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TheTobacc coEpidemic

10 Filipinos die by the hour due to tobaccorelated diseases.

out of 10 leading cause of death in PHL are es obacco-related: cancer stroke, obacco related: cancer, stroke heart attacks, attacks pneumonia, perinatal co onditions, respiratory disease, and tu uberculosis.

Whythetobaccoindustryisunique

is i an i d t th t s i industry that survives, and profits fro d fit f selling a highly addictive product which cause g g y ep diseases that lead to a staggering number of deaths per year, an immeasurable amount of human suffering and ec conomic loss. (Judge Gladys Kes ssler, ssler 2006)

Thus: A f d Th fundament l and i t tal d irreconcilable il bl conflict between TI In f nterest and Public Health policy Interests

TheTobacc coIndustry

The tobacco industry has operated for years with the express inten ntion of subverting the role of governme ents and WHO in implementing public he ealth policies to comba the tobacco epidemic o epidemic.
-- WHA Assembly Resolution WHA54.1 citing the findings of the Committee 18, Experts on Tobacco Industry Documents o

Tobaccoindust tryinterference withtobac ccocontrol

tobacco industry has historically loyed a multitude of tactics t shape to influence tobacco control policy. The acco industry has used its ec conomic wer, lobbying and marketing hinery, and manipulation of th media he scredit scientific research and i influence ernments i order t propagate th sale t in d to t the l distribution of its deadly uct. Furthermore, uct Furthermore the tobacco industry inues to inject large phila anthropic ributions into social programs w p g worldwide reate a positive public image under the e of corporate social responsibility.

Partnershipswith htheGovernment

Bureau of Customs MOA with PMPMI o B Smuggling

EnhancingtobaccoindustrythroughCSR

FrameworkC Conventionon Tobacco oControl

Article5.3 A ti l 5 3

I Insettingand tti d mplementingtheirpublic c althpolicieswithrespectto lth li i ith t baccocontrol,Partiessha all cttoprotectthesepolicie tt t t th li ies omcommercialandothe er vestedinterestsofthe t di t t f th tobaccoindustryin accordancewithnational d ith ti l law.

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Tools

Tobaccoindustryinter rferenceintobaccota refo orm

Business intere to protect: est

MFTC and other local co ompanies to maintain the current structure an pay low excise tax nd

BAT to get a share of the profitable market

Tobaccotaxasa atoolforhealth
Single Si l most effective t bacco control t l t ff ti toba t l tool Take note of Article 6 of th FCTC: he

Each Party should ta ake account of its nation ealth objectives concer g tobacco control an j rning dopt or maintain, as a appropriate, measures whic may ay include tax and p ce policies on tobacc c ude ta a d price po c es o roducts so as to contribute to the health objectives med at reducing tobacco c consumption consumption

Preventtobaccoind dustryinterference

Recognize that the to obacco industry is not stakeholder in tobacco control policies o Maximize the use of existing policies denormalize tobacco i industry interference

Convince policymake ers to support tobac control and preve ent tobacco indus interference