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
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The Philippines’ Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) intensifies its enforcement of product standards and trade laws to prevent economic losses and protect Filipino consumers. In a report submitted to […]Read More
DTI Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (FTEB) Director Atty. Fhillip D. Sawali The Philippines’ Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has agreed to maintain strict monitoring of the vape industry and […]Read More
VAPE REGULATION. Industry stakeholders express their support for the implementation of the Vape Law, including the government’s campaign against illicit products during a medium forum hosted by Toto Ylagan (left) […]Read More
International anti-smoking advocates defended the Philippines from attempts to besmirch its reputation over the country’s endorsement of state policies that would effectively end smoking in the country. “Health advocates in […]Read More
PANAMA CITY—The Philippines introduced its legislation on vaping and other novel tobacco products as part of its anti-smoking strategy at the ongoing World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control […]Read More
While the Philippines’ landmark “Vape Law” supported tobacco harm reduction as one of the pillars for tobacco control approaches identified in the World Health Organization global treaty, the WHO remains […]Read More
Other Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand should emulate the Philippines in helping smokers by providing them access to less harmful alternatives to cigarettes that would reduce their exposure to […]Read More
A regional civil society group asked the World Health Organization’s (WHO) international treaty on tobacco control which will convene its member states in November 2023 to protect, instead of alienating […]Read More
Consumer advocacy groups revealed that illicit vapes can still be found in e-commerce sites in the Philippines in violation of Republic Act No. 11900, or the Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine […]Read More