tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post5328308294580812947..comments2024-03-24T20:15:00.996-04:00Comments on Critic After Dark: Philippine Customs continues to block book imporation; responds to criticism; is responded to in returnNoel Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-71482718802153444482009-05-17T04:34:00.000-04:002009-05-17T04:34:00.000-04:00Tenk yew!Tenk yew!Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-49222362607709884782009-05-17T00:17:00.000-04:002009-05-17T00:17:00.000-04:00This may be a case of the chicken coming home to r...This may be a case of the chicken coming home to roost.<br /><br />People who dont read books (hence, stoopid) are now -- zealously and patriotically -- making it difficult for millions to read (or buy) books.<br /><br />Thanks for you posts, Noel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-68948914047146937412009-05-14T21:52:00.000-04:002009-05-14T21:52:00.000-04:00Customs probably alread does.Customs probably alread does.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-40877356815132737892009-05-14T06:20:00.000-04:002009-05-14T06:20:00.000-04:00We import a lot of our inventory from overseas. Th...We import a lot of our inventory from overseas. This is no surprise. Customs personnel can be very creative in cooking up new ways of extracting more duties and taxes. I think they would charge the public duty on the annual cold front coming down from China if they could. LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-44349238621818123622009-05-13T00:20:00.000-04:002009-05-13T00:20:00.000-04:00This from a friend Angel Chan at BPI:
"Hi, Noel. ...This from a friend Angel Chan at BPI:<br /><br />"Hi, Noel. Angel Chan from BPI here. I've read on your web site an article pertaining to the imposition of taxes on books. RA 8047 contains a provision on duty-free book imports and I don't know why a Customs official or even MalacaƱang have a different interpretation of the law. Taxing books discourages book reading among the public. Sad to say, public schools do not have sufficient books for students and the quality of education in the country has deteriorated over time. <br /><br />Taxing books deprives the public of books to read and is an unwise move for the government at that. You are right on the implication - for a couple of pesos in exchange for the country's cultural and educational future. Maybe some of our officials should have to read more and more books and should have never gone on to putting taxes on books in the first place."Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.com