LATEST ALERTS
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Office for the Special Mandate on vaporised nicotine and non-nicotine products, their devices, and novel
Philippines: The Philippine Medical Association (PMA), Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS), Philippine Academy of Pediatric Pulmonologists (PAPP), Philippine Society of Public Health Physicians, Parents
Philippines: The Bureau of Internal Revenue’s active campaign against the illicit trade of tobacco products, including vapes, has helped the government to narrow
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has reminded sellers that vaping products must be displayed responsibly and should never be placed next
Philippines: The Health Care Providers Alliance Against Covid (HPAAC) has called on the Senate to reject bill 11360, which seeks to replace the
Philippines: The Philippine Tobacco Institute (PTI), a trade association, supports a tax proposal that would replace the annual 5% hike on tobacco and
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has reminded sellers of vaping and heated tobacco products that they are required to verify the age
Philippines: During a speech at the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) National Tax Campaign Kick-off 2025, president Ferdinand R Marcos Jr. voiced his
Philippines: Yesterday (3rd February), the House of Representatives (lower chamber of parliament) approved House Bill 11360, which aims to rationalise excise tax rates
Philippines: Senator Win Gatchalian, chair of the Senate (upper chamber of parliament) Ways and Means Committee, has criticised online shopping platforms for enabling
Philippines: Yesterday (3rd February), the House of Representatives (lower chamber of parliament) approved House Bill 11286 – which seeks to strengthen excise tax
Philippines: The Sin Tax Coalition, a campaign to secure the passage of a high tax on products such as tobacco, urged the Senate (upper chamber of
Philippines: During the public hearing on the illicit trade of excisable products, senator Win Gatchalian said one of the policy recommendations of the
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Office for the Special Mandate on Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products (OSMV) has asked stakeholders and the public
Philippines: The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) supports more decisive actions to combat the illegal trade of tobacco and vaping products, media reports. “The illicit tobacco
Philippines: A group of House leaders has proposed a bill to temporarily suspend the annual increase of 5% in tobacco excise taxes for
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has suspended 14 manufacturers and importers of vaping products for failing to meet packaging requirements. A preliminary
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has reminded importers and manufacturers of vaping products and heated tobacco products to register for the Philippine Standard
Philippines: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has confirmed a decrease in excise tax collection from 2021 to 2024 that led to a
Philippines: Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) commissioner Romeo Lumagui said in a social media post that online vape sellers still need to pay the
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has reacted to social media posts by two vape companies, Flare and Shft, in which they
Philippines: Public health advocacy group HealthJustice has called for a total ban on e-cigarettes. After Vietnam's National Assembly approved a resolution to ban e-cigarettes from
Philippines: According to a social media post by Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) commissioner Romeo D Lumagui Jr., the BIR has seized more
Philippines: Senator Sherwin Gatchalian from the majority bloc Nationalist People’s Coalition party has filed Senate Resolution 1243, calling for an investigation into revenue
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has issued a press release informing that it has lifted the suspension of trading activities for vape
Philippines: Yesterday, 18th November, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported the seizure of PHP5.07bn ($86m) in smuggled vape products during the first ten
Philippines: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)'s assistant commissioner Jethro M. Sabariaga told the press that the BIR is likely to miss its
Philippines: Jaime Fresnedi, a member of the House of Representatives from the majority bloc Liberal Party, has filed a bill to amend the Vaporised
Philippines: Following the publication of amendments to the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Republic Act 11900 (Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act), which
Philippines: According to our compliance calendar, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) revenue regulations 16-2024, which updates floor prices of vaping products, enters into
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has published amendments to the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Republic Act 11900, which regulated e-cigarettes,
Philippines: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has issued revenue regulations 16-2024, which updates floor prices of vaping products. As a reference, the regulations
Philippines: Following the suspension of sales of five vape brands for alleged violations of internal revenue fiscal market requirements, the Department of Trade and Industry
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has suspended the sales of five vape brands for alleged violations of the Vape Law (Republic Act
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry has issued department order 24-154. The order defines elements of the offences drawn up in Republic Act
Philippines: The Supreme Court has affirmed its 2021 decision ruling that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has regulatory authority over the health aspect of
Philippines: The House Ways and Means Committee approved a substitute to bill 10329, which requires tobacco and vaping companies to implement a digital track-and-trace system
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has issued the Department Administrative Order 24-03, series of 2024, which suspends online sales of
China: According to trade data from the General Administration of Customs published in the press, in May 2024, e-cigarette exports to France totalled
Philippines: Senator Robinhood “Robin” Padilla of the majority bloc Philippine Democratic Party has filed Senate Bill 2729, which seeks to amend the Vape Law
Philippines: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has said that the total tax liability from confiscated illegal cigarettes and vapes amounted to more
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will start punishing stores selling unregistered vape products as of September, press reports. Assistant secretary Amanda
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has announced a robust approach to enforce Republic Act 11900 (Vape Law), which regulates e-cigarettes, heated tobacco
Philippines: The Bureau of Philippine Standards of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-BPS) issued the first batch of approved vaping products under the Philippine
Philippines: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. called on the Bureau of Customs (BoC) and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to expand and strengthen their efforts
Philippines: House of Representatives member Ray Reyes, of the minority Anakalusugan Party List, urged legislators to review the Vape Law to transfer the
Philippines: The Department of Health (DOH) has urged manufacturers, importers, distributors and sellers of nicotine-containing and nicotine-free e-cigarettes to comply with the upcoming
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will issue supplemental guidelines for the mandatory certification of vape products next month, press reports. DTI
Philippines: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has released the new tax stamp design for vapour products, which will have a peach colour.
