12 January 2017: The government may completely ban tobacco companies from advertising their products on television and radio in the future, according to a tobacco

5 January 2017: THIS refers to the article “Groups hit Civil Service official for pushing ban on e-cigarettes” by Claudeth Mocon-Ciriaco published on print and online

19 December 2016: MANILA, Philippines – Arguing that its potential health risks remain undetermined, the Department of Health (DOH) and the Civil Service Commission (CSC)

19 December 2016: Republic Act No. 10351 or the Sin Tax Reform Law was passed four years ago after protracted debates and delays. Aside from

19 November 2016: MANILA, Philippines – The country’s employers have expressed concern on the passage of House Bill 4144, saying that the measure — which

16 December 2016: MANILA – A single tax rate for cigarettes, which will take effect next year, will make revenue collection easier for the government,

13 December 2016: The House of Bebot Alvarez, Rudy Fariñas, Eric Singson, Dakila Cua, et al rubber-stamped a weak and controversial tobacco tax bill. Attempting

14 December 2016: The Supreme Court has annulled a government road map designed to boost national tobacco production, ruling that the plan is incompatible with

13 December 2016: Victory — Indonesian anti-tobacco coalition members express their support following a decision by the Supreme Court to annul the Industry Ministry’s tobacco

12 December 2016: A senior public health official has said representatives from the company that produces Camel cigarettes are “liars” during a disagreement over Myanmar’s

10 December 2016: A regional health group on Saturday raised alarm over the “economically unsound” proposals in Congress to amend the Sin Tax Law that

8 December 2016: THE Finance department on Thursday  urged lawmakers to leave the Sin Tax Law alone and let it mature next month. The DoF

5 December 2016: The Department of Finance (DOF) said it is strongly opposing the House committee approved measure seeking to maintain the present two-tiered sin

5 December 2016: Tobacco companies must go all-out with campaigns against underage smoking, including removing tobacco product advertisements near schools, a children’s protection group has

28 November 2016: In a scientific study that looks at the effect of vaping using e-cigarettes on cellular and molecular levels, a team of researchers

27 November 2016: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, also known as COPD, is a progressive lung disease that makes it increasingly difficult to breathe. The condition

28 November 2016: Seeking to attain health and revenue objectives, the government and reformers in civil society, the health community, and the private sector pushed

28 November 2016: By Narendra Kaushik  in New Delhi Thailand has won praise from a United Nations conference on tobacco control for its success in fighting

From 5 to 7 December, the IAKMI (Ikatan Ahli Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia) or Indonesian Public Health Association with the support of SEATCA conducted a workshop to

22 November 2016: Jakarta (ANTARA News) – Under the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), 20 Indonesian young innovators from 17 districts/cities committed themselves to

21 November 2016: MANILA — The Philippine delegates to the seventh session of the Conference of the Parties (COP7) to the World Health Organization Framework

29 November 2016: Groups representing different sectors called on Philippine President Duterte to immediately sign the Executive Order (EO) enforcing a nationwide smoking ban during

On 23 November 2016, SEATCA together with the University of Public Health (UPH), Yangon held a capacity building workshop to develop a monitoring system to

22 November 2016: Indonesia has a new generation of dynamic young people called Young Innovators who are calling upon the Indonesian President and the government

21 November 2016: Smoking in public places in San Juan City will be implemented strictly. The move is in consonance with the existing ordinance that

17 November 2016: With out-of-date policies, cheap access, and ubiquitous usage, Myanmar ranks last in tobacco control, according to a survey of the region released

7 November 2016: THE Department of Health (DOH) does not see the need to enlarge the graphic health warning (GHW) in cigarette packs to more

4 November 2016: New Vios Association of the Philippines (NVAP) President Emer Rojas said while legitimate points of sale in Metro Manila have started complying

6 November 2016: Dr. Margaret Chan As India prepares to host a key global anti-tobacco conference, the world must seize the chance to end a

30 October 2016: A NON-GOVERNMENT organization appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to make the Philippines smoke-free by enforcing a nationwide smoking ban in public places

2 November 2016: Tobacco companies have been meddling in government affairs and interfering with policies aimed at reducing smoking in Myanmar, a new report has

28 October 2016: With his tough anti-vice record in his constituency Davao, the Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is now set to roll out a strict

20 October 2016: TWENTY-FOUR smokers paid a hefty price for lighting up in the George Town Unesco World Heritage Site which is a designated cigarette

19 October 2016: GEORGE TOWN: Twenty four smokers who were caught lighting up in the heritage zone today have until Nov 19 to settle a

15 October 2016: Thai smokers are taking to puffing away in the comfort of their own homes as smoking in public places becomes increasingly restrictive,

13 October 2016:  PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte is set to sign a regulation this month banning smoking in public across Southeast Asia’s second-most populous country,

10 October 2016 Draft EO submitted to Duterte for signature MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) expects President Rodrigo Duterte to sign an executive

10 October 2016 MANILA, Philippines – Good news for anti-smoking advocates: President Duterte is expected to sign this month an order declaring a nationwide smoking

4 October 2016 With the current government aiming high on health development, its decision to raise cigarette excise by an average of 10.54 percent starting

4 October 2016 After lobbying from tobacco companies, a six-month reprieve has been granted on a regulation requiring cigarette packages to carry graphic health warnings,

3 October 2016 The government’s decision to raise cigarette duties will not deter tobacco consumption in the country, public health experts and activists say, as

2 October 2016 Low wages paid to workers in the tobacco industry stand in stark contrast to the fortunes made by their employers and earning

30 September 2016 Filipinos would enjoy lower income tax rates by June next year if the Department of Finance (DOF) could immediately get the legislators’

28 September 2016 TWO years after it was ranked high among Southeast Asian countries that reported tobacco industry influence, the Philippines has made significant gains

26 September 2016 BRUNEI was ranked first among ASEAN countries for its strict tobacco control measures, according to the 2016 Tobacco Industry Interference Index. The