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 national government on Wednesday was asked to recalibrate its taxation of all standard tobacco products given the ...

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 Philippine Tobacco Institute (PTI) expressed its support for proposals in the House of Representatives to address rising ...

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

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