Is Cash Corrupting the Philippines?
July 30, 2026 by planetofthevapes.co.uk
Is Cash Corrupting the Philippines?
Follow the money, and tobacco policy often starts to look less like public health and more like power management. In the Philippines, questions around funding, influence and regulation raise a deeper concern: who gets to shape the rules, and whose interests are protected when safer nicotine products are restricted. Public health decisions should be transparent, evidence-based and insulated from financial pressure. When cash enters the room, scrutiny should enter with it.
19.70% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 16.3 million current smokers in Philippines 35.60% of men are current smokers but only 4.20% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR
