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Japan Tobacco International’s (JTI) Philippine unit agreed to purchase an additional 3.32 million kilograms of green-weight tobacco leaf from domestic farmers, moving to stabilize a market reeling from a massive supply glut. The decision comes after overproduction in the northern provinces of...

The government must find ways to protect the livelihood of tobacco farmers in the country, given the significant tax revenues coming from the industry. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. emphasized this in his message during the...

PMFTC Inc., the local  affiliate of Philip Morris International, assured that the company is fully committed to help tobacco-farming communities in recovering from the coronavirus-induced economic crisis. Denis Gorkun, PMFTC president Denis Gorkun, PMFTC Inc. president, said that approximately...