The Philippine Tobacco Institute (PTI) expressed support for a bill filed in Congress to arrest the rising illicit trade of ...

THE GOVERNMENT should raise taxes on tobacco and vape products to cut their use by Filipinos, according to the Action on Smoking & Health (ASH) Philippines. “The buying capacity of Filipinos has ...

The Senate and various health advocates have expressed alarm over the information that the country gained 9.5 million new ...

ALTHOUGH a proposed “track and trace” system is seen to plug tax leakages, this would be better combatted with stringent enforcement to further prevent illicit tobacco trade. At the Senate Committee ...

Senator Win Gatchalian raised the proverbial alarm over the rising smoking prevalence in the country and the worsening ...

Advocacy groups are opposing a bill seeking to suspend levying of excise on tobacco, vapes, and other related products next ...

The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) called for unified action and stronger regulatory measures to address the growing ...

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has vowed to continue targeting importers and distributors of illicit vape products this ...

More lawmakers expressed their support for the passage of House Bill No. 11279 which aims to stop the worsening illicit cigarette trade problem causing ...

Privatization and Management Office (PMO) will release next month new guidelines allowing for the submission of unsolicited bids for state assets.  “We are looking to publish the privatization ...

A health expert suggested a further increase in taxation of tobacco products, and to make taxes on electronic smoking devices equal to that of tobacco products, stressing this could prevent the ...