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 ...

THE tobacco industry said it supports a pause in excise tax rate hikes and called for more efficient utilization of local governments’ national tax allotments (NTA). “If they think this moratorium ...

AMID debates on the proposal imposing a one-year moratorium on tax increases for cigarettes and other tobacco products, the House Committee on Ways and Means on Monday decided just to lower the ...

The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) is hoping to boost the fight against the illegal trade of the crop as it hosts an ...

Tobacco stakeholders in the Philippines are saying fighting the entry of illegal tobacco products into the country is one of the biggest concerns of the industry.

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 ...

The country’s leaf tobacco production is projected to increase to 45.6 million kilograms for the year ahead, the Department ...

Hypertension, cardiovascular disease, obesity, type II diabetes, cancer, and depression are typical health conditions ...