While smoking incidence in the Philippines declined to an all-time ... of allowing emotions to muddle the issues. If raising excise taxes on cigarettes is the solution, then why has smoking ...

High excise taxes in the Philippines are pushing adult consumers to buy cheaper, illegal cigarettes and vapes, causing smoking rates to increase, industry ...

These black-market products are reshaping the Philippine tobacco landscape” IF YOU visit a public market or browse a few online listings, you will find ...

What makes sense in principle may not always align with real-world results. This is certainly the case with the Philippine ...

For our agriculture to develop, we need both defensive and offensive strategies. How? We must defend our produce ...

The WHO estimates that without stronger controls, sugary drink consumption in Việt Nam could rise by an average of 6.4 per ...

Remittances from the US could soon carry an added cost for immigrants, including NRIs and visa holders. A proposed 3.5% ...

The Japan Credit Rating Agency Ltd. (JCR) on Thursday affirmed the Philippines' investment-grade credit rating of “A-” with a ...

TOBACCO farmers are rallying behind a House measure aimed at curbing the rampant illicit trade of cigarettes and vapor products, which they say is crippling their livelihoods owing to the unchecked ...

INFLUENTIAL business organizations have expressed their firm support for the ongoing Cabinet revamp triggered by the dismal ...

MANILA, Philippines -The illicit cigarette trade in the Philippines has hit a record high with one in every five cigarettes ...