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The Unfolding telenovela on e-cigarette regulation

Susan Claire Agbayani
Posted at Jan 29 03:46 PM

While criminality liability remains a hot topic these days, another age debate is brewing in congress on these smoking alternatives. Read more »

Higher tobacco taxes will stop increasing number of smokers, says doctor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 29 03:31 PM

A Senate bill seeking to double excise taxes on tobacco products will help halt the growing number of smokers in the country, a doctor specializing on lung concerns said Tuesday. Read more »

Pacquiao pushes for tobacco tax hike bill before Senate break

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 29 12:05 PM

The Department of Finance supports Pacquiao's measure, which seeks to raise the excise tax on cigarettes to P60 per pack from P32.50. Read more »

Dagdag-buwis sa sigarilyo, inalmahan ng tobacco growers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 01:22 AM

Umalma naman ang grupo ng tobacco farmers sa panukalang dagdag-buwis sa sigarilyo at alak. Read more »

Tobacco farmers say high excise tax cuts production, displaces farmers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 10:58 PM

More Philippine economic managers rally behind President Rodrigo Duterte's order to further jack up excise taxes on so-called "sin products" like cigarettes and alcoholic beverages. Read more »

Tobacco growers say sin tax hike 'worrisome'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 09 02:53 PM

The proposed additional excise tax for tobacco was “worrisome” for the local tobacco industry, stakeholders said Wednesday.  Read more »

Finance dept backs Pacquiao bill on tobacco tax hike

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 09 10:40 AM

Revenue from Senator Manny Pacquiao's bill will help fill in the P40 billion funding gap for universal healthcare. Read more »

Duterte approves higher tobacco, alcohol taxes

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 08 12:16 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the health and finance departments’ proposal to raise the excise tax on tobacco and alcohol products, the Palace said Tuesday. Read more »

P10 buwis kada stick ng yosi, ipinanawagan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 25 03:58 PM

Gustong padagdagan ng ilang health groups ang excise tax sa sigarilyo na inaprubahan ng Kamara para sa 2020 hanggang 2022. Read more »

Finance dept prods lawmakers on higher tobacco 'sin tax'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 11:12 AM

The House Ways and Means Committee last month approved last month a consolidated bill that seeks to raise the excise tax to P37.50 per pack from P35 from July 2019. Read more »

Tobacco tax hike to help fund health care law: Sen. Ejercito

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 10:47 AM

Senator JV Ejercito said he sought to raise the tobacco tax to P90 per pack, higher than the P60 proposed by Sen. Manny Pacquiao and P45 in the House of Representatives. Read more »

Mas mataas na buwis sa sigarilyo, isinusulong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 01:04 AM

Naniniwala ang mga dumalong health advocate na lalo pang bababa ang mga naninigarilyo oras na maisabatas ito. Read more »

Philip Morris shows new tech for 'safer' way to enjoy tobacco

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 11:02 PM

A device that claims to be a safer way to enjoy tobacco has been gaining popularity in Japan. But just how safe is this new device called iQOS and does it live up to its promise?  Read more »

House panel OKs higher taxes on alcoholic drinks

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 09:40 PM

The House Ways and Means Committee endorsed to the plenary House Bill 8618 raising excise tax rates on alcohol products to curb consumption while raising revenues for the Universal Health Care Program of the government. Read more »

US orders restriction on e-cigarette sales; youth use surges

Kerry Sheridan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 16 06:54 AM

TAMPA - US regulators Thursday ordered sharp restrictions on sales of e-cigarettes, as national data showed a 78 percent single-year surge in vaping among young people, with two-thirds using fruit and candy-flavored products.   Read more »

Senators mull raising tobacco excise tax to fund universal health care program

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 01:33 PM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque earlier said a P769.55 billion budget is needed to fund the first four years of the Universal Health Care program. Read more »

Teen vapers smoke just as much as youth who don't use e-cigarettes

Lisa Rapaport, Reuters
Posted at Nov 06 09:43 PM

E-cigarettes aren’t likely to keep kids away from traditional cigarettes, a US study suggests. Read more »

Pinoy sa Milan nahulihan ng 100 kaha ng sigarilyo, pinagmulta

Mye Mulingtapang, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Updated as of Oct 30 06:11 PM

Kinumpiska ng mga pulis ang mga kontrabandong nakuha sa Pinoy at pinagmulta ito ng 3,300 euros o katumbas ng mahigit P200,000. Read more »

Around half of hip hop videos feature smoking, researchers say

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 07:28 AM

Almost half of the music clips made for hip hop's biggest hits in the past five years have featured scenes of smoking or vaping, researchers said Monday.   Read more »

Battle for lungs and minds as tobacco control treaty meeting opens

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 02 02:18 AM

A meeting on a global tobacco control treaty opened in Geneva Monday, with organizers scrambling to keep cigarette companies at bay, even as the industry demanded a seat at the table.   Read more »