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[Title] => Probe on sin tax law violations backed
[Summary] => Anti-tobacco groups have backed calls for an investigation into the malpractices in the implementation of the Sin Tax Law.
[DatePublished] => 2014-12-29 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo
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[ArticleID] => 1344303
[Title] => PhilHealth urged: Subsidize smoking cessation
[Summary] => An anti-tobacco group has asked the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to subsidize smoking cessation treatment to help those who want to quit the habit.
[DatePublished] => 2014-07-10 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo
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[ArticleID] => 1340541
[Title] => Group offers to help gov’t inspect tobacco firms’ facilities
[Summary] => FCTC Alliance of the Philippines, a civil society group that supported the passage of the sin tax reform law, is willing to assist the government in conducting inspections of tobacco firms’ facilities to determine their compliance with regulations.
[DatePublished] => 2014-06-30 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1804021
[AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña
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[Title] => E-cigarettes not advisable for smokers – DOH
[Summary] => Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), increasingly popular among young Filipinos, are not advisable for those who want to quit smoking, the Department of Health (DOH) warned last week.
[DatePublished] => 2013-01-21 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo
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[Title] => DOH to push for passage of law on graphic health warnings
[Summary] => After the sin tax law, the Department of Health (DOH) will push for the passage of a bill pending in the Senate that would mandate the placing of graphic health warnings on cigarette packs.
[DatePublished] => 2013-01-09 00:00:00
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[Title] => Noy urged: Review sin tax bill
[Summary] => President Aquino should thoroughly review the sin tax measure before signing it into law, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Alliance - Philippines (FCAP) said.
[DatePublished] => 2012-12-13 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin
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[Title] => Groups laud Drilon’s sin tax bill
[Summary] => Various health groups have expressed their support for the sin tax reform bill version of Sen. Franklin Drilon seeking a two-tier taxation system for tobacco products.
[DatePublished] => 2012-11-11 00:00:00
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[Title] => DOH pushes for graphic health warning on cigars
[Summary] => Health Secretary Enrique Ona assured the people yesterday that the Department of Health (DOH) will continue advocating the printing of graphic health warnings on cigarette packs even if House Bill 5727 or the sin tax reform bill for tobacco and alcohol products is passed.
[DatePublished] => 2012-03-09 00:00:00
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[Title] => MMDA crackdown on smokers starts today
[Summary] => The strict enforcement of the no-smoking law in all 17 metro Manila cities will start today, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2011-05-30 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Aie Balagtas See
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[Title] => Cabral mulls AO enforcing picture warnings on cigarette packs
[Summary] => Giving up on the possibility of lawmakers curbing cigarette use, Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral is now working on an initiative to compel cigarette manufacturers to place explicit pictures on the health effects of smoking on every pack of cigarettes.
[DatePublished] => 2010-03-07 00:00:00
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