The Philippine National Police (PNP) confiscated over P5.2 million worth of illegal cigarettes and arrested a 38-year-old Filipina in a raid in Estancia, Iloilo,...
Health and policy specialists worldwide are warning that bans on smoke-free nicotine products are fueling illicit trade, depriving governments of tax revenue and driving...
As the Philippines takes on the ASEAN Chairship, the EU‑ASEAN Business Council (EU‑ABC) is pressing for stronger policy alignment and credible enforcement measures to...
Experts, consumer advocates and regulators at the "Good COP 2.0" conference in Geneva cautioned that prohibitionist approaches targeting tobacco harm reduction (THR), often backed...
Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sherwin Gatchalian sounded the alarm over the growing threat of illicit trade in the...
CONSUMER advocate CitizenWatch Philippines on Tuesday expressed full support for the newly forged partnership between the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Federation of...
Department of Trade and Industry Assistant Secretary and supervising head of the Office for the Special Mandate on Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products, their...
MANILA—The Philippines could save up to $687 million annually if just 10 percent of its 14.4 million smokers switch to tobacco harm reduction products,...
Businesses across Southeast Asia should take a more active role in combating illicit trade, which continues to thrive despite enforcement efforts, according to legal...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed on Wednesday tax evasion charges amounting to P711.3 million before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against businesses...
Illicit trade poses maritime security risks in Southeast Asia, a serious threat that must be countered by tougher cross-border controls across the region.
This was...
As President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. views the recent surge in agricultural product smuggling as a national security threat, law enforcement and intelligence agencies assist...
An Australian security expert asked the Philippine government to learn from his country’s policy mistakes involving excessive taxation on tobacco and vaping products.
“The annual...
