Higher tax, ‘scarier’ packs make smokers quit–study

2026-03-12 - 21:45

MANILA, Philippines — Health experts are calling for higher taxes on cigarettes and larger warning labels on the packaging, taking their cue from a new study that found that such measures help motivate Filipino smokers to quit. “If the excise tax on cigarettes were increased to P90 per pack—a 23-percent increase from its current