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Reports from NTA fieldmen indicate that trading centers in Candon, Ilocos Sur were buying Virginia tobacco at P69 per kilo, well above the declared floor prices for the various grades and types of tobacco.  


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                    [Title] => Philip Morris Phils urges uniform tax on cigarettes
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Chris Nelson, managing director of PMPI, said the revision will not only correct existing price gaps but will also provide a more level playing field among competitors in the industry. 


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Speaking at the Conference on Best Practices in Corporate Communications at Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Makati City, PMPh public affairs and communications manager Dave Gomez said Philip Morris International (PMI) and its affiliates, including PMPh, are undertaking more than 100 youth smoking prevention (YSP) programs in 90 countries.


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In issuing Memorandum Circular No. 2002-71, Lina cited the need to support the Youth Smoking Prevention (YSP) program being implemented by the government and some members of the private sector.


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                    [Summary] => The Department of Agriculture and the National Tobacco Administration (NTA) have endorsed Philip Morris Philippines Inc.’s (PMPh) Tobacco Identity Preservation Program – worldwide agronomy program aimed at maintaining the quality of tobacco produce.


During a recent presentation at the NTA office in Quezon City, agriculture and tobacco officials expressed eagerness to learn more about Philip Morris’ technology in preserving the quality and the identity of the tobacco before it becomes a finished consumer product.


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                    [Title] => Stiff penalties pushed vs vendors who sell cigarettes to minors
                    [Summary] => Stiff penalties await persons who sell cigarettes to kids or induce minors to smoke once the proposed National Tobacco Control Act authored by Valenzuela Rep. Magtanggol Gunigundo II is passed into law.


Gunigundo said he devoted an entire chapter on youth smoking prevention in the bill to ensure that cigarettes and other tobacco products would not be accessible to minors, defined in HB 114 as an individual under 18 years of age.


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"We would like to see the passage of a national law in the Philippines that will not only set a minimum age for the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products, but will also regulate the tobacco industry," said PMPh managing director George Farah in a speech before a conference on corporate communications organized by the prestigious Malaysian-based Marcus Evans events company recently.


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Philip Morris Co. Inc.
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Reports from NTA fieldmen indicate that trading centers in Candon, Ilocos Sur were buying Virginia tobacco at P69 per kilo, well above the declared floor prices for the various grades and types of tobacco.  


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Speaking at the Conference on Best Practices in Corporate Communications at Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Makati City, PMPh public affairs and communications manager Dave Gomez said Philip Morris International (PMI) and its affiliates, including PMPh, are undertaking more than 100 youth smoking prevention (YSP) programs in 90 countries.


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During a recent presentation at the NTA office in Quezon City, agriculture and tobacco officials expressed eagerness to learn more about Philip Morris’ technology in preserving the quality and the identity of the tobacco before it becomes a finished consumer product.


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