November 22, 2024

National Children’s Month: Health Advocates demand stronger vape and tobacco laws to save Filipino children

Public health advocates underscored the urgent need to strengthen and strictly enforce our vape and tobacco control policies and immediately amend Republic Act 11900 or the […]
August 23, 2024

Health group slams vape company’s dirty tricks in Ph that undermine Filipinos’ health

Tobacco control and public health advocacy group, HealthJustice Philippines, strongly condemned the actions by US-based e-cigarette company, Juul Labs, for interfering in policymaking and actively lobbying […]
July 31, 2024

Health group : SC ruling a victory for public health and the youth vs ills of tobacco

Public health advocacy group, HealthJustice, applauded the Supreme Court for defending public health in affirming its previous ruling recognizing the regulatory power of the Food and […]
July 15, 2024

Former government officials urge DOH, CSC, DSWD to stand by good governance principles vs tobacco interests

Former senior government officials joined the call on the government agencies to uphold good governance and reject donations from the tobacco industry. Former officials of the […]
April 26, 2024

“Dirty Ashtray” smears Philippines’ good reputation in public health

Manila, Philippines – The international community expressed profound concern over the Philippines’ regression in tobacco control efforts over the years when the Department of Health was […]
February 29, 2024

Health group urges government agencies to protect health policies from tobacco industry interference

HealthJustice strongly urged the government to protect our health policies from tobacco industry interference after the Philippines failed to advance public health interest during the global […]
February 3, 2024

Fight against vapes for our youth, 11 former senior DOH and DEPED execs urge COP10 reps

Eleven former senior officials of the Health and Education departments, in a joint statement, called  on the Philippine delegation to the upcoming Tenth Session of the […]