National Tobacco Administration (NTA) said it has secured the commitment of traders and cigarette manufacturers to purchase all flue-cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco leaves produced this season to protect farmers from a potential buying freeze amid a projected oversupply of the commodity. In a...
The national government’s (NG) usual April budget surplus shrank by more than half this year after the annual income tax returns (AITRs) filing and payment deadline was extended by one month due to the national energy emergency, although revenues were partly supported by millions of pesos in...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – Fifteen candidates representing eight branches of the National Tobacco Administration (NTA) will compete in the Miss Tobacco Philippines 2026 pageant on Friday, March 20. The event is one of the highlights of the month-long 2026 Tobacco Festival that coincides with the...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) was eighth among the country’s top-performing Government-Owned and -Controlled Corporations (GOCCs) for 2024 after posting an overall score of 98.41 percent in the Governance Commission for GOCCs’ (GCG) Performance Evaluation...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) has warned that the proliferation of the illicit cigarette trade in the Philippines is putting at risk the livelihoods of some 2.2 million farmers, contract workers, and their families. “The illicit tobacco trade is a...
The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) on Friday warned the public that “Tuklaw” or Thuoc Lao cigarettes are illegal in the Philippines. The agency issued the reminder following law enforcement alerts on the brand’s potential health effects, after users, including teenagers, reported...
The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) stated that tobacco trading remains in full operation in the country, despite the onset of the rainy season, with farmers expected to earn more due to the high prices of the commodity. In a statement on Saturday, June 14, the NTA said trading centers for...
Tobacco farmers are expected to earn more this year since current buying prices are much higher than the floor prices, according to the National Tobacco Administration (NTA). NTA Administrator Belinda Sanchez said this “golden season” is apparent based on the prices at the start...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – Top government and tobacco industry stakeholders in this province and the Ilocos region are set to gather for the two-day International Tobacco Agricultural Summit on Oct. 23 and 24 organized by the Department of Agriculture-National Tobacco Administration in Quezon City....
Thousands of tobacco farmers are urging lawmakers to pass the economic sabotage bill before President Marcos’ State of the Nation Address (SONA) to protect their livelihoods from rampant agricultural smuggling. In a statement on Thursday, May 2, more than 50,000 members of the Philippine Tobacco...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – The first-ever Miss Tobacco Philippines will be crowned at the Candon City Arena on March 25, Mayor Eric D. Singson said. FIFTEEN candidates in the Miss Tobacco Philippines are presented in their casual wear at the Civic Center of Candon City on March 4. (Freddie G....
VIGAN CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed a Certified Public Accountant to lead the National Tobacco Administration (NTA). SANCHEZ Belinda S. Sanchez took her oath and replaced Robert Victor G. Seares Jr. in a simple ceremony at NTA Central Office in Quezon City recently. The...
