Smoking rate climbed in the Philippines between 2021 and 2023 amid the rampant illicit trade of cigarettes, according to industry data. Senator Win Gatchalian said in a Senate Committee on […]Read More
The Philippine Tobacco Institute (PTI) supports proposals in the House of Representatives to address rising illicit trade and declining tobacco tax collections, highlighting successful experiences from neighboring countries that suspended […]Read More
A group of congressmen in the Philippines filed a bill to temporarily suspend annual excise tax increases on tobacco products in light of the rising prevalence of illicit cigarette trade […]Read More
Tobacco harm reduction experts said Vietnam’s move to go against global trend towards regulating vapes and heated tobacco products would deprive smokers of better alternatives and encourage them to continue […]Read More
An American economist said the Philippines should align its tobacco tax closer to the revenue-maximizing rate, as further increases could exacerbate revenue losses. “Of course, the government should take steps […]Read More
Some online sellers in the Philippines are circumventing age verification measures on social media platforms and e-commerce sites to distribute unregistered vape products, according to Senator Raffy Tulfo. In a […]Read More
Leading public health experts said Japan could save millions of lives if it embraces innovative and proven tobacco harm reduction measures. The platform Quit Like Sweden, together with Institute for […]Read More
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Oral nicotine pouches could make Sweden the first country in the world to achieve “smoke-free” status. Patrik Hildingsson, vice president for communications and public affairs at Swedish […]Read More
NEUCHATEL, SWITZERLAND – Philip Morris International (PMI), the parent company of PMFTC Inc., reported a significant progress in its bid to replace cigarettes with smoke-free alternatives. It said net revenue […]Read More
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), the main tax agency of the Philippine government, wants to end the misdeclaration of vape products amid the two-tier excise tax on e-cigarettes and […]Read More