MANILA, Philippines — The Nicotine Consumers Union of the Philippines (NCUP) and the Philippine E-cigarette Industry Association (PECIA) called attention on Tuesday to an article by a US-based think tank supposedly “exposing” the “meddling” of Bloomberg Philanthropies, an organization of billionaire Michael Bloomberg, in the tobacco policies of low and middle-income countries, including the Philippines.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the groups said the article should “serve as a wake-up call” for the Philippine government.
The article, written by Michelle Minton, is titled “Exposed: Bloomberg’s Anti-Tobacco Meddling in Developing Countries.” It was published on June 15 on…
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