Cigarette smuggling pushed as 'heinous crime'

By Tiziana Celine Piatos

Sep 26, 2022 12:12 am

JAPAN Tobacco International (JTI) Philippines on Sunday lauded and supported Congress for proposing a bill declaring cigarette smuggling as an 'act of economic sabotage.'

JTI Philippines, the maker of Winston cigarettes, expressed its support after Senior Deputy Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte First District Rep. Sandro Marcos and PBA Party-List Rep. Margarita Ignacia Nograles filed House Bill (HB) 3917.

Cigarette smuggling Photo from Bureau of Customs FB Page

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