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 ...

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 ...

Illicit cigarette trade pushed smoking prevalence in the Philippines from 14.6 percent in 2021 to 18.9 percent in 2023, based ...

The Senate Committee on Ways and Means on Wednesday said illicit trade has been a major factor in the rise of smoking ...

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

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

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

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

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

Amid a clamor against suspending the annual increase of excise tax rates on tobacco, the Department of Finance (DOF) said it is willing to listen to all sides as tax collections decrease. In a press ...

The decline in the collection of excise taxes needs further study before a moratorium can be imposed, a senator said, as ...