Strengthening policies and structures to combat illicit tobacco trade in the Philippines

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ID22088959
AuthorsJohn Rafael Y Arda, John Rafael Arda (0000-0001-5186-1028, Ateneo de Manila University, corresponding author), Alen Josef A Santiago, Alen Josef Santiago (0000-0001-8313-2479, Ateneo de Manila University)
Year2023
Volume11
Pages1089853-1089853
Publication date2023-01-25
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
PublisherFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2023.1089853
PMID36761124
OpenAlexW4317910681
LanguageEN
References cited16

The Philippines has been seeing an increase in illicit tobacco trade in recent years, undermining the impacts of legal measures such as tobacco products' taxation and regulation due to circumvention of established avenues and costing the government its revenue. Currently, the country has twelve policies related to the prevention of illicit tobacco trade with gaps identified in its lack of licensing systems for tobacco retailers and policies on law enforcement cooperation, which manifests in the country being fully compliant to only 5 of the 16 articles under the World Health Organization's Illicit Tobacco Trade Protocol. It is recommended that the country establish a national agency or framework specifically for illicit tobacco trade to address its gaps under Tracking and Tracing, Due Diligence, and Unlawful Conduct

Business · Due diligence · Economics · Enforcement · International trade · Law enforcement · Political science · Public economics · Public health · Revenue · Tobacco control · Tobacco industry · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention · Medicine · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Finance

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