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                    [Summary] => The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) announced yesterday that the tobacco trading season formally started last Monday. NTA Administrator Mert Ellorin said the farmers are much better off now because prices are good.


Reports from NTA fieldmen indicate that trading centers in Candon, Ilocos Sur were buying Virginia tobacco at P69 per kilo, well above the declared floor prices for the various grades and types of tobacco.
[DatePublished] => 2004-02-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767161 [AuthorName] => Teddy Molina [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 212186 [Title] => Philip Morris Phils urges uniform tax on cigarettes [Summary] => Philip Morris Philippines Inc. (PMPI) , maker of high-end cigarette brands, is urging Congress to revise the excise tax on cigarettes from the current four-tier system to a single or uniform taxation.

Chris Nelson, managing director of PMPI, said the revision will not only correct existing price gaps but will also provide a more level playing field among competitors in the industry.

Under the current taxation scheme, price ranges between P1.25 per pack for low-end brands to about P13.44 per pack for high-end brands.
[DatePublished] => 2003-07-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 175191 [Title] => Philip Morris Phils. leads anti-youth smoking drive [Summary] => Philip Morris Philippines Inc. (PMPh) has urged other tobacco companies in the country to support measures that will reduce the incidence of youth smoking.

Speaking at the Conference on Best Practices in Corporate Communications at Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Makati City, PMPh public affairs and communications manager Dave Gomez said Philip Morris International (PMI) and its affiliates, including PMPh, are undertaking more than 100 youth smoking prevention (YSP) programs in 90 countries.
[DatePublished] => 2002-09-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 164584 [Title] => Lina prods LGUs to ban smoking by the youth [Summary] => Interior and Local Government Secretary Jose Lina Jr. has exhorted all local government units to expedite the passage of ordinances that will ban the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products to minors.

In issuing Memorandum Circular No. 2002-71, Lina cited the need to support the Youth Smoking Prevention (YSP) program being implemented by the government and some members of the private sector.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 156366 [Title] => DA, NTA laud PMPh agro project [Summary] => The Department of Agriculture and the National Tobacco Administration (NTA) have endorsed Philip Morris Philippines Inc.’s (PMPh) Tobacco Identity Preservation Program – worldwide agronomy program aimed at maintaining the quality of tobacco produce.

During a recent presentation at the NTA office in Quezon City, agriculture and tobacco officials expressed eagerness to learn more about Philip Morris’ technology in preserving the quality and the identity of the tobacco before it becomes a finished consumer product.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 154266 [Title] => Stiff penalties pushed vs vendors who sell cigarettes to minors [Summary] => Stiff penalties await persons who sell cigarettes to kids or induce minors to smoke once the proposed National Tobacco Control Act authored by Valenzuela Rep. Magtanggol Gunigundo II is passed into law.

Gunigundo said he devoted an entire chapter on youth smoking prevention in the bill to ensure that cigarettes and other tobacco products would not be accessible to minors, defined in HB 114 as an individual under 18 years of age.
[DatePublished] => 2002-03-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 149302 [Title] => Philip Morris Phils backs comprehensive tobacco regulation [Summary] => Philip Morris Philippines Inc. (PMPh) has reaffirmed its support for the legislation of tobacco industry regulation in the country.

"We would like to see the passage of a national law in the Philippines that will not only set a minimum age for the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products, but will also regulate the tobacco industry," said PMPh managing director George Farah in a speech before a conference on corporate communications organized by the prestigious Malaysian-based Marcus Evans events company recently.
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Philip Morris Co. Inc. [DatePublished] => 2000-06-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096655 [AuthorName] => Des Ferriols [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )

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                    [Title] => Tobacco prices up
                    [Summary] => The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) announced yesterday that the tobacco trading season formally started last Monday. NTA Administrator Mert Ellorin said the farmers are much better off now because prices are good.


Reports from NTA fieldmen indicate that trading centers in Candon, Ilocos Sur were buying Virginia tobacco at P69 per kilo, well above the declared floor prices for the various grades and types of tobacco.
[DatePublished] => 2004-02-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767161 [AuthorName] => Teddy Molina [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 212186 [Title] => Philip Morris Phils urges uniform tax on cigarettes [Summary] => Philip Morris Philippines Inc. (PMPI) , maker of high-end cigarette brands, is urging Congress to revise the excise tax on cigarettes from the current four-tier system to a single or uniform taxation.

Chris Nelson, managing director of PMPI, said the revision will not only correct existing price gaps but will also provide a more level playing field among competitors in the industry.

Under the current taxation scheme, price ranges between P1.25 per pack for low-end brands to about P13.44 per pack for high-end brands.
[DatePublished] => 2003-07-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 175191 [Title] => Philip Morris Phils. leads anti-youth smoking drive [Summary] => Philip Morris Philippines Inc. (PMPh) has urged other tobacco companies in the country to support measures that will reduce the incidence of youth smoking.

Speaking at the Conference on Best Practices in Corporate Communications at Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Makati City, PMPh public affairs and communications manager Dave Gomez said Philip Morris International (PMI) and its affiliates, including PMPh, are undertaking more than 100 youth smoking prevention (YSP) programs in 90 countries.
[DatePublished] => 2002-09-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 164584 [Title] => Lina prods LGUs to ban smoking by the youth [Summary] => Interior and Local Government Secretary Jose Lina Jr. has exhorted all local government units to expedite the passage of ordinances that will ban the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products to minors.

In issuing Memorandum Circular No. 2002-71, Lina cited the need to support the Youth Smoking Prevention (YSP) program being implemented by the government and some members of the private sector.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 156366 [Title] => DA, NTA laud PMPh agro project [Summary] => The Department of Agriculture and the National Tobacco Administration (NTA) have endorsed Philip Morris Philippines Inc.’s (PMPh) Tobacco Identity Preservation Program – worldwide agronomy program aimed at maintaining the quality of tobacco produce.

During a recent presentation at the NTA office in Quezon City, agriculture and tobacco officials expressed eagerness to learn more about Philip Morris’ technology in preserving the quality and the identity of the tobacco before it becomes a finished consumer product.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 154266 [Title] => Stiff penalties pushed vs vendors who sell cigarettes to minors [Summary] => Stiff penalties await persons who sell cigarettes to kids or induce minors to smoke once the proposed National Tobacco Control Act authored by Valenzuela Rep. Magtanggol Gunigundo II is passed into law.

Gunigundo said he devoted an entire chapter on youth smoking prevention in the bill to ensure that cigarettes and other tobacco products would not be accessible to minors, defined in HB 114 as an individual under 18 years of age.
[DatePublished] => 2002-03-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 149302 [Title] => Philip Morris Phils backs comprehensive tobacco regulation [Summary] => Philip Morris Philippines Inc. (PMPh) has reaffirmed its support for the legislation of tobacco industry regulation in the country.

"We would like to see the passage of a national law in the Philippines that will not only set a minimum age for the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products, but will also regulate the tobacco industry," said PMPh managing director George Farah in a speech before a conference on corporate communications organized by the prestigious Malaysian-based Marcus Evans events company recently.
[DatePublished] => 2002-02-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 99288 [Title] => Philip Morris to control $300-M joint venture [Summary] =>

Philip Morris Co. Inc. [DatePublished] => 2000-06-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096655 [AuthorName] => Des Ferriols [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )

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