Philippines
2021
2020
Rank 43 from 58
Global Tobacco Index Score
43
Indicators
Level of Participation in Policy-Development
16
Tobacco Industry-related Corporate Social Responsibility activities
5
Benefits given to the Tobacco Industry
8
Unnecessary Interaction between Government and Industry
11
Measures for Transparency
3
Preventing Conflicts of Interest
8
Measures that prevent Industry Influence
7
Rank 19 from 57
Global Tobacco Index Score
19
Indicators
Level of Participation in Policy-Development
16
Tobacco Industry-related Corporate Social Responsibility activities
4
Benefits given to the Tobacco Industry
5
Unnecessary Interaction between Government and Industry
11
Measures for Transparency
3
Preventing Conflicts of Interest
11
Measures that prevent Industry Influence
7
The Philippines has been a Party to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) since September 4, 2005. Among its tobacco control legislation, a significant feature is the Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) between the Civil Service Commission and the Department of Health on the Protection of the Bureaucracy Against Tobacco Industry Interference, which seeks to provide specific guidance on interactions between government agencies and the tobacco industry. Even so, monitoring and implementation of the JMC needs to be strengthened to help the Philippine government appropriately counteract tobacco industry interference as set out in the policy.
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