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To fight childhood stunting, let’s double down against smoking 

By Katrina Gomez Chua | 4 days ago

Contrary to what many people think, stunting — or a child being unexpectedly short for their age — is not only...

Health And Family

Flawed tobacco tax system

By Mary Ann LL. Reyes | May 17, 2025 - 12:00am

If our government thinks that they have successfully reduced tobacco smoking rates just because they increased tobacco excise taxes, then it is kidding itself.

Business

Government urged to lower tobacco tax rates

By Louise Maureen Simeon | May 14, 2025 - 12:00am

The government should consider lowering tobacco tax rates to replenish its declining revenues as illicit trade and price disparity...

Business

BOC lauded for seizure of P83.7 million smuggled cigarettes

By Evelyn Macairan | April 28, 2025 - 12:00am

Tobacco firms in the United States and Japan have commended the Bureau of Customs for confiscating smuggled cigarettes worth...

Nation

Filipino tobacco smokers starting at very young age

By Antolin dela Serna | March 29, 2025 - 12:00am

Headline kini sa usa ka artikulo gikan sa akong mga clippings pinitsahan og June 17, 2003, sinuwat ni Belle Y. Bondoc, nga matud pa, “In the Philippines smoking is acceptable.

Banat Opinyon

NTA backs moratorium on higher tobacco excise taxes

By Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas | February 3, 2025 - 12:00am

The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) is supporting a moratorium on tobacco excise tax hikes to curb illicit tobacco trade...

Business

Tobacco harvest recovers to over 45 million kilos in 2024

By Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas | January 28, 2025 - 12:00am

The country’s tobacco output recovered to over 45 million kilos last year as farmers were encouraged to produce more...

Business

Senator slams push for tobacco tax moratorium amid decline in collection

By Jean Mangaluz | January 17, 2025 - 3:40pm

The decline in the collection of excise taxes needs further study before a moratorium can be imposed, a senator said, as lawmakers...

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Government urged to lower tobacco excise tax rate

By Catherine Talavera | January 11, 2025 - 12:00am

The government should lower the tobacco excise tax rate and strengthen the enforcement of laws against illicit trade to address...

Business

Japan Tobacco heats up global expansion

By Lawrence Agcaoili | December 3, 2024 - 12:00am

Japan Tobacco International (JTI) continues to heat up its global expansion as it aims to bring its innovative heated tobacco...

Business