[Manila = Yuichi Shiga] ʻO Philip Morris International (PMI), kahi hui paka nui o ʻAmelika, aia ma Philippines i ka lā 28 Kepakemapa.paka welahoʻolaha e hoʻomaka ka hana ʻana oE hoʻolilo ʻo ia i 8.8 biliona pesos (e pili ana i 22 biliona yen) i loko o kahi hale hana puhi puhi ahi e kūkulu i kahi laina hana hou.kanaka makua Pilipinoka nui o ka puhi pakamanaʻo ʻia e ʻoi aku ma mua o 20%, a manaʻo ʻia e hoʻololi i nā ʻōnaehana hoʻomehana smokeless.

Ma o ka PMFTC, he hui hui pū me LT Group, he hui i alakaʻi ʻia e ka mea kālepa Pilipino ʻo Lucio Tanpaka welahoʻomaka ka hana kūloko oManaʻo ia e hoʻomaka i ka hana pāʻoihana mai ʻOkakopa a Dekemaba 2023 ma kahi hale hana ma Batangas Province, aia ma ka hema o ka mokupuni ʻo Luzon.

PMI ma Philippinespaka welaʻO kēia ka manawa mua e hana aiAia a hiki i kēia manawa, loaʻa iā PMFTCmea wela welaKe kūkulu nei mākou i ka "IQOS" mai 2020.

E hoʻokumu ka mea kanu hou i 220 mau hana a ua ʻae ʻia e hana me nā mea maka Pilipine.kanaka makua Pilipinoka nui o ka puhi pakaʻoi aku ka kiʻekiʻe ma mua o Iapana (16.7%, e like me 2019).