A Batangas court has convicted two men for selling and distributing counterfeit cigarettes, underscoring the government’s continuing efforts to combat illicit tobacco trade across the country. In a decision from September 2025, the Regional Trial Court of Lipa City found Gilmor Catapang and...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), the country's anti-piracy body, has reaffirmed the Philippines’ commitment to safeguarding intellectual property (IP) rights as some global stakeholders flagged issues that risk bringing the country back to the Office of the United...
The government's intensified anti-piracy efforts last year yielded a record-high P40.9 billion in confiscated fake products. In a statement on Thursday, Feb. 6, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) said the combined seizures of enforcement agencies belonging to the National...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it has confiscated various counterfeit footwear products amounting to P152 million during a raid at a warehouse in San Simon, Pampanga on Saturday, Dec. 7. PNP Chief, Police General Rommil Francisco Marbil said operatives of the Criminal Investigation and...
CEBU CITY – Fake items imitating luxury brands were seized from several stalls inside a mall in Mandaue City on Thursday morning, Oct. 17. FAKE items are seized from several stores during a raid inside a mall in Mandaue City on Thursday morning, Oct. 17. (MyTVCebu) Operatives of the Intellectual...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized fake cigarettes valued at P1.1 million from a 57-year-old businessman before dawn here on Saturday, October 12. The Iloilo City Police Office identified the suspect as Rogel from Lapuz District. POLICE recovered fake cigarettes valued at more than P1.1 million in...
(Pexels) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is calling on his colleagues in the House of Representatives to help strengthen the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amid the recent surge in counterfeit over-the-counter (OTC) medicines. Under his...
Bicol Saro Partylist Representative Brian Raymund Yamsuan on Wednesday, May 1, pressed for the passage of the bill that would impose stringent penalties, including life imprisonment, against those responsible for the large-scale manufacture, sale, and possession of counterfeit...
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) highlighted the Philippines best practices in the protection of consumer rights, including the country’s efforts to protect against the sale of counterfeit products. The 2024 Special 301 Report released by the USTR, an annual watch list...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police confiscated fake cigarettes valued at P1.6 million from two individuals in an entrapment operation on Thursday morning, January 11, in Barangay San Carlos, Rosario, Batangas. COUNTERFEIT cigarettes worth P1.6 million were seized on Thursday morning in Rosario,...
CAMP Lt. Rosauro Toda Jr., City of Ilagan, Isabela – Police confiscated fake agricultural products worth P112,500 from a 46-year-old man in an entrapment operation in Ward 1, Barangay Raniag, Ramon, Isabela on Wednesday night, January 10. Confiscated from the suspect, Jo, were 31 15-kilogram...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cautioned healthcare professionals and the public on Friday, Jan. 5, against consuming unregistered food supplements and drug counterfeits. Photo from FDA The agency specifically flagged "NASURE Diabetes Care (Foods for Special Dietary Uses)" as...
