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DTI URGED: RETHINK PH AS HTP MANUFACTURING HUB

Post author By Paz Liu
Post date August 9, 2023
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Anakalusugan Party-list expressed concern over the pronouncements of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) marketing the Philippines as a manufacturing hub for e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs). “It is deeply concerning that our economic managers are seemingly disregarding the potential health risks of using e-cigarettes and HTPs in favor of economic gain,” said […]

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IMPOSE HIGHER TAXES ON E-CIGARETTES – SEN. CAYETANO

Post author By Romelo Caparas
Post date October 18, 2019
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Amid rising concerns in many countries about the health risks of electronic cigarettes and vapes, Senator Pia Cayetano reiterated that Congress has the jurisdiction to impose higher taxes on these products as a means to regulate their use. The chairperson of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, Cayetano made the assertion at the start […]

Tags Department of Health, e-cigarettes, health, heated tobacco products, Senator Pia Cayetano, Tax, vapes