August 15, 2019

Comprehensive tobacco advertising ban critical to reducing smoking prevalence among the youth

By Atty. Jacky T. Sarita, Dr. Donna Lorenzana Tubera-Panes, and Roderick Bartolome   According to the World Health Organization, seven million people die each year because of […]
June 3, 2015

Selling Death Marketing Tobacco to the Filipino Youth

 This report reviews the status of tobacco advertisement, promotion, and sponsorship in the Philippines, analyzes the tobacco industry strategy of targeting the youth, and provides policy […]
December 4, 2014

Electronic Cigarettes in Asia: A Review of Promotions and Availability

ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES IN ASIA:  A Review of Promotions and Availability is a report on the availability of Electronic Cigarettes (e-cigarettes) in Asia. It covers the selling […]
March 31, 2014

Marlboro Adverts Target Youth in Southeast Asia

This report, titled “You’re the Target,” was issued on March 12, 2014 by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Alliance for the Control of Tobacco Use Brazil, […]
November 12, 2013

What is TAPS?

Protect the youth and smokers ready to quit from manipulative marketing tactics by the industry.   Download the file here:  HJ_Briefer (12x18in)-1
June 7, 2013

Assessing Compliance with Tobacco Advertising, Promotion, and Sponsorship (TAPS) Bans

This guide, titled “Assessing Compliance with Tobacco Advertising, Promotion, and Sponsorship (TAPS) Bans:  A “How-to” Guide for Conducting Compliance Studies of Point of Sale Advertising & […]
February 14, 2013

Advertising At Point-Of-Sale Gone Berserk: A Case for Pack Display Ban

With tobacco advertising and promotions being either totally or partially banned in the mass media in almost all countries in Southeast Asia, the tobacco industry has […]
November 7, 2012

Tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship: The problem and how to solve it

This presentation issued by the World Health Organization and International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease show  how the tobacco industry uses tobacco advertising, promotion, and […]
November 7, 2012

Article 13 Guidelines

At its third session in November 2008, the Conference of the Parties (COP) adopted guidelines for implementation of Article 13 of the World Health Organization Framework […]