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
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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
The transition of former armed groups in southern Philippines from terror activities to cigarette smuggling may threaten national security aside from harming consumers and the economy, according to an anti-illicit […]Read More
Several armed groups in the southern region of Mindanao in the Philippines have transitioned from acts of terrorism to engaging in cigarette smuggling, according to an international security expert. Professor […]Read More
A newly-formed anti-illicit trade watchdog in the Philippines asked sari-sari store owners and other retailers to report to authorities peddlers of counterfeit cigarettes, after a local court convicted two men […]Read More
The online sale of smuggled cigarettes and unregistered vape products endangers the lives of consumers and defeats the goal of promoting less harmful alternatives to smoking, according to a consumer […]Read More
A major industry group appealed to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to work with law enforcement agencies to ensure the effective implementation of Republic Act (RA) 11900 or the […]Read More