Former Philippine Agriculture Secretary Leonardo Montemayor asked the country’s representatives to the forthcoming conference on the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) to uphold the rights […]Read More
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The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability pushed for the adoption of national policies prohibiting government agencies from receiving foreign grant without transparency and accountability and called on […]Read More
A group of legislators in the United Kingdom expressed concern over the influence exerted by Bloomberg Philanthropies on tobacco regulation policies in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as the […]Read More
Members of the Philippine House of Representatives raised concerns that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may have violated several laws when it accepted funds in support of tobacco control […]Read More
Consumer advocacy groups in the Philippines expressed alarm over two congressmen’s revelation about multiple attempts by foreign charities to disburse money to government agencies to influence local policies in violation […]Read More
Two legislators have lambasted the grant-for-policy tactics employed by foreign private organizations and described them as an assault on the sovereignty of the Philippines. House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Deogracias […]Read More
In a stunning admission before a House committee, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed applying for and receiving grant money from a U.S. NGO espousing a ban on vapes […]Read More
Consumer groups in the Asia-Pacific region warned that a blanket ban on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs) in low- and middle-income countries, as proposed by an anti-tobacco non-government organization […]Read More
A legislator in the Philippines questioned the “premature” issuance of regulations on vapor products and heated tobacco products (HTPs) by the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA), less than two […]Read More
Spokesman for VAPER Ako highlighted the case of the Philippines FDA which admitted receiving funds from Bloomberg foundations. Consumer groups warned the Philippine government against non-government organizations (NGOs) such as […]Read More