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Authorities seized approximately P1.4 million worth of illegal petroleum products and arrested four suspects during a raid in Zamboanga City. The operation…

Caloocan City steps up its crackdown on illicit tobacco with a new Anti-Illicit Tobacco Trade Ordinance, banning non-compliant cigarettes, targeting products…

PNP Chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. orders intensified operations against strategic transit and storage hubs used in illegal tobacco trade, following…


House Resolution 636 seeks inquiry into large-scale tobacco smuggling after 32 trucks carrying P2.6 billion worth of cigarettes were seized. Lawmakers warn of…

The House of Representatives is seeking an inquiry into large-scale tobacco smuggling after the seizure of P2.6 billion worth of illicit cigarettes and…


The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) is holding its 2025 Tripartite Consultative Conference in Quezon City to negotiate new tobacco floor prices, with…

The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) has flagged the high-nicotine “Tuklaw” cigarette as an illicit product, warning of risks to public health, loss of…
‘We intend to use the full force of the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act against these companies, including those who may have hired them to ship these…


The Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Council finalizes rules to pursue major smugglers and profiteers, months after the AAES Act was signed. Enforcement…

Following the seizure of P83.7 million worth of smuggled tobacco products in Bulacan last week, tobacco firms commended the Bureau of Customs’ Customs…

The recent destruction of P3.26 billion worth of smuggled vape products marked another milestone in the government’s intensified campaign against illicit trade…


The Philippine government, through the NBI, strengthens efforts against agricultural smuggling, forming a new council to safeguard legitimate rice dealers and…


Even if the government were to remove the excise tax on legal cigarettes entirely, the price of the legal product would still be over twice that of the illicit…