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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 »

Gov't seeks equal tax rate for vape, cigarettes: finance official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 12:27 PM

A law that will raise taxes on cigarettes starting January 2020 needs to be amended to include a P45 excise tax on vape products depending on nicotine content, Finance Assistant Secretary Tony Lambino told DZMM. Read more »

'We tax them': Duterte explains why he allows tobacco, but bans vaping

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 11:06 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday explained why he allows the manufacture and importation of tobacco but is banning the importation of electronic cigarettes and vaping devices. Read more »

Duterte warns judiciary vs interfering with vaping ban

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 10:19 PM

“I will not obey your order because of the peculiar situation this country finds.” Read more »

'New public health menace': House leader wants vaping ban for minors

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 16 06:32 PM

Vaping is a "new public health menace" that must be heavily regulated, a House leader said Saturday, saying she would file a bill to prohibit the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors. Read more »

Duterte asks lawmakers: Pass alcohol, vape tax

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 12 03:56 PM

Duterte said the tax adjustments would "address the urgent need" to fund Universal Health Care, based on a copy of the President's letter to Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III. Read more »

E-cigs may damage the heart, study says

Elizabeth Donovan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 08 07:28 AM

Vaping devices and the chemicals they deliver -- increasingly popular among teens -- may damage the cardiovascular system, a study said Thursday, adding to a growing chorus of concern over injury and deaths related to e-cigarettes. Read more »

China calls for businesses to shut down e-cigarette online shops

Josh Horwitz, Reuters
Posted at Nov 01 08:05 PM

China's tobacco regulator on Friday issued a notice asking e-commerce platforms and businesses to shut online stores that sell electronic cigarette products, in a move aimed at stopping minors from purchasing e-cigarettes through the internet. Read more »

Gov't seeks higher tax on e-cigarettes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 01 10:27 AM

Bringing the tax on vape products "to a level of parity" with cigarettes will generate P300 billion over 5 years, said Finance Assistant Secretary Tony Lambino.   Read more »

S.Korea warns of 'serious risk' from vaping, considers sales ban

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Oct 23 01:47 PM

SEOUL - South Korea on Wednesday advised people to stop using liquid e-cigarettes due to growing health concerns and vowed to speed up an investigation into whether to ban sales, a move likely to hit major producers such as Juul and local tobacco company KT&G.   Read more »

36 anyos huli sa pagbebenta ng pekeng sigarilyo

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Posted at Oct 20 05:45 PM

Naaresto ang isang lalaking nagbebenta umano ng pekeng sigarilyo sa Sipalay City, Negros Occidental noong Huwebes. Read more »

At tobacco industry forum, panic over possible e-cigarette ban in US

Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 27 04:07 AM

While most of Washington is gripped by the impeachment storm swirling around Donald Trump, a few blocks up Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, hundreds of executives are pondering another potential presidential upheaval. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 25, 2019

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Posted at Sep 26 12:24 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Tobacco farmers seek higher prices of leaves

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 04:47 PM

Tobacco farmers from Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte call on the government to raise the floor price of tobacco leaves to P128 per kilo as the National Tobacco Administration holds a consultative conference on the setting of floor prices of the product, in Quezon City on Wednesday. Read more »

Mint, menthol e-cigarette liquids high in cancer-causing compound: study

Linda Carroll, Reuters Health
Posted at Sep 17 07:05 AM

A cancer-causing compound banned by US regulators last year as a food additive has been found at potentially dangerous levels in mint and menthol flavored e-cigarette liquids and smokeless tobacco products, researchers said on Monday.   Read more »

Tobacco giants Philip Morris, Altria in merger talks

Sheila Kaplan, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 28 08:57 AM

The companies described the proposed deal in a statement as an “all-stock, merger of equals” but cautioned that the discussions might not result in an agreement. Read more »

Universal Health Care funding continues despite gaming suspension: finance official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 29 10:50 AM

Lotto, Peryahan ng Bayan, small town lottery (STL) and Keno are among the gaming schemes ordered shut by President Rodrigo Duterte due to the alleged “massive corruption” at the PCSO.  Read more »

Duterte signs law imposing higher taxes on cigarettes

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Updated as of Jul 26 05:13 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law imposing higher excise taxes on tobacco products, according to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez. Read more »

Marcos rejects Duterte’s call for another tobacco tax hike

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 10:11 PM

MANILA - Senator Imee Marcos on Monday opposed President Rodrigo Duterte’s call to increase anew taxes on tobacco, one of the primary products of her home province Ilocos Norte. Read more »

Duterte slams smokers: 'They should be exterminated'

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 07:19 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte slammed cigarette smokers, as he called on Congress to further raise the tax on tobacco and alcohol because of its negative effects on health. Read more »