Squad Goals: Share It Like You Mean It by KINA BREGUERA

Fact sheet 1

bregueraks — 2025-02-20 02:11:13 UTC

Taxation of smoking-Tobacco taxation is a key policy to reduce tobacco use and its health consequences. Tobacco taxes are levied on tobacco products, such as cigarettes and e-cigarettes. In the Philippines prior to the sin tax reform in 2012, previous tax increases were aimed only at raising revenues. A main objective of Republic Act (RA) 10351 or the Sin Tax Reform Act of 2012 was to reduce tobacco consumption, taking into account both price elasticity and income elasticity of demand, as well as inflation and changes in household income, to make tobacco products less affordable over time.

Philippines: In 2023, the specific excise tax rate for cigarettes was PHP 60 per pack of 20 cigarettes.

Fact sheet 2

bregueraks — 2025-02-20 02:15:34 UTC

Mass Advertising Campaigns in the Media-

Best practice campaigns use behavioral research to test messages with intended audiences to ensure they are effective and culturally relevant. Research consistently demonstrates the effectiveness of messages that highlight the harms of smoking (e.g., cancer, blindness, and lung disease)—the most effective messages being those that include graphic depictions of harm and victims’ testimonials.

The attached image is an example of Mass Advertising campaign in the Media in the Philippines

Fact sheet 3

bregueraks — 2025-02-20 02:18:19 UTC

Fact sheet 3:

Peer Education Programs- The Department of Health (DOH) offers a free, confidential smoking cessation program called the Philippine Quitline. The program is available 24 hours a day and can be accessed by phone or mobile. To access the program, Call the toll-free number 1558, Text "STOPSMOKE" to (29290) or visit the mReady2Quit Facebook page. Once subscribed they will receive, free of charge, daily messages that will guide them to quit smoking. The program offers Free counseling, Health education, Referrals to local cessation clinics, Text messages with guidance, and Behavioral counseling.

Motivational Interviewing- is a directive patient‐centered style of counselling, designed to help people to explore and resolve ambivalence about behavior change. It was developed as a treatment to help people make a successful attempt to stop smoking, identify their reasons for wanting to quit, and build their intrinsic motivation to make a change, rather than directly pressuring them to quit immediately.

Fact sheet 4

bregueraks — 2025-02-20 02:19:34 UTC

Health Warnings on Tobacco Products- Health warnings on tobacco products must describe the harmful effects of tobacco use. These warnings are intended to encourage people not to smoke and to quit smoking.

Who requires these warnings?

· The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) requires these warnings on tobacco product packaging.

The FDA requires these warnings on cigarette packages and advertisements.