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The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is not keen on initiating the filing of a bill that will set a floor price on cigarettes, saying this is more of a health measure than a revenue-generating measure, its top official said.

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The Department of Finance has welcomed a suggestion floated by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to set a minimum price on cigarettes to create a fairer marketplace and curb smoking amid the widespread availability of discounted tobacco products.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20140625/cigarretts-on-hand-3.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 846639 [Title] => MMDA starts martial arts training for field personnel [Summary] =>

Instead of pushing its bid to arm traffic men, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has started martial arts training for its field personnel.

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Tobacco production may decline by 2.5 percent to 78 million kilograms due to the adverse impact of the La Niña weather phenomenon, the National Tobacco Administration (NTA) said today.

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Tobacco demand in the Philippines is growing despite the worldwide campaign against it.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804891 [AuthorName] => Artemio Dumlao [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 563612 [Title] => Another kind of love story [Summary] =>

All my life, I have had gay best buddies and I would say that in my colorful circle of friends, they tend to be the most talented, the most intelligent, the most candid (or frank, if you may), and the most fiercely loyal.

[DatePublished] => 2010-04-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1283883 [AuthorName] => Dot Ramos Balasbas-Gancayco [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 498670 [Title] => Philip Morris invests P1 billion on tobacco leaf regional warehouse [Summary] =>

Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing Inc. (PMPI) is investing P1 billion in Subic for the construction of its tobacco leaf regional warehouse.

[DatePublished] => 2009-08-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1480108 [AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 33814 [Title] => Cigarette makers bullish despite odds [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-12-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 93643 [Title] => Early death of smokers is good for the country [Summary] => Three years ago, the director-general of the World Health Organization came out with an official statement that smoking was the No. 1 global health problem. The developed countries have taken positive steps to diminish smoking in their respective countries. But cigarette manufacturers have adopted the policy of launching a major campaign to encourage smoking in third world nations. The irony is that third world countries have not taken any steps to protect themselves from this health time bomb. [DatePublished] => 2001-07-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135432 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1115213 [AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 92922 [Title] => Tobacco and marijuana [Summary] => Last year, smokers afflicted by various diseases that were brought about by their smoking filed a class-action suit for punitive damages against a giant tobacco firm. The Florida jury that judged the case awarded them $145 billion in damages. Now, a cancer-stricken smoker has just been awarded $3 billion by a Los Angeles jury. The tobacco company that lost the case is Phillip Morris.
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The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is not keen on initiating the filing of a bill that will set a floor price on cigarettes, saying this is more of a health measure than a revenue-generating measure, its top official said.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1338568 [Title] => DOF welcomes BIR suggestion to set floor price for cigarettes [Summary] =>

The Department of Finance has welcomed a suggestion floated by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to set a minimum price on cigarettes to create a fairer marketplace and curb smoking amid the widespread availability of discounted tobacco products.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20140625/cigarretts-on-hand-3.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 846639 [Title] => MMDA starts martial arts training for field personnel [Summary] =>

Instead of pushing its bid to arm traffic men, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has started martial arts training for its field personnel.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 782709 [Title] => Tobacco production to decline due to La Niña [Summary] =>

Tobacco production may decline by 2.5 percent to 78 million kilograms due to the adverse impact of the La Niña weather phenomenon, the National Tobacco Administration (NTA) said today.

[DatePublished] => 2012-03-01 23:00:29 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 710687 [Title] => Tobacco demand grows despite anti-smoking drive [Summary] =>

Tobacco demand in the Philippines is growing despite the worldwide campaign against it.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804891 [AuthorName] => Artemio Dumlao [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 563612 [Title] => Another kind of love story [Summary] =>

All my life, I have had gay best buddies and I would say that in my colorful circle of friends, they tend to be the most talented, the most intelligent, the most candid (or frank, if you may), and the most fiercely loyal.

[DatePublished] => 2010-04-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1283883 [AuthorName] => Dot Ramos Balasbas-Gancayco [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 498670 [Title] => Philip Morris invests P1 billion on tobacco leaf regional warehouse [Summary] =>

Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing Inc. (PMPI) is investing P1 billion in Subic for the construction of its tobacco leaf regional warehouse.

[DatePublished] => 2009-08-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1480108 [AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 33814 [Title] => Cigarette makers bullish despite odds [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-12-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 93643 [Title] => Early death of smokers is good for the country [Summary] => Three years ago, the director-general of the World Health Organization came out with an official statement that smoking was the No. 1 global health problem. The developed countries have taken positive steps to diminish smoking in their respective countries. But cigarette manufacturers have adopted the policy of launching a major campaign to encourage smoking in third world nations. The irony is that third world countries have not taken any steps to protect themselves from this health time bomb. [DatePublished] => 2001-07-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135432 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1115213 [AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 92922 [Title] => Tobacco and marijuana [Summary] => Last year, smokers afflicted by various diseases that were brought about by their smoking filed a class-action suit for punitive damages against a giant tobacco firm. The Florida jury that judged the case awarded them $145 billion in damages. Now, a cancer-stricken smoker has just been awarded $3 billion by a Los Angeles jury. The tobacco company that lost the case is Phillip Morris.
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