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....
Taxes to protect and fund universal health care (UHC)—such as those slapped on so-called "sin" products like cigarettes, alcoholic drinks, and sweets—still have room for further increases, according to a global task force. "Health taxes continue to be underutilized despite the...
Scientists and tobacco harm reduction (THR) experts stressed that nicotine alone is not the cause of smoking-related diseases and that further studies are needed to know more about its potential therapeutic benefits. Neuroscientist Dr. Paul Newhouse "I have never in all my career as a...
(Unsplash) The House Committee on Ways and Means has approved a measure that prohibits the online sale of tobacco products, including vape Approved by the House members Tuesday, July 23 was the committee report to House Bill (HB) No.10329, or...
Amid criticism from certain sectors, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday, July 10, vowed to ensure transparency and consistency in its policies regarding donations from the tobacco industry. DSWD spokesperson Irene Dumlao made the statement in light of the...
The purchasing of illegal cigarettes has increasingly become a normal behavior among adult smokers in the Philippines and three other countries, according to a study by Japan Tobacco International (JTI). Based on its study titled “Fighting the Dark Underworld,” which also included France, the...
SUBIC, Zambales — An official of the Department of Education (DepEd) said on Friday, June 14, that the agency will strengthen and expand its existing program to steer learners away from the effects of unhealthy vices such as vaping. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group “We have to make them...
SUBIC, Zambales — An expert on Friday, June 14, debunked a “myth” about vaping and its reputation as a “safer alternative” to smoking, noting that it has now become a growing public health concern. An individual was photographed vaping in Quezon City on Friday, May 31, 2024. (NOEL...
A tobacco company said that ratifying the anti-agricultural economic sabotage bill will minimize the losses from the government’s revenues and farmers. Japan Tobacco International (JTI) said that the increasing illicit cigarette trade in the Philippines poses a significant threat to the...
BIR Chief Venus Gaticales during an interview with reporters in Makati City (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) A Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) official commended on Tuesday, May 28, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda over his proposed legislation that...
Some P6 billion in excise taxes from the tobacco industry have been lost so far this year due to illicit trade and shift to electric cigarettes, an official from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said. Venus Gaticales, BIR chief of excise large taxpayers field operations division, told reporters...
Zambales 1st district Rep. Jefferson "Jay" Khonghun (PPAB) House Assistant Majority Leader and Zambales 1st district Rep. Jefferson "Jay" Khonghun has expressed support for President Marcos’ directive to strengthen efforts against the smuggling of...
