Lead for Tobacco Control

Resource Library

Posted on August 17, 2025 - Health

Access our compilation of Research and Technical Reports, Policy and Legal Documents, Advocacy Materials, and Training Modules & Toolkits below. This site is updated regularly.

Research and Technical Reports

  1. An analysis of flavor descriptors on tobacco products in the Philippines: Regulatory implications and lessons for low- and middle-income countries (Ackary et al., 2024)
  2. Acute myocardial infarction with e-cigarette or vaping-use associated lung injury in a young Filipino vape user (Fernandez et al., 2024)

Policy and Legal Documents

  1. The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: an overview (WHO Secretariat, 2021)
  2. Republic Act No. 9211: Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 (Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, 2003)
  3. CSC-DOH Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2010-01: Protection of the Bureaucracy Against Tobacco Industry Interference (CSC-DOH, 2010)

Advocacy Materials

  1. World No Tobacco Day 2024 Video - 60-second version (WHO, 2024)

Training Modules and Toolkits

MPOWER Modules

  1. M - Monitor tobacco use & prevention policies (Link)
  2. P - Protect people from tobacco smoke (Link)
  3. O - Offer help to quit tobacco use (Link)
  4. W - Warn about the dangers of tobacco (Link)
  5. E - Enforce bans on tobacco advertising, promotion, & sponsorship (Link)
  6. R - Raise taxes on tobacco (Link)

Communications and Advocacy

  1. Communicating and Enforcing Smoke-free Ordinances Effectively (Transcend, 2024)