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Marcos meets with Philip Morris execs

By Alexis Romero | November 28, 2022 - 12:00am

President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos met recently with officials of international tobacco firm Philip Morris...

Headlines

Philip Morris in talks to buy Swedish Match

May 11, 2022 - 12:00am

Tobacco giant Philip Morris International is in talks to acquire Swedish Match, the companies said Monday, in a deal that would boost its smokeless offerings.

Business

PMFTC streamlining operations

By Iris Gonzales | January 26, 2021 - 12:00am

PMFTC Inc., the partnership between Lucio Tan’s Fortune Tobacco Corp. and US cigarette giant Philip Morris, is streamlining its operations.

Business

PMFTC, government to curb illicit cigarette trade

By Ted P. Torres | November 29, 2015 - 9:00am

Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco Corp. (PMFTC) has vowed to work closely with government and other market players to curb illicit trade in the cigarette industry.

Business

BIR keeping watch on cigarette sellers for tax stamp compliance

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | October 11, 2015 - 8:53pm

The Bureau of Internal Revenue is keeping a close watch on retailers of cigarettes to ensure 100 percent compliance by all...

Business

BIR to closely monitor cigarette retailers

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | October 11, 2015 - 10:00am

Almost all cigarette manufacturers are already complying with the government tax stamp system meant to ensure revenues are being collected from the sector, but the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is not restin...

Business

Share of taxed cigarettes down in 2014

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | February 7, 2015 - 12:00am

The share of taxed cigarettes in the Philippines declined last year due to the proliferation of untaxed products, a leading tobacco firm said.

Business

Philip Morris cuts 30% of its Marikina workforce

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | January 14, 2015 - 12:00am

Struggling with slow sales, cigarette giant Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco Corp. (PMFTC) slashed more than 30 percent of its workforce in its manufacturing plant in Marikina as part of a restructuring plan to improve...

Business

Senate tax study kinatigan ng BOC officials at NTA

By Malou Escudero | October 29, 2014 - 12:00am

Kinatigan ng dalawang opisyal ng gobyerno ang natuklasan ng Senate Tax Study and Research Office (STSRO) na nagkaroon ng pag-abuso...

Bansa

Bill seeks P38 minimum price for all tobacco products

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | October 6, 2014 - 12:00am

A bill has been filed in Congress seeking to set the minimum price for all tobacco products at P38 per pack.

Headlines