AT least two members of the House of Representatives questioned the grants provided by foreign private organizations to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which they said were an 'attack' on Philippine sovereignty.

Deputy Speaker Deogracias Victor Savellano and PBA Party-list Rep. Jericho Nograles underscored that the receipt of private funding by the FDA in exchange for policies for non-combustible alternatives to cigarettes violated the 1987 Constitution.