Will Marcos Jr. choose public health over tobacco industry interests?

By Tita C. Valderama

Jul 11, 2022 12:04 am

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THE Supreme Court recently reversed a regional trial court decision to uphold the jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate cigarettes and tobacco products.

The ruling came 13 years after a petition was filed for the court's intervention in the legal battle between the FDA and the Department of Health (DoH) on one side against the Philippine Tobacco Institute (PTI) over the implementing rules for Republic Act 9711 (FDA Act of 1999).

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