P1.9-M worth of smuggled cigarettes seized in E. Visayas in January

2026-02-03 - 08:07

TACLOBAN CITY— Authorities in Eastern Visayas have intensified their campaign against smuggled cigarettes following a series of operations that led to the confiscation of over P1.9 million worth of untaxed tobacco products across the region last month. Col. Hector Enage, chief of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 8’s regional operations division, said the low price