October 22, 2026

Groups File DTI Complaint Over Alleged Illegal IQOS Promotion at Filipino Music Awards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 22, 2026 Groups File DTI Complaint Over Alleged Illegal IQOS Promotion at Filipino Music Awards MANILA, Philippines — Ten public health, child rights, […]
September 1, 2026

Tax vapes to the max to save lives, public health advocates demand

Public health advocacy network Healthy Philippines Alliance (HPA), together with HealthJustice as its convener, called on lawmakers to impose the maximum possible tax rate on vapor […]
April 16, 2026

Health groups urge DTI to act vs ZYN, IQOS over repeated illegal promotions, unregistered nicotine products

Public health and children’s rights groups filed three consecutive complaints against nicotine pouch brand ZYN and heated tobacco product (HTP) company IQOS Philippines, urging the Department […]
March 13, 2026

A call on President Marcos and Congress to protect the health of our people: End Nicotine Addiction, Starting with a Vape Ban

We urge His Excellency President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Congress to immediately enact a ban on vape products in the country. Doing so will rectify the […]
February 28, 2026

PH Lagging Behind ASEAN as Lawmakers Dither: Civil Society Demands Absolute Vape Ban

Public health groups urged the Philippine government to impose an absolute ban on e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products (HTPs), and other nicotine delivery products, citing their health […]
February 18, 2026

PH urged to follow stronger tobacco control policies on SEATCA’s 25th Anniversary Legacy Awards

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Public health think tank HealthJustice Philippines joined government leaders, diplomats, international civil society groups, and advocates at the Tobacco Control Legacies in Bangkok, Thailand […]
November 11, 2025

Former Health and Education Secretaries and Officials, CSC Heads Appeal to President Marcos to Designate DOH as Head of PH Delegation to the Global Tobacco Control Talks

Former Secretaries and senior officials of the Department of Health (DOH), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and Department of Education (DepEd), along with former […]