whether at work or at home. He was so addicted to smoking that he could not even last through the two-hour session held once a week by the Municipal Council of Amlan in Negros Oriental without going out of the air-conditioned hall to smoke.
Tobacco farmers seek government support for alternative crops and livelihood Tobacco farmers in the Ilocos region are asking the national government to provide them with the necessary farm support that will allow them to shift from the hazardous and costly tobacco farming to efficient and more profitable cash crops farming.
Just like any cigarette smoker, Councilor Edmund Tubac enjoyed every minute consuming a stick or two of his favorite cigarette whether at work or at home. He was so addicted to smoking that he could not even last through the two-hour session held once a week by the Municipal Council of Amlan in Negros Oriental without going out of the air-conditioned hall to smoke.
