The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) has received P580.5 million from the P6.326 trillion national budget for fiscal ...

The Philippines has long struggled with trying to reverse the relatively high rate of smoking among Filipinos. The Department of Health has had several high-profile campaigns to address the alarming ...

This is alarming considering that cancer is now the third leading cause of death in the country, with lung cancer ranking number one in mortality. Several studies have also found that vaping increases ...

Over 148,000 people were rounded up in Metro Manila this month for violating ordinances of local government units, police reported over the weekend.

The worst fears of those who opposed and criticized Republic Act No. 11900 or the Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine ...

In addition, the Ploom X Advanced Kit boasts customizability, positioning itself as a lifestyle product of sorts (the ...

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday said he will devise plans to fight the illicit trade of cigarettes and vapor products to ...

The Senate and various health advocates have expressed alarm over the information that the country gained 9.5 million new ...

Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday raised the alarm on the proliferation of illegal cigarettes and vape products on online ...

A health expert suggested a further increase in taxation of tobacco products, and to make taxes on electronic smoking devices equal to that of tobacco products, stressing this could prevent the ...

The national government on Wednesday was asked to recalibrate its taxation of all standard tobacco products given the expected increase in the country’s smokers in the ...

A medical expert emphasized the critical need for the establishment of national guidelines and screening strategies especially for lung cancer tailored to Filipinos’ unique epidemiological landscape.