Tobacco Control Advocates Call For DOH To Ensure That Cigarette Packs Sold In The Philippines Are Plastered With Graphic Warnings Conveying The Health Risks Associated With Smoking

A couple of groups advocating for tobacco control initiates, HealthJustice Philippines and Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA), are calling upon the Department of Health (DOH) to ensure that all tobacco products sold in the Philippines are emblazoned with graphic health warnings depicting the negative effects smoking can have on the human body. By their …

HealthJustice Philippines Board Member Claims Vaping Is Not Safer Than Smoking Cigarettes

Despite a growing body of scientific evidence to the contrary, HealthJustice Philippines, a health group which advocates for higher tobacco product taxes and increased tobacco control, claims vaping is not safer than smoking cigarettes. According to former Health Secretary Jaime Galvez Tan, now a member of the HealthJustice Philippines board, the notion that vaping is …