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Camille Aguinaldo @caaguinaldo

In his SONA speech, President Rodrigo Duterte urges Congress to pass the ff proposed measures: Security of Tenure bill, coconut levy trust fund bill, national land use policy, bill creating a department on disaster management, rice tariffication bill, and TRAIN 2. @bworldph

Elijah Tubayan @elijahtubayan

Package 1 - TRAIN law Package 1B - general and estate tax amnesty Package 2- lower corporate income tax and rationalized incentives Package 2+ - higher tobacco and alcohol taxes, comprehensive mining tax reform Package 3 - property valuation Package 4 - harmonized financial taxes

Anna Mogato @AGAMogato

President Duterte in his speech urged legislators to pass the bill on the coconut farmers’ trust fund. | @bworldph

Charmaine Tadalan @CATadalan House adjourns session, failing to ratify the Bangsamoro Organic Law. @bworldph rj_BW @rj_72521

Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza: The failure to ratify is unfortunate but it has nothing to do with the BOL itself. It was due to some leadership issues internal to the House of Representatives. @bworldph #SONA2018

Gillian Cortez @gmcortez_

The president said that issues regarding Security of Tenure for workers is “not in his territory” but has urged his friends in the Congress to do measures to handle this. @bworldph

ONE News PH @onenewsph

Pres. Duterte: We cannot and should not stop TRAIN Law. We need this for sustainable growth that leaves no Filipino left behind.

Bloomberg Asia @BloombergAsia

Asian emerging economies are in a stronger position financially than their global peers to weather risks from rising U.S. rates https://bloom.bg/2zZ7eQg