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MANILA, Philippines — As many as 3,044 fire incidents have been recorded in 2024 so far with cigarettes blamed for most of the blaze. This was according to Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) spokesperson Annalee Atienza on…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Mandaue City Field Unit confiscated P1.9 million worth of fake cigarettes from a retail store in MC Briones Street, Barangay Ermita, Cebu City, on Tuesday evening, June…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Smoking cessation in several Filipino tobacco users remains a daunting challenge. Based on the data from the Global Adult Tobacco 2021 Survey, of the 15.1 million adult tobacco users in the Philippines, 63.7…
MANILA, Philippines—Every June, Filipinos are being encouraged to stop smoking as the country observes the National No Smoking Month—which highlights the harmful effects of tobacco products. June was declared National No Smoking Month by Proclamation No. 183 signed…
MANILA, Philippines — The new year begins with another increase in “sin” taxes, meant not only to discourage smoking and drinking but also to raise more revenues to finance the universal health care (UHC) program being implemented…
Collections from so-called sin products, including sugary drinks, totaled P269.1 billion in 2019 amid higher excise tax rates slapped on their consumption, Department of Finance (DOF) data showed. Based on preliminary figures from the DOF’s strategy, economics…
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, announced the banning of e-cigarettes in the country. Duterte said he would “ban the use and importation” of vaping or e-cigarettes. “Vaping is also dangerous, I…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — As long as there’s a demand, we will continue to sell cigarettes. These were the common answers of the Cebuano vendors despite the upcoming sharp increase of the cigarette prices in the country.…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has expressed support to the proposal to impose a higher tax on tobacco products, saying it would make cigarettes “less available and affordable” to the youth. “Significant increase in…
The Director of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in Central Visayas (BJMP-7) relieved the jail officer who shot two men for sneaking in cigarettes inside the jail facility on Tuesday, June 5. Police Chief Supt.…
A young man died after he was shot by guard for sneaking in cigarettes inside city jail Just two weeks ago, he was apprehended by jail officers for allegedly trying to sneak in packs of cigarettes into…
Despite the number of contraband items seized inside the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) during Friday morning’s greyhound operation, police assured illegal drug activity inside the jail facility has been decreasing. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency…
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