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Smoking killed 7.69 mil. people around world in 2019

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 15 10:10 AM

About 7.69 million people worldwide died in 2019 from a variety of smoking-related diseases, an estimate by a team of researchers showed. Read more »

P4-M halaga ng sigarilyong idineklarang paper towel nasabat ng Customs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 12:11 PM

Aabot sa P4 milyong halaga ng sigarilyo na idineklara bilang 'paper hand towel' ang nakumpiska ng mga awtoridad sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport, sabi ngayong Linggo ng Bureau of Customs. Read more »

House passes bill on e-cigarettes, vapes amid concerns over provisions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 06:30 PM

Voting 192-34-4, some spoke against the measure as critics say that if it becomes a law, it will make electronic cigarettes and other related products more accessible to the youth. Read more »

Philip Morris to phase out cigarettes in Japan within decade

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 11:12 PM

The head of tobacco giant Philip Morris said the company will phase out conventional cigarettes in Japan within 10 years, in an interview with the Nikkei business daily published Friday. Read more »

Menthol cigarettes, flavored cigars face ban in United States

Ankur Banerjee, Reuters
Posted at Apr 30 07:15 AM

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday proposed a ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, a long-awaited win for anti-smoking and civil rights groups but one that could erase a huge share of sales for the Big Tobacco. Read more »

Tycoon Lucio Tan stable, recovering after hospitalized for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 12:46 AM

MANILA - Business tycoon Lucio Tan is now stable and is recovering after being admitted to a hospital for COVID-19, his daughter said late Saturday. Read more »

Tobacco excise tax collection exceeds target in February: DOF

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 01 12:57 PM

The Bureau of Internal Revenue exceeded its tobacco excise tax target collections for the month of February after Japan Tobacco hikes payment by over 100 percent, the finance department said Monday.  Read more »

Barkada culture 'weaponized'?: The shared joy and despair of vaping among Pinoy youth

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 07:57 PM

A medical anthropologist suggested that the multi-sensory experience of vaping was designed as a hook and "staging area" for a community to blossom. Read more »

Recto bill wants minors banned from buying vape, IDs to be presented at stores

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 02:44 AM

Senate Bill No. 1951 "imposes a minimum age restriction of 18 years for these products to ensure that only adults are allowed access to its use," Recto said. Read more »

North Korea prohibits smoking in public spaces

Reuters
Posted at Nov 05 07:15 AM

SEOUL - North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly on Wednesday introduced smoking bans in some public places to provide citizens with "hygienic living environments," state media KCNA reported on Thursday.   Read more »

JTI eyes hiking local tobacco buying to aid farmers: DOF

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 12:14 PM

The Japan Tobacco International Inc (JTI) is eyeing increasing its procurement of locally produced tobacco to support farmers grappling with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the Finance Department said Monday.    Read more »

Germany to ban cigarette street ads from 2022

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 19 03:59 AM

FRANKFURT - Germany will finally ban outdoor tobacco advertising from 2022, the parliament announced Friday, becoming the last country in the European Union to do so.  Read more »

E-cigarette maker Juul plans layoffs, Europe and Asia exit: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 03 03:35 PM

Troubled e-cigarette maker Juul plans to pull out of Europe and Asia and lay off more workers after already shedding a third of its workforce, the Wall Street Journal said Wednesday. Read more »

House panel approves bill regulating sale of vapes, e-cigarettes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 11:12 AM

The House of Representatives Committee of Trade and Industry has approved a bill regulating the manufacture, sale and distribution of vapes, e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine and non-nicotine delivery systems, a lawmaker said Monday. Read more »

Lucio Tan group bucks pandemic, posts higher net income as tobacco sales rise

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 05:42 PM

LTG, which has interests in tobacco, alcoholic drinks, banking and real estate among others, said its tobacco unit accounted for P8.18 billion or 82 percent of the income.  Read more »

Excise tax collections from large taxpayers exceed January - June target: DOF

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 13 02:54 PM

Collections by the Bureau of Internal Revenue from large taxpayers reached P128.59 billion, exceeding the adjusted P113.64 billion target for the period by 13.15 percent, the DOF said in a statement.   Read more »

How theater actor Lorenz Martinez quit smoking

Leah C. Salterio
Posted at May 31 06:00 AM

With the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) observed annually every May 31, the public is reminded about the dangers of smoking and the negative health effects of tobacco use.    Read more »

'Thirdhand' smoke poses health risks, say US scientists

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 05 07:27 AM

WASHINGTON - The stale odor that announces a smoker's entry into a room may be more than merely unpleasant. Read more »

Turn back time: how quitting smoking reverses lung cell damage

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 30 03:29 AM

Smokers can effectively turn back time in their lungs by kicking the habit, with healthy cells emerging to replace some of their tobacco-damaged and cancer-prone ones, a new study shows. Read more »

US raises tobacco, e-cigarette purchase age from 18 to 21

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 20 03:53 AM

The US Congress voted Thursday to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco and e-cigarettes from 18 to 21 across the country, a move intended to stem the rising tide of youth vaping.   Read more »