Medical experts and consumer advocates come together to call for strengthened harm reduction initiatives in the country at the Harm Reduction & Nicotine Summit at EDSA Shangri-la Manila last October […]Read More
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Illicit trade could account for up to 80 percent of vape and e-cigarette sales in the Philippines, undermining legitimate businesses and putting consumers at serious health risk, according to an […]Read More
Kathyrin Fe D. Pioquinto and Rohan Pike Experts raised alarms about the maritime security risks that illicit trade poses in Southeast Asia. They issued the warning at “Combatting Illicit Trade […]Read More
Romeo Lumagui Jr., Commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Government officials in the Philippines are pushing for coordinated efforts across Southeast Asia, involving both regional allies and diverse […]Read More
Tobacco farmers in the Philippines are seeking protection from the growing illicit trade of cigarettes and vapes, underscoring the need for a new law that will reduce the price gap […]Read More
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
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
The Philippines is one of several Southeast Asian nations grappling with a high prevalence of illicit cigarette trade, according to a new report by the Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit […]Read More
Authorities confiscated P358 million worth of counterfeit cigarettes from two factories and a warehouse in Cavite province on Thursday. Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) […]Read More