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From Hemley to Locsin to Quezon and all they’ve called to arms in the real world and here on cyberspace, from Facebook to Twitter— you know who you are, We did it! We actually did it! Wow! You can read it on Business Mirror (thanks @bigenya for the heads up!), Palace revisits ‘Book Blockade’ after drawing flak from UN or [...]
Here is the full official statement of Unesco Philippines Commission opposing imposition of book import duties. Profuse thanks to @mlq3 for posting the link on Twitter: Taxing Our Future Publish at Scribd or explore others: Taxes & Accounting Business & Law world society
Should imported books be taxed? “The Florence Agreement,” a.k.a. “Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials, with Annexes A to E and Protocol annexed 1950,” of which the Philippines was a signatory since 7 August 1979 says otherwise. The intent of the agreeement: the free exchange of ideas and knowledge and, in [...]
UPDATE: Do read The Great Book Blockade of 2009: Timeline and Readings for in-depth coverage. Kudos to MLQ3. A couple of days ago, I read this post The Great Book Blockade of 2009 and ended up being yet again pissed off at the stupidity of government agencies. But let the post speak for itself. Quoting [...]
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