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                    [Title] => Phl, 79 other countries nix WHO guidelines on tobacco products
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Thousands of tobacco farmers in the northern provinces where the crop is grown have joined hands with their colleagues in 79 other countries in opposing the proposal of the World Health Organization (WHO) to ban the use of ingredients in tobacco products which is being tackled at a global conference attended by representatives of various countries including the Philippines in Uruguay.

[DatePublished] => 2010-11-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767161 [AuthorName] => Teddy Molina [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 476023 [Title] => Various groups urge DOF to rethink additional cigarette tax [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines – The drop in cigarette excise tax collections this year following an increase in rates last Jan. 1 should force the Department of Finance to rethink its proposal for yet another round of tax increases as this would not only result in dwindling revenue collection but may very well sound the death knell for the entire local tobacco industry.

[DatePublished] => 2009-06-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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