By Karen Galarpe

PRETTY SOON, you might want to think twice about sending that text message.

On a committee level, a bill in Congress has been approved that will impose a 5-centavo tax on every text message, picture, audio and video file sent. See story here.

The bill is not a law yet, but with the government standing to raise P20- to P36-billion a year from such a tax, it may look like the bill will be made into law, unless consumers make themselves heard.
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IF YOU’RE due to renew your driver’s license soon (which means your birthday is coming up—Happy birthday!), make sure you won’t be charged an unnecessary late renewal fee.

Carmen Dulguime went to the Land Transportation Office branch at the Ayala MRT last week, a few days before her birthday. After undergoing the drug test, she went to the cashier and was surprised to be charged an additional P75 as late renewal fee.

She asked the cashier when she should have renewed her license. The cashier replied, “60 days po.”
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