
LGUs urged to help curb cigarette smuggling
The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) is urging local government units to intensify efforts against cigarette smuggling, which costs the country billions…
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The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) is urging local government units to intensify efforts against cigarette smuggling, which costs the country billions…
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Officials from Zimbabwe visited tobacco farms in the Ilocos region from 7 to 15 March, signaling growing interest in the Philippines’ approach to tobacco…
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Cracking down on illicit tobacco factories and the growing menace of deep fakes, Pampanga 3rd District Rep. Alyssa Michaela “Mica” Gonzales met Monday with…
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The Department of Health (DoH) reiterated its stance against vaping on Saturday amid discussions at the House of Representatives last week on raising excise…
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More than P200 million worth of tobacco products, cigarette-making machines, and raw materials were seized during a series of coordinated enforcement…
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BAGUIO CITY — Showing its determination to keep the city free from unwanted smoke, the City Government of Baguio, through the Smoke-Free Task Force and the…
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The House Committee on Ways and Means launched an inquiry Wednesday into a massive spike in the illicit tobacco trade, with its chairman warning that the…
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Rep. Miro Quimbo, Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means, led the probe into the illicit tobacco trade.
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Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. announced on Sunday that all local units have been ordered to intensify operations…
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Every illegal cigarette sold weakens the country’s health care system.
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The Philippine government loses an estimated P30 billion annually to the illegal manufacturing and sale of tobacco products, Department of the Interior and…
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MEXICO, Pampanga — The Philippine government is losing an estimated P30 billion annually due to the illegal sale and manufacturing of tobacco products, Juanito…
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Authorities seized P5.6 million worth of illegal tobacco products and arrested a 43-year-old businessman during an interdiction operation in Cebu province. The…
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The Malabon City government has ordered the temporary closure of a warehouse facility operated by Tala Cargo Solution in Barangay Maysilo for failure to comply…
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In total, officers recovered 1,030 master cases of various cigarette brands believed to be smuggled into the country.
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An inquiry into the rising incidence of large-scale tobacco smuggling and its impact on public health and government revenues was sought in the House of…
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A House inquiry into the rising incidence of large-scale tobacco smuggling and its impact on public health and government revenues has been sought through…
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