VOL. 10 ISSUE 239 • TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2018
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HOPEFULS. Mutya ng Davao 2018 aspirants strut to the ramp during their presentation to the press at the activity center of SM City Davao on Monday. Twenty eight Dabawenyas are vying for a place in the top 15 that will compete for this year’s Mutya ng Davao crown. Lean Daval Jr
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Only 8 of every 10 Dabawenyos aware of TRAIN W Tawi-tawi
By JUDIE VEGA
hile 81 percent of Dabawenyos are aware of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law, they are ambivalent about the effects of the measure to their lives.
This was the result of an opinion survey conducted by the University of Mindanao-based Institute of Popular Opinion. The survey �indings were discussed during yesterday’s edition of Kapehan sa Dabaw at the SM Annex in Matina. Dr. Adrian Tamayo, UMIPO of�icer who is an economist, said the survey showed that 14 percent of the 1,200 systematically chosen respondents across the three congressional districts of the city admitted they are not aware
about the TRAIN Law. The survey was conducted during the period from January 28 to February 9. Of the 81 percent who said they are aware of the law, 34 percent said they favor the law, while the remaining 47 percent they are not. Those who do not the law attributed the uptick in in�lation rate during the �irst quarter of the year to the TRAIN arising from imposed higher taxes on pump products, sweetened drinks and other commodities.
Majority of Dabawenyos felt the spike in the prices of market products was a result of the law. Prof. Tamayo, director of the UM- IPO, said that there are expressions that the TRAIN is anti-poor because of its impacts on the prices of commodities and utilities that the ordinary individuals buy. However, he also admitted that a big percentage of those interviewed the fact that TRAIN enabled them to receive a higher take-home pay The survey showed that
9 in 15 Dabawenyos revealed that the commodities they buy now are becoming much more expensive. Soda and other sweetened drinks were �irst to show spikes under TRAIN law. The respondents of the survey primarily composed of adults aged 21to 40 years old (60%), followed by the middle aged 41 to 50 years (17%) , aged 51 to more than 70 at 14% the rest are 18 to 20 years old. Female comprise to 50% of the sample, 42% for males and 8% LGBT. Tamayo said that it may be surmised that people do not see the new tax law as primarily causing the volatile movement of the oil price; the
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