“For tobacco companies to even offer us donations is insulting.”   These were the words of Lynn Pinugu, institutional development director of Mano Amiga Pilipinas, a […]

Amidst contrasting opinions regarding the fate of the sin tax bill in the Senate, an increasing number of non-government organizations are making a definitive stand on […]

Manila, Philippines, September 7: “Most often than not, the difference between an early death and a longer life is a strong health promotion mechanism. Without it, […]

Manila, Philippines, August 29 — Cancer survivors and health advocates alike called for a tougher tobacco tax during the third hearing of the Senate Ways and […]

The Philippines received unwanted attention from the international community after the Network for the Accountability of Tobacco Transnationals (NATT), a collective of over 100 organizations spanning […]

2011 has just come to an end. After all the get-togethers, excessive food, inconspicuous consumption of cigarettes and alcohol, sedentary lifestyles, and other sorts of celebrations […]

The Bureau of Internal Revenue issued a statement that it is now in the process of finalizing Terms of Reference governing eligibility of groups to propose […]

30 May 2012. Manila, Philippines. — Days after the Senate impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona, two civil society organizations (CSOs) turn to legislators for answers once […]

Health advocates urged Davao Representative Isidro Ungab to look at the figures to see the weakened impact on public health due to amendments to the sin […]