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Tobacco Harm Reduction

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  1. REINA Mercedes Vice Mayor Harold Respicio highlights alleged municipal infrastructure irregularities during a public briefing in Isabela on Monday. Respicio questioned local tobacco excise tax spending on uncompleted projects — including a bridge, public market, lagoon park, and bus terminal — and urged authorities to reallocate funds to increase direct financial assistance for local tobacco farmers.

    Isabela VM demands tobacco tax funds audit

    Reina Mercedes Vice Mayor Harold Respicio has urged national officials to investigate alleged irregularities in infrastructure projects funded by tobacco…

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  7. SECURITY guards patrol the Manila International Container Port, one of the country’s busiest cargo gateways, as authorities maintain heightened vigilance to safeguard shipments, prevent smuggling, and ensure the smooth flow of trade and port operations.

    Illegal tobacco warehouse raided

    Police raided an alleged illegal tobacco processing warehouse without a business permit in Barangay Joson, Carranglan, Nueva Ecija on 9 July, arresting five…

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  10. INTERIOR and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla

    No compromise on tobacco saboteurs: DILG chief

    Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla vowed to intensify the government’s crackdown on the illegal tobacco trade, saying criminal syndicates…

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  12. AGRICULTURE Undersecretary for Operations and Agri-Fisheries Mechanization Roger V. Navarro highlights the need for a forward-looking approach to the tobacco sector at the Third International Tobacco Summit on 18 June at the Marco Polo Ortigas Manila, Pasig City.

    Illicit tobacco trade hits P50 billion

    The Philippine government is intensifying its crackdown on illicit tobacco trade, which is estimated to cost around P50 billion annually in lost revenues, as…

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  13. Agriculture Undersecretary for Operations and Agri-Fisheries Mechanization Roger V. Navarro highlights the need for a forward-looking approach to the tobacco sector on Thursday, 18 June at Marco Polo Ortigas Manila, Pasig City.

    Illicit tobacco trade hits P50 billion

    The Philippines is losing an estimated P50 billion a year to illicit tobacco trade, prompting a nationwide crackdown targeting smuggling networks, illegal…

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  14. ILLICIT vapes A Bureau of Internal Revenue Task Force operative inspects stacks of illicit vape products in a recent raid in Bulacan, which yielded some 19,000 vape units. A study by the EU-ABAC estimates that the Philippines lost P141 billion in revenues 2024- 2025 due to illegal tobacco and vape products. From that amount, P118.1 billion was attributed to illicit cigarettes and P22.9 billion to illegal e-vapor products.

    Agencies unite against illicit tobacco trade

    The Philippines is ramping up enforcement against illicit tobacco and vape trade as government agencies and international partners prepare for the Third…

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