It was distressing to see no less than the First Lady and the Agriculture Secretary grace the opening of Philip Morris International’s HTP facility in Batangas. It runs contradictory to the “Love For All” program of the First Lady, which promotes healthy lifestyle and clean living.
In declaring tobacco as a health product, the Supreme Court (SC) has made “far-reaching” strides in interpreting tobacco laws and regulation, according to a former health undersecretary.
If Marcos enacts the vape bill or allows it to become law by July 24, the "absurd situation" cited in the Supreme Court decision will happen.
In the middle of a deadly health crisis, the tobacco industry scored a win in the country, sticking to a tried and tested playbook to protect its interests.
FDA director Ana Rivera justified their grant-seeking venture by revealing that the agency had little allocation in 2016, and so funding research was nearly impossible.
Despite more than half a century’s worth of evidence detailing tobacco’s deadly health consequences, the tobacco industry still lures millions of people worldwide and remains deeply entrenched in society, thanks to a strong political lobbying and well-funded marketing to interfere with public health campaigns.
Tumaas ang tensyon sa pagitan ng Department of Health (DOH) at ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) sa ikasiyam na sesyon ng Conference of the Parties (COP) to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). Hindi nagkasundo ang dalawang ahensya ng gobyerno sa mga pangunahing isyu na kinasasangkutan ng novel tobacco products.
Tensions ran high between the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) during the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). The two government agencies did not see eye to eye on key issues involving novel tobacco products.