May 22, 2023

Shift to food crop production removes tobacco farmers’ risk of nicotine poisoning

It is called the “Green Tobacco Sickness” or GTS, a form of nicotine poisoning from directly handling tobacco leaves, which poses a real risk to tobacco […]
March 30, 2023

Smoking, too, can cause colon cancer—expert

Who are more likely to develop and die from colorectal cancer? Those people who have smoked tobacco for a long time. “We know that smoking may […]
January 25, 2023

House bill seeking to hike excise tax on e-cigarettes gains support

HEALTH advocacy groups have expressed their strong support to House Bill (HB) 5532, raising excise taxes on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs). Filed by Rep. […]
December 8, 2022

Stop smoking, eat healthy, exercise and prevent lung cancer—expert

The Department of Health (DOH) said that lung cancer, considered a silent killer, is one of the most common types of cancer in the Philippines. Over […]
December 8, 2020

Public health advocates alarmed as PH ranking slips in Global Tobacco Control Report

MANILA – Philippine public health advocates raised alarm over findings of a global report that the tobacco industry has remained relentless in their lobbying efforts to […]
November 21, 2020

E-cigarettes and Heated Tobacco Products are Harmful; Keep them Off our Children

E-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs) are neither safe nor beneficial and must be strictly regulated to ensure they do not get into the hands of […]
August 18, 2020

Smoke-free movement warns against smoking areas in workplaces

The Philippine Smoke-Free Movement raised an alarm against the recent rejection of a smoking ban in workplaces as recommended by the Inter-agency Task Force on Emerging […]
July 9, 2020

Health group backs plan of DoF and DTI to ban online sale of tobacco and vape products, cites EO 106 of PRRD prohibiting sales of unregistered and adulterated products

PRESS RELEASE 9 July 2020   HealthJustice Philippines, a non-stock and non-profit organization with research and legal expertise in tobacco control and health promotion, supported the […]
May 21, 2020

100% smoke-free environment is the better normal – health experts

PRESS RELEASE 21 May 2020   100% smoke-free environment is the better normal – health experts Quezon City – Health experts recommend that public spaces should […]