Tag: tobacco
WHO told: Protect global health based on science, not ideology
THE Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA), a tobacco harm reduction advocacy group, has called on the World Health Organization (WHO)...
3 nabbed in Davao del Sur for violating law on tobacco products
OPERATIVES of the PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested three individuals in Davao del Sur yesterday for violation of the law on...
BIR cites impact of tobacco excise tax halt on govt revenue goals
Calls for a moratorium on excise taxes on tobacco products must not be put in place unless adjustments are made to the government’s excise...
BIR estimates tobacco 2024 tax revenues at $7.3B
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) estimates that revenues from the tobacco industry may have reached $7.3 billion in 2024.
The BIR gave no comparative...
Parents reject push to lower tobacco taxes
THE Parents Against Vape (PAV) yesterday added its voice to those opposing moves to suspend the annual tax rate hike on cigarettes and other...
