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Yet packaging in the Philippines conveys only written warnings, and the text occupies a mere 30 percent of the front side of the pack. In contrast, Brunei, Malaysia,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Singapore and Thailand have put both written and picture warnings on the front and back, while Vietnam requires written warnings on both sides of the pack.cheap newport cigarettes.
In May this year, citing the Consumer Act and FCTC,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], then Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral issued an administrative order for cigarettes sold in the Philippines to finally contain picture warnings. What followed was a legal skirmish that had a whiff of irony. PMFTC and other players—La Suerte, Mighty Corp., and Japan Tobacco Inc. (Phils)—asked five local courts to block Cabral’s move. According to one of their arguments, the country’s Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 (passed two years before the Philippines ratified the FCTC) only called for written warnings,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], hence the Department of Health would bypass Congress if it requires graphic warnings as well.[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
Of the five courts, two—one in Marikina City and another in Bulacan province—have issued preliminary injunctions stopping the health department order, the group HealthJustice reported to delegates in Sydney. A court in Para?aque City declared the order null and void, while a Pasig City court has yet to rule on the matter. Big Tobacco has so far only lost in Tanauan City, Batangas province, where a court had dismissed the petition against the health department order.
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Established in 2008 as part of the state's 10-year, $1 billion commitment to development of the life sciences sector, the Life Sciences Tax Initiative authorizes up to $25 million in tax incentives each year for companies doing research and development, commercialization, and manufacturing, according to the release. Statewide, the center approved $23.9 million to 30 companies to create nearly 1,000 jobs in 2011, said Susan Windham-Bannister, president and CEO of the Life Sciences Center.[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
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