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Graphic Health Warnings And Plain Packaging In The Philippines: Results Of Online And Household Surveys, Gianna Gayle H. Amul, Eunice U. Mallari, John Rafael Y. Arda, Alen Josef Santiago Jan 2023

Graphic Health Warnings And Plain Packaging In The Philippines: Results Of Online And Household Surveys, Gianna Gayle H. Amul, Eunice U. Mallari, John Rafael Y. Arda, Alen Josef Santiago

Ateneo School of Government Publications

In line with Article 11 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the Philippines has implemented graphic health warnings on cigarette packs. To date, there has been no published literature evaluating the perceived effectiveness of GHWs in the Philippines. This study aims to contribute to the evidence on the perceived effects of graphic health warnings (GHWs) in cigarette packaging and the potential impact of plain packaging in the Philippines. The study involved an online convenience survey and a nationwide household survey. Mock-up sets of cigarette packs based on the Philippines’ law on GHWs, and Thailand’s and Singapore’s plain packaging …