SMOKE-FREE PHILIPPINES, TEMA SA ANIBERSARYO NG EO 26
Ni Precy Faustino-Lazaro Sa ikalawang taong anibersaryo ng Executive Order 26 (EO 26)...
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Tag: NVAP
NVAP asks presidential candidates on health
The New Vois Association of the Philippines (NVAP) has challenged all presidential candidates to take advantage of the last and final PiliPinas debates to discuss their programs for health. NVAP President Emer Rojas made the...
Read MoreNew Vois upbeat over new round of sin tax rate hike
As Filipinos welcome the year 2016, anti-smoking advocacy group, New Vois Association of the Philippines (NVAP), is similarly looking forward to the new round of increase in the tax rate for sin products, particularly...
Read MoreNVAP to DOH: Use same scare tactics on smoking
The New Vois Association of the Philippines (NVAP) said the Department of Health may consider applying the same scare tactics it used to campaign against the use of firecrackers during the New Year revelry to its anti-smoking...
Read MoreGovernment, NVAP, to rollout national anti-smoking campaign
The Department of Health and the New Vois Association of the Philippines, with support from the World Lung Foundation, will rollout a new anti-smoking campaign to highlight the dangers of tobacco on users and secondhand smokers....
Read MoreHealth advocates praise PNoy for anti-tobacco measures
While many sectors have criticized President Benigno Aquino III’s recent state of the nation address, the health community were all praises for the outgoing leader for passing tobacco control measures his predecessors failed to...
Read MoreNew Vois lauds help of smoking president in fight vs tobacco
Being a known as a heavy smoker has not stopped President Aquino from pushing for ways to combat the spread of tobacco-related illnesses in the country. This was the assessment of the New Vois Association of the Philippines...
Read MoreNew Vois mulls for ‘endgame’ plot for tobacco use
With the passage of the Sin Tax Reform Law and the Graphic Health Warnings (GHW) Law happening under the present administration, the New Vois Association of the Philippines (NVAP) is hoping that President Benigno Aquino III will...
Read MoreCancer victims lash out on US business group’s meddling with PH legislation
A newly released international report reveals how the US Chamber of Commerce and its global American Chamber affiliates have acted in behalf of the tobacco industry in influencing tobacco control policies that resulted to weak...
Read MoreGroup anxious over entry of cheaper cigarettes
Anti-smoking group, New Vois Association of the Philippines (NVAP), expressed concerns over the possibility of cheaper cigarettes being introduced in the market saying it will be counterproductive to the goals of the Sin Tax...
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Cancer survivors join thousands on first QC Bike Day
Members of the New Vois Association of the Philippines (NVAP) will mark World No Tobacco Day...
Read MoreNVAP urges BOC to intensify actions vs tobacco smuggling
The New Vois Association of the Philippines (NVAP) is calling on the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to strengthen its actions versus the illicit trade of tobacco products in the country in order to help in fighting smoking-related...
Read MoreReducing tobacco use by 30 percent to curb NCD deaths in PH
The New Vois Association of the Philippines (NVAP) revealed that reducing tobacco use in the country by 30 percent is a major step to curbing deaths from non-communicable diseases in the next ten years. Citing data from the...
Read MoreNVAP wants minimum age to buy cigarettes raised to 21
The New Vois Association of the Philippines (NVAP) recently, is mulling on proposing a bill that will raise the minimum age in buying cigarettes from 18 to 21 years old. According to NVAP President Emer Rojas, there is a need...
Read MoreCigarettes: Targeting Minors and More Lethal Than Ever
We often hear a well-known adage, “looks can be deceiving”. Such is the case with cigarette packaging as tobacco companies now use every strategy to draw consumers into cigarette addiction. A quick glance at cigarettes displayed...
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