Tobacco industry maintains quality service to stakeholders amidst challenges
THE year 2020 saw another round of rate increases in January for tobacco excise tax and new taxes for heated tobacco and vapor products with the enactment of Republic Act…
A Decade of Setting Standards for Quality Tobacco Leaf and Product
by Carol Lynn R. Sambo Project 1Annual Physical and Chemical Evaluation of Philippine Grown and Imported Tobacco (Virginia, Burley and Native) THIS project monitors and evaluates the physico-chemical quality of…
“Pimminya” Batek, a high-yielding variety
by Chareeze S. Israel & Felisa R. Aurellano THROUGH the years, Native Batek (Chewing) tobacco, more popularly known as Batek, is widely planted in La Union and Pangasinan. The six…