REPORTING INSTRUMENT OF THE WHO FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL

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1 REPORTING INSTRUMENT OF THE WHO FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL PLEASE READ THIS NOTE BEFORE COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRE In order to use the interactive features of the reporting instrument, please follow the instructions below. 1. Save the Microsoft Word-based document (WHO FCTC reporting instrument) to a folder on the computer that will be used to complete the questionnaire. 2. Ensure your Microsoft Word security settings allow you to run macros in this document: (i) Under the "Tools" menu, select "Macro". (ii) In the "Macro" menu, select "Security". (iii) In the "Security" pop up menu, please ensure that you have selected "Medium". 3. Close and re-open the WHO FCTC reporting instrument (Microsoft Word-based document which you saved to your computer under step 1). 4. As the document is opening, a box will appear asking if you want to enable macros. The answer is yes. Click "Enable macros". 5. Once you have clicked "Enable macros", the buttons indicating that you can add new rows or new categories to the tables provided will be functional. It is essential to complete the reporting instrument by providing information/data in the required format to ensure consistency and for ease of data processing and analysis. I confirm that I read the note and followed the instructions therein 1

2 1. ORIGIN OF THE REPORT 1.1 NAME OF CONTRACTING PARTY Philippines 1.2 Information on national contact responsible for preparation of the report: Name and title of contact officer Full name of institution Irma L. Asuncion National Center for Health Promotion Department of Health Mailing address San Lazaro Compound, Santa Cruz Manila Telephone number Fax number doc_irma@yahoo.com 1.3 Signature of government official submitting the report: Name and title of officer Usec. Gerardo V. Bayugo Undersecretary, SFPTC Full name of institution Mailing address Department of Health San Lazaro Compound, Santa Cruz Manila Telephone number loc 2303 Fax number gerardobayugo@yahoo.com Web page 1.4 Period of reporting 4 September 2008 to 4 September Date the report was submitted 15 September

3 2. TOBACCO CONSUMPTION AND RELATED HEALTH, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS (with reference to Articles 19.2(a), 20.2, 20.3(a), 20.4(c) as well as Articles 6.2(a), 6.2(b), 6.3, 15.4, 15.5 and 17 as referred to in the respective subsections) 2.1 PREVALENCE OF TOBACCO USE Smoking prevalence in the adult population (all) (Please provide prevalence data for total adult population, and identify the age considered, e.g. 15 years old and over, years; see ) MALES Prevalence (%) (please include all smoking tobacco products in prevalence data) Average number of the mostconsumed smoking tobacco product used per day Current smokers % Daily smokers % Occasional smokers 9.40 % Former smokers % Never smokers % FEMALES Current smokers 9.00 % Daily smokers 6.90 % 7.00 Occasional smokers 2.10 % Former smokers 5.90 % Never smokers % TOTAL (males and females) Current smokers % Daily smokers % Occasional smokers 5.80 % Former smokers % Never smokers % 3

4 Please indicate the smoking tobacco products included in calculating prevalence for question 2.1.1: cigarettes (manufactured & hand-rolled), kretek, pipe, cigars, cheroots or cigarillos, water pipe, other smoked tobacco (including dahun, fortu, and dried) Please indicate the age range to which the data used to answer question refer: 15 years and older Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.1.1: Philippines Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), 2009 Please provide the definitions of current smoker, daily smoker, occasional smoker, former smoker and never smoker used in this report. Current smoker means smoking at the time of the survey, including daily and occasional smokers. Daily smoker means smoking every day at the time of the survey. Occasional smoker means smoking less than daily at the time of the survey. Please provide a brief explanation of the trend in smoking prevalence in the adult population in the past two years or since submission of your last report. There is no evidence of change in adult smoking prevalence over the last three years (see GATS) 4

5 2.1.2 Smoking prevalence in the adult population (by age groups) (If data are available, please provide prevalence data by age group, and identify the age group considered, preferably by 10-year categories, e.g , years) MALES Age group (adults) Prevalence (%) (please include all smoking tobacco products in prevalence data) Current smokers 1 Add age group % % % % % FEMALES Current smokers 1 Add age group % % % % % TOTAL (males and females) Current smokers 1 Add age group % % % % % 1 Please provide here data on either all current smokers or daily smokers only, whichever is available. 5

6 Please indicate the smoking tobacco products included in calculating prevalence for question 2.1.2: cigarettes (manufactured & hand-rolled (kretek, pipe, cigars, cheroots or cigarillos, water pipe, other smoked tobacco (including dahun, fortu and dried Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.1.2: Philippines Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), 2009 Figures refer to daily smokers only; data for all current smokers is available in the GATS report, Table 3.4 Please provide a brief explanation of the trend in current smoking prevalence by age group in the past two years or since submission of your last report, if data are available. We have no evidence of change in adult smoking prevalence over the last three years (see GATS) 6

7 2.1.3 Prevalence of smokeless tobacco use in the adult population (all) (Please provide prevalence data for total adult population, and identify the age considered in , e.g. 15 years old and over, years; see ) MALES Prevalence (%) (please include all smokeless tobacco products in prevalence data) Current users Daily users Occasional users Former users Never users 2.80 % 1.80 % 1.00 % % % FEMALES Current users Daily users Occasional users Former users Never users 1.20 % 1.00 % 0.20 % % % TOTAL (males and females) Current users Daily users Occasional users Former users Never users 2.00 % 1.40 % 0.60 % % % 7

8 Please indicate the smokeless tobacco products included in calculating prevalence for question 2.1.3: tobacco leaf, sometimes with betel nut and lime Please indicate the age range to which the data used to answer question refer: 15 years and older Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.1.3: Philippines Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), 2009; Table 3.9 Please provide the definitions of current user, daily user, occasional user, former user and never user (of smokeless tobacco products) used in this report in the space below. Current user means using tobacco at the time of the survey, including daily and occasional users. Daily user means using tobacco every day at the time of the survey. Please provide a brief explanation of the trend in smokeless tobacco use in the adult population in the past two years or since submission of your last report. We have no evidence of change in smokeless tobacco use since submission of last report. 8

9 2.1.4 Prevalence of smokeless tobacco use in the adult population (current users) by age group (If data are available, please provide prevalence data by age group, and identify the age group considered, preferably by 10-year categories, e.g , years) MALES Age group (adults) Prevalence (%) (please include all smokeless tobacco products in prevalence data) Current users 2 Add age group % % % % % FEMALES Current users 2 Add age group % % % % % TOTAL (males and females) Current users 2 Add age group % % % % % 2 Please provide data on either all current users or daily users only, whichever is available. 9

10 Please indicate the smokeless tobacco products included in the answer to question 2.1.4: tobacco leaf, sometimes with betel nut & lime Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.1.4: Philippines Adult Global Survey 2009 (Table 3.8 &3.9) Please provide a brief explanation of the trend in current use of smokeless tobacco by adult age groups in the past two years or since submission of your last report. There is no evidence of change in the use of smokeless tobacco since submission of last report Tobacco use by ethnic group(s) Current users 3 Add ethnic group Ethnic group(s) Prevalence (%) (please include all smoking or smokeless tobacco products in prevalence data) Males Females Total (males and females) % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % Please indicate the tobacco products included in the answer to question 2.1.5: Please indicate the age range to which the data used to answer question refer: Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.1.5: 3 Please provide data on either all current users or daily users only, whichever is available. 10

11 2.1.6 Tobacco use by young persons Boys Age range Prevalence (%) (please include all smoking or smokeless tobacco products in prevalence data) Smoking tobacco Smokeless tobacco Other tobacco (e.g. water pipe) Current users 4 Add youth group % % 8.20 % % % % % % % % % % % % % Girls Current users 4 Add youth group % % 7.20 % % % % % % % % % % % % % TOTAL (boys and girls) Current users 4 Add youth group % % 7.70 % % % % % % % % % % % % % Please indicate the tobacco products included in calculating prevalence for question 2.1.6: Smoking tobacco prevalence is for cigarettes only. In total, 22.7% use any tobacco product (boys:28.30%; girls: 17.5%) 4 Please provide data on either all current users or daily users only, whichever is available. 11

12 Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.1.6: Philippines Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS), 2007 Please provide the definition of current smoking/tobacco use used to answer question in the space below. those who smoked cigarettes on 1 or more days in the past 30 days Please provide a brief explanation of the trend in tobacco use by young persons in the past two years or since submission of your last report. The prevalence of smoking cigarettes and other tobacco products among youth increased significantly between the 2003 and 2007 GYTS rounds. new data is available since 2007 (our last report) 2.2 EXPOSURE TO TOBACCO SMOKE Do you have any data on exposure to tobacco smoke in your population? If you answered to question 2.2.1, please provide details in the space below (e.g. exposure by gender, at home, in the workplace, on public transport). Please see Appendix 1 for GATS data on adult exposure by gender, by education, by wealth index, and by urban/rural residence; at home (Table 3.18; overall 48.8%; 50.9% of men and 46.7% of women), at work (Table 3.19; overall 36.9%, with 43.3% of men and 28.8% of women), and in public places (Table 3.22). In public transportation (55.3% total; 61.1% of men and 49.7% of women), restaurants (33.6% total; 38.3% of men and 28.6% of women), government buildings (25.5% total; 27.9% of men and 23.2 % of women), and health care facilities (7.6% total; 8.0% of men and 7.3% of women). See Appendix 2 for GYTS data on exposure of youth by gender, at home (total 54.5%) and outside the home (total 64.8%). Appendix 3 for exposure of medical students from GHPSS (total 34.0% at home and 63.9% outside the home). Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.2.1: Philippines GATS, 2009 and GYTS, 2007 and GHPSS, 2005 & TOBACCO-RELATED MORTALITY Do you have information on tobacco-related mortality in your population? If you answered to question 2.3.1, what is the estimated total number of deaths attributable to tobacco use in your population? If available, please provide any additional information on mortality attributable to tobacco use (e.g. lung cancer, cardiovascular diseases) in your jurisdiction. From lung cancer, CVD, CAD and COPD combines, 23,000-35,000 deaths. See Tobacco and Poverty Study. Data by all major causes will soon be available. Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer questions and 2.3.3, and please submit a copy of the study you refer to: Data for 2003 in Tobacco and Poverty in the Phillippines study 12

13 (data to be updated soon). A study for all causes is under way in collaboration with DOH, WHO-WPRO/HQ using 2004 Global Burden of Disease Study subanalysis (over 58,000 total deaths is the preliminary estimate). 2.4 TOBACCO-RELATED COSTS Do you have information on the economic burden of tobacco use in your population, e.g. the overall cost of tobacco use imposed on your society? If you answered to question 2.4.1, please provide details (e.g. direct (health care-related) and indirect costs and, if possible, the method used to estimate these costs). US$ 2.86 billion (Peto Lopez) to US $ 6.05 billion (SAMMEC) per year for lung cancer, CVD, CAD and COPD combines. Includes health costs, loss of productivity from diseases/absenteeism. Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.4.2, and please submit a copy of the study you refer to: Data for 2003 from Tobacco and Poverty in the Philippines study (data to be updated soon). 13

14 2.5 SUPPLY OF TOBACCO AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS Smoking tobacco products (with reference to Articles 6.2(b), 20.4(c), and 15.5) Licit supply of tobacco products Product Unit (e.g. pieces, tonnes) Domestic production Exports Imports Add product Smokeless tobacco products Add product Other tobacco products Add product Tobacco Leaves Please provide information on the volumes of duty-free sales (e.g. product, unit, quantity), if available Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer questions and 2.5.2: Tobacco Exports (2010) Unmanufactured tobacco: Volume=20,750,728 kg; Value=60,247,040 US$; Manufactured tobacco: Volume=20, kg; Value=148,031,158 US$ Source: NSO as of Dec Tobacco Imports (2010) Unmanufactured: Volume=73,222,004 kg; Value=293,082,288 US$; Manufactures: Volume=17,036,191 kg; Value=61,460,635 US$ Source: Regulation Department; *dollar rate: $1=Php as of Dec Tobacco Production (2010) Tobacco Types: Virginia: 42,444, kg; Php 2,909,934,385.00; Burley: 19,817, kg; Php 1,329,350,558.81; Native: 11,503, kg; Php607,113, Source: NTA Regulation Dept., as of Dec

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16 2.6 SEIZURES OF ILLICIT TOBACCO PRODUCTS Smoking tobacco products (with reference to Article 15.5) Year Product Unit (e.g. millions of pieces) Quantity seized Add row Smokeless tobacco products Add row Other tobacco products Add row Do you have any information on the percentage of smuggled tobacco products on the national tobacco market? If you answered to question 2.6.2, what percentage of the national tobacco market do smuggled tobacco products constitute? % If you answered to question and you have information available, what is the trend over the past two years or since submission of your last report in the percentage of smuggled tobacco products in relation to the national tobacco market? Please provide any further information on illicit or smuggled tobacco products Please indicate the source of the data used to answer questions in section 2.6: 2.7 TOBACCO-GROWING Is there any tobacco-growing in your jurisdiction? If you answered to question 2.7.1, please provide information on the number of workers involved in tobacco-growing. If available, please provide this figure broken down by gender. For Crop Year , a total of 50,278 tobacco farmers tilling an aggregate area of 33, hectares have been provided assistance for the National Tobacco Administration's priority project of Quality Tobacco Production (QTP). The QTP is a continuing project of the NTA providing assistance to tobacco farmers in terms of production, training and technical 16

17 supervision/extension services and marketing of their produce. Production/credit assistance came from NTA, LGUs and the Private/Buyer Firms. (source: NTA website) Please provide, if available, the share of the value of tobacco leaf production in the national gross domestic product. Total production/acceptances for 2010 of M kilos has a tremendous 25.94% increase compared to year 2009 volume of M kilos. Of the increase in volume, burley tobacco obtained the remarkable rate of 41.95% increase followed by the Virginia type with an increase of 24.02%, and the native/dark type with 10.78% increase. As of Crop Year , the following table shows the data of trading of leaf tobacco, broken down by type as follows: Tobacco Type Volume (Kgs) Value (PhP) Virginia 42,446, ,909,934, Burley 19,817, ,329,350, Native 11,503, ,113, Total 73,767, ,846,397, (source: NTA's Regulation Department, as of Dec. 2010; NTA website) Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer questions in section 2.7: As of Dec. 2011, National Tobacco Administration- Regulation Department 2.8 TAXATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS (with reference to Articles 6.2(a) and 6.3) What proportion of the retail price of the most popular price category of tobacco product consists of taxes (e.g. sum of excise, sales and import duties (if applicable) and value added tax/goods and services tax (VAT/GST))? How are the excise taxes levied (what types of taxes are levied)? Specific tax only Ad valorem tax only Combination of specific and ad valorem taxes More complex structure (please explain: four-tiered specific tax) If available, please provide details on the rates of taxation for tobacco products at all levels of Government and be as specific as possible (specify the type of tax, e.g. VAT, sales, import duties) Product Type of tax Rate or amount Base of tax 5 Smoking tobacco products Add product Cigars, NRP<= PHP Cigars, NRP > PHP Ad valorem 10% Combination: PHP % of the NRP in excess of PHP net retail price per cigar net retail price per cigar 5 The base of the tax should clearly indicate the tax rate or amount the tax is based on. If the tax is expressed as a percentage (e.g. ad valorem tax), the base of the tax is the actual value of the good that is taxed; for example, 45% of the manufacturer s price, 30% of the retail price. In this case the base is the manufacturer s price or retail price. If the tax is expressed as an amount (e.g. specific tax), the base of the tax is the volume (number of pieces or by weight) of goods that is taxed. For example, if a tax is US$ 5 per 100 cigarettes, the amount of tax is US$ 5 and the base of the tax is 100 cigarettes. 17

18 Smokeless tobacco products Add product Cigarettes packed by hand Cigarettes packed by machine NRP < PHP 5.00 NRP > = PHP 5.00 but < PHP 6.50 NRP > = PHP 6.50 but < PHP NRP > PHP10.00 chewing tobacco Specific PHP 2.47 pack of 30 Specific in four tiers as below pack of 20 Specific PHP pack of 20 Specific PHP pack of 20 Specific PHP 7.14 pack of 20 Specific PHP 2.47 pack of 20 specific PHP 0.79 per kilogram Other tobacco products Add product "(a) Tobacco twisted by hand or reduced into a condition to be consumed in any manner other than the ordinary mode of drying and curing; "(b) Tobaccoo prepared or partially prepared with or without the use of any machine or instruments or without being pressed or sweetened except 18 as otherwise provided hereunder; and "(c) Fine-cut specific PHP1.00 per kilogram

19 2.8.4 Please briefly describe the trends in taxation for tobacco products in the past two years or since submission of your last report in your jurisdiction. Republic Act 9344 in 2004 specified the amounts of tax increases every two years from Jan.1, 2005 to Jan. 1, Do you earmark any percentage of your taxation income for funding any national plan or strategy on tobacco control in your jurisdiction? (In reference to Article 26) If you answered to question 2.8.5, please provide details in the space below. Provision on earmarking 2.5% of the total revenue from the excise tax of alcohol and tobacco products to Dept. of Health will be useful as this would augment the department's budget for programs on the prevention of alcoholand tobacco-related diseases. Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer questions to 2.8.6: Republic Act 9334 or the Sin Tax Law, rates above effective Jan. 1, 2009 to Jan. 1, PRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS (with reference to Article 6.2(a)) Domestic Please provide the retail prices of the three most widely sold brands of domestic and imported tobacco products at the most widely used point of sale in your capital city. Smoking tobacco products Marlboro Most widely sold brand Smokeless tobacco products Other tobacco products Number of units or amount per package Retail price Philip Morris 19

20 Imported Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question Please provide the currency used to complete the Rate or amount section of question and the Retail price section of question If known, please provide the exchange rate of this currency to US dollars as well as the date of this exchange rate Please briefly describe the trend in the prices of tobacco products in the past two years or since submission of your last report in your jurisdiction. 20

21 3. LEGISLATION, REGULATION AND POLICIES 3.1 Article GENERAL OBLIGATIONS (with reference to Article 5) General obligations Have you developed and implemented comprehensive multisectoral national tobacco control strategies, plans and programmes in accordance with the Convention? If you answered to question , have you partially developed and implemented tobacco control strategies by including tobacco control in national health, public health or health promotion strategies, plans and programmes? If you answered to question , is any aspect of tobacco control that is referred to in the Convention included in any national strategy, plan or programme? (a) Have you established or reinforced and financed a focal point for tobacco control a tobacco control unit a national coordinating mechanism for tobacco control If you answered to any of the questions under , please provide details (e.g. the nature of the national coordinating mechanism, the institution to which the focal point for tobacco control or the tobacco control unit belongs). The National Tobacco Prevention and Control Program (NTPCP) is administered by the Department of Health, and was initially established in 2007 under its National Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The DOH has proposed the creation of a new National Tobaco Control Coordinating Office under its National Center for Health Promotion (NCHP). This office will be responsible for national coordination of tobacco control efforts Please provide a brief description of the progress made in implementing Article 5.1 and 5.2 (General obligations) in the past two years or since submission of your last report If you have any relevant information pertaining to but not covered in this section, please provide details in the space below. 21

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23 Protection of public health policies with respect to tobacco control from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry (Please check or. For affirmative answers, please provide a brief summary in the space provided at the end of the section and attach the relevant documentation. Please provide documentation, if available, in one of the six official languages.) Have you adopted and implemented, where appropriate, legislative, executive, administrative or other measures or have you implemented, where appropriate, programmes on any of the following: protecting public health policies with respect to tobacco control from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry? ensuring that the public has access, in accordance with Article 12(c), to a wide range of information on tobacco industry activities relevant to the objectives of the Convention, such as in a public repository? If you answered to any of the questions under or , please provide details in the space below. Department of Health and Civil Service Commission Joint Memorandum Circular dated June 26, Please provide a brief description of the progress made in implementing Article 5.3 in the past two years or since submission of your last report. DOH and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) have issued a Joint Memorandum Circular on June 26, 2010 on Protection of the bureaucracy against tobacco industry interference". The DOH previously issued a Department Memorandum N on "Prohibition on Partnerships with Tobacco Industry and any of its by-products. An Article 5.3 Committee has been established to coordinate efforts to protect public health policies from tobacco industry interests. The 5.3 Committee is led by the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission and includes government and civil society representatives (DOH, CSC, and NGOs FCAP, Health Justice, SEATCA) If you have any relevant information pertaining to but not covered in this section, please provide details in the space below. However, the Philippine Tobacco Institute is still a member of the Inter- Agency Committee on Tobacco (IAC-Tobacco) that oversees the administration and implementation of the national Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 (RA 9211) 23

24 3.2 Article MEASURES RELATING TO THE REDUCTION OF DEMAND FOR TOBACCO (with reference to Articles 6 14) Price and tax measures to reduce the demand for tobacco (Please check or. For affirmative answers, please provide a brief summary in the space provided at the end of the section and attach the relevant documentation. Please provide documentation, if available, in one of the six official languages.) Have you adopted and implemented, where appropriate, legislative, executive, administrative or other measures or have you implemented, where appropriate, programmes on any of the following: (a) tax policies and, where appropriate, price policies on tobacco products so as to contribute to the health objectives aimed at reducing tobacco consumption? (b) prohibiting or restricting, as appropriate, sales to international travellers of tax- and duty-free tobacco products? prohibiting or restricting, as appropriate, imports by international travellers of tax- and duty-free tobacco products? Please provide a brief description of the progress made in implementing Article 6 (Price and tax measures to reduce the demand for tobacco) in the past two years or since submission of your last report If you have any relevant information pertaining to but not covered in this section, please provide details in the space below. 24

25 Protection from exposure to tobacco smoke (Please check or. For affirmative answers, please provide a brief summary in the space provided at the end of the section and attach the relevant documentation. Please provide documentation, if available, in one of the six official languages.) Have you adopted and implemented, where appropriate, legislative, executive, administrative or other measures or have you implemented, where appropriate, programmes on any of the following: banning tobacco smoking in indoor workplaces, public transport, indoor public places and, as appropriate, other public places? If you answered "" to question , what is the type/nature of the measure providing for the ban? national law subnational law(s) administrative and executive orders voluntary agreements other measures (please specify: ) Please provide a brief explanation of the type/nature and content of the measures providing for the ban. Department of Transportation and Communication - Licensing Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board Memorandum Circular , requires all holders of Certificates of Public Convenience, to observe the Smoking Prohibition in all public utility vehicles and public land transportation terminals as well as to prominently post Smoking Signages in their authorized units and premises in accordance with this MC. The policy aims to promote a healthful environment and to protect the public from SHS to which there is no safe level of exposure. Civil Service Commission MC. 17, series of 2009 re: Smoking Prohibition based on 100% smoke-free environment policy. This aims to ensure a healthy and productive workforce; it also seeks to encourage people to quit smoking for health reasons and to protect people from exposure to SHS. DOH Administrative Order dated May 11, 2009 Re: Rules and Regulations Promoting a 100% Smoke Free Environment. It 25

26 aims to protect the population from the damaging effect caused by tobacco smoke by promoting a comprehensive 100% Smoke-fre environment; and to encourage LGUs to activey ensure 100% smokefree environment If you answered to any options in , do any of these measures provide for a mechanism/ infrastructure for enforcement? If you answered "" to question please provide details of this system If you answered to question , please specify the settings and extent/comprehensiveness of measures applied in indoor workplaces, public transport, indoor public places and, as appropriate, other public places. Indoor workplaces: government buildings health-care facilities educational facilities 1 universities private workplaces other (please specify: ) Public transport: airplanes trains ferries ground public transport (buses, trolleybuses, trams) motor vehicles used as places of work (taxis, ambulances, delivery vehicles) private vehicles Complete Partial ne 1 except universities 26

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28 Indoor public places: cultural facilities shopping malls pubs and bars nightclubs restaurants other (please specify: ) Please provide a brief summary of complete and partial measures, with specific details of the partial measures that have been implemented. Banning tobacco smoking in indoor workplaces Pursuant to Section 5 of RA 9211, smoking is absolutely prohibited in schools, colleges and universities, and health-care facilities. CSC MC 17 Series 2009 adopts a 100% smoke-free policy in government buildings. Pursuant to Section 6, designated smoking areas can be established in private workplaces. Banning tobacco smoking in public transport Pursuant to Sections 5 and 6 of RA 9211, designated smoking and non-smoking areas are required in public conveyances including airplanes, buses, taxicabs, ships, jeepneys, light rail transits, tricycles, and similar vehicles, airport and ship terminals and train and bus stations. DOTC-LTFRB MC adopts a 100% smoke-free policy on all public utility vehicles and public land transportation terminals. Banning tobacco smoking in indoor public places Pursuant to Sections 5e. and 6 of RA 9211, designated smoking and non-smoking areas in public facilities including restaurant and conference halls and all enclosed places that are open to the general public Please provide a brief description of the progress made in implementing Article 8 (Protection from exposure to tobacco smoke) in the past two years or since submission of your last report. Civil Service Commission Memorandum Circular (M.C.).17 Series 2009 adopts a 100% Smoke-Free Policy and Smoking Prohibition in all areas of government premises, buildings and grounds, except for outdoor open spaces designated as smoking areas. Applies to all departments, bureaus, and agencies of the national government, local government units, governmentowned corporations, and state universities and colleges. Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC)-Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB)'s M.C imposes a 100% Smoke-Free Policy on all public utility vehicles and public land transportation terminals If you have any relevant information pertaining to but not covered in this section, please provide details in the space below. 28

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30 Regulation of the contents of tobacco products (Please check or. For affirmative answers, please provide a brief summary in the space provided at the end of the section and attach the relevant documentation. Please provide documentation, if available, in one of the six official languages.) Have you adopted and implemented, where appropriate, legislative, executive, administrative or other measures or have you implemented, where appropriate, programmes on any of the following: testing and measuring the contents of tobacco products? testing and measuring the emissions of tobacco products? regulating the contents of tobacco products? regulating the emissions of tobacco products? Please provide a brief description of the progress made in implementing Article 9 (Regulation of the contents of tobacco products) in the past two years or since submission of your last report If you have any relevant information pertaining to but not covered in this section, please provide details in the space below. 30

31 Regulation of tobacco product disclosures (Please check or. For affirmative answers, please provide a brief summary in the space provided at the end of the section and attach the relevant documentation. Please provide documentation, if available, in one of the six official languages.) Have you adopted and implemented, where appropriate, legislative, executive, administrative or other measures or have you implemented, where appropriate, programmes on any of the following: requiring manufacturers or importers of tobacco products to disclose to Government authorities information about the: contents of tobacco products? emissions of tobacco products? requiring public disclosure of information about the: contents of tobacco products? emissions of tobacco products? Please provide a brief description of the progress made in implementing Article 10 (Regulation of tobacco product disclosures) in the past two years or since submission of your last report If you have any relevant information pertaining to but not covered in this section, please provide details in the space below. 31

32 Packaging and labelling of tobacco products (Please check or. For affirmative answers, please provide a brief summary in the space provided at the end of the section and attach the relevant documentation. Please provide documentation, if available, in one of the six official languages.) Have you adopted and implemented, where appropriate, legislative, executive, administrative or other measures or have you implemented, where appropriate, programmes on any of the following: requiring that packaging, individual cigarettes or other tobacco products do not carry advertising or promotion? (a) requiring that packaging and labelling do not promote a product by any means that are false, misleading, deceptive or likely to create an erroneous impression about its characteristics, health effects, hazards or emissions? (b) requiring that each unit packet and package of tobacco products and any outside packaging and labelling of such products carry health warnings describing the harmful effects of tobacco use? (b)(i) ensuring that the health warnings are approved by the competent national authority? (b)(ii) ensuring that the health warnings are rotated? (b)(iii) ensuring that the health warnings are clear, visible and legible? (b)(iii) If you answered "" to question , does your law mandate, as a minimum, a style, size and colour of font to render the warning clear, visible and legible? (b)(iv) ensuring that the health warnings occupy no less than 30% of the principal display areas? ensuring that the health warnings occupy 50% or more of the principal display areas? (b)(v) ensuring that health warnings are in the form of, or include, pictures or pictograms? 32

33 If you answered to question , does the Government own the copyright to these pictures and pictograms? If you answered to question , would you grant a nonexclusive and royalty-free licence for the use of health warnings developed in your jurisdiction with other Parties? requiring that each unit packet and package of tobacco products and any outside packaging and labelling of such products contain information on relevant constituents and emissions of tobacco products? requiring that the warnings and other textual information appear on each unit packet and package and on any outside packaging and labelling in the principal language or languages of the country? Please provide a brief description of the progress made in implementing Article 11 (Packaging and labelling of tobacco products) in the past two years or since submission of your last report. Warnings occupy the bottom 30% of the front display area of packages. The text must occupy 50% of the warning frame. Warnings are printed in English or Filipino. DOH has issued Administrative Order requiring rotating graphic warnings and prohibiting false, misleading, or deceptive descriptors on packaging, but this is being disputed in court and has not been implemented If you have any relevant information pertaining to or not covered in this section, please provide details in the space below. 33

34 Education, communication, training and public awareness (Please check or. For affirmative answers, please provide a brief summary in the space provided at the end of the section and attach the relevant documentation. Please provide documentation, if available, in one of the six official languages.) Have you adopted and implemented, where appropriate, legislative, executive, administrative or other measures or have you implemented, where appropriate, programmes on any of the following: (a) educational and public awareness programmes? (Please refer to programmes implemented since submission of your two-year report.) If you answered to question , to whom are these programmes targeted? adults or the general public children and young people men women pregnant women ethnic groups other (please specify: MDs, and DOH employees) If you answered to question , do you reflect the following key differences among targeted population groups in educational and public awareness programmes? age gender educational background cultural background socioeconomic status other (please specify: ) (b) If you answered to question , do these educational and public awareness programmes cover: health risks of tobacco consumption? health risks of exposure to tobacco smoke? benefits of the cessation of tobacco use and tobacco-free lifestyles? 12(f) adverse economic consequences of 34

35 - tobacco production? - tobacco consumption? adverse environmental consequences of - tobacco production? - tobacco consumption? (e) awareness and participation of the following agencies and organizations in development and implementation of intersectoral programmes and strategies for tobacco control: public agencies? nongovernmental organizations not affiliated with the tobacco industry? private organizations? other (please specify: )? Are the elaboration, management and implementation of communication, education, training and public awareness programmes guided by research and do they undergo pre-testing, monitoring and evaluation? (d) Are appropriate and special training or sensitization and awareness programmes on tobacco control addressed to: health workers? community workers? social workers? media professionals? educators? decision-makers? administrators? other (please specify: )? 35

36 Please provide a brief description of the progress made in implementing Article 12 (Education, communication, training and public awareness) in the past two years or since submission of your last report. IEC materials to specific target audiences If you have any relevant information pertaining to but not covered in this section, please provide details in the space below. 36

37 Tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (Please check or. For affirmative answers, please provide a brief summary in the space provided at the end of the section and attach the relevant documentation. Please provide documentation, if available, in one of the six official languages.) Have you adopted and implemented, where appropriate, any legislative, executive, administrative or other measures or have you implemented, where appropriate, programmes: instituting a comprehensive ban on all tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship? If you answered to question , please proceed to question If you answered to question , does your ban cover: display and visibility of tobacco products at points of sales? the domestic Internet? the global Internet? brand stretching and/or brand sharing? product placement as a means of advertising or promotion? the depiction of tobacco or tobacco use in entertainment media products? tobacco sponsorship of international events or activities and/or participants therein? contributions from tobacco companies to any other entity for socially responsible causes and/or any other activities implemented under the umbrella of corporate social responsibility by the tobacco industry? cross-border advertising, promotion and sponsorship originating from your territory? 37

38 13.7 the same forms of cross-border advertising, promotion and sponsorship entering your territory for which domestic regulation apply? Please proceed to question If you answered "" to question are you precluded by your constitution or constitutional principles from undertaking a comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship? applying restrictions on all tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship? applying restrictions on cross-border advertising, promotion and sponsorship originating from your territory with cross-border effects? (a) prohibiting those forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship that promote a tobacco product by any means that are false, misleading, deceptive or likely to create an erroneous impression about its characteristics, health effects, hazards or emissions? (b) requiring that health or other appropriate warnings or messages accompany all tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship? (c) restricting the use of direct or indirect incentives that encourage the purchase of tobacco products by the public? (d) requiring the disclosure to relevant Government authorities of expenditures by the tobacco industry on advertising, promotion and sponsorship not yet prohibited? 38

39 (e) restricting tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship on: radio? television? print media? the domestic Internet? the global Internet? other media (please specify: )? (f) restricting tobacco sponsorship of: international events and activities? participants therein? Whether you answered or to question , are you: cooperating with other Parties in the development of technologies and other means necessary to facilitate the elimination of cross-border advertising? imposing penalties for cross-border advertising equal to those applicable to domestic advertising, promotion and sponsorship originating from your territory in accordance with national law? Please provide a brief description of the progress made in implementing Article 13 (Tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship) in the past two years or since submission of your last report. Drafting an ASEAN Policy on TAPS crossborder implications where Philippines is lead country If you have any relevant information pertaining to but not covered in this section, please provide details in the space below. Inter-Agency Committee on Tobacco activity to strictly enforce the ban on smoking by and sale of cigarettes to minors within 100 meters from any point of the perimeter of a school, public playground or other facility frequented particularly by minors. 39

40 Demand reduction measures concerning tobacco dependence and cessation (Please check or. For affirmative answers, please provide a brief summary in the space provided at the end of the section and attach the relevant documentation. Please provide documentation, if available, in one of the six official languages.) Have you adopted and implemented, where appropriate, legislative, executive, administrative or other measures or have you implemented, where appropriate, programmes on any of the following: developing and disseminating appropriate, comprehensive and integrated guidelines based on scientific evidence and best practices? programmes to promote cessation of tobacco use, including: media campaigns emphasizing the importance of quitting? programmes specially designed for: o underage girls and young women o women o pregnant women telephone quitlines local events, such as activities related to World Tobacco Day or National Smoking Day, if appropriate? other (please specify: )? (a) design and implementation of programmes aimed at promoting the cessation of tobacco use, in such locations as: educational institutions? health-care facilities? workplaces? sporting environments? 40

41 other (please specify: )? 41

42 (b) inclusion of diagnosis and treatment of tobacco dependence and counselling services for cessation of tobacco use in national programmes, plans and strategies for: tobacco control? health? education? inclusion of programmes on the diagnosis and treatment of tobacco dependence in your health-care system? (b) If you answered to question , which structures in your health-care system provide programmes for the diagnosis and treatment of tobacco dependence? primary health care secondary and tertiary health care specialist health-care systems (please specify: ) specialized centres for cessation counselling and treatment of tobacco dependence rehabilitation centres other (please specify: ) (b) If you answered to question , are the services provided in these settings covered by public funding or reimbursement schemes? primary health care Fully Partially ne secondary and tertiary health care Fully Partially ne specialist health-care systems (please specify: ) Fully Partially ne 42

43 specialized centres for cessation counselling and treatment of tobacco dependence Fully Partially ne rehabilitation centres Fully Partially ne other (please specify: ) Fully Partially ne (b) If you answered to question , which health and other professionals are involved in programmes offering treatment for tobacco dependence and counselling services? Health professionals including: physicians dentists family doctors practitioners of traditional medicine other medical professionals (please specify: ) nurses midwives pharmacists Community workers Social workers Others (please specify: ) (c) training on tobacco dependence treatment incorporated into the curricula of health professional training at pre- and post-qualification levels at the following schools: medical? dental? nursing? pharmacy? other (please specify: )? (d) facilitating accessibility and/or 43

44 affordability of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of tobacco dependence? (d) If you answered to question , where and how can these products be legally purchased in your country? (d) If you answered to question , which pharmaceutical products are legally available for the treatment of tobacco dependence in your jurisdiction? nicotine replacement therapy bupropion varenicline other (please specify: )? (d) If you answered to question , are the costs of these products covered by public funding or reimbursement? nicotine replacement therapy Fully Partially ne bupropion Fully Partially ne varenicline Fully Partially ne other (please specify: )? Fully Partially ne Please provide a brief description of the progress made in implementing Article 14 (Demand reduction measures concerning tobacco dependence and cessation) in the past two years or since submission of your last report If you have any relevant information pertaining to but not covered in this section, please provide details in the space below. 44

45 3.3 Article MEASURES RELATING TO THE REDUCTION OF THE SUPPLY OF TOBACCO (with reference to Articles 15 17) Illicit trade in tobacco products (Please check or. For affirmative answers, please provide a brief summary in the space provided at the end of the section and attach the relevant documentation. Please provide documentation, if available, in one of the six official languages.) Have you adopted and implemented, where appropriate, legislative, executive, administrative or other measures or have you implemented, where appropriate, programmes on any of the following: requiring marking of all unit packets and packages of tobacco products and any outside packaging of such products to assist in determining the origin of the product? (a) requiring marking of all unit packets and packages of tobacco products and any outside packaging of such products to assist in determining whether the product is legally sold on the domestic market? (a) requiring that unit packets and packages of tobacco products for retail and wholesale use that are sold on the domestic market carry the statement: Sales only allowed in or carry any other effective marking indicating the final destination of the product? (b) developing a practical tracking and tracing regime that would further secure the distribution system and assist in the investigation of illicit trade? requiring that marking is presented in legible form or appears in the principal language and/or languages of the country? (a) requiring the monitoring and collection of data on cross-border trade in tobacco products, including illicit trade? 45