Solon slams ‘baseless’ Philip Morris claims

Isabela Rep. Rodolfo Albano 3rd has deplored the continued use of unsubstantiated data by foreign monopolists as he supported Deputy Speaker Sergio Apostol’s urgent call to use only official information in formulating policies to safeguard the country’s economic interest in the multibillion-peso tobacco industry.

“Over six million people, including farmers and other beneficiaries, are dependent on the tobacco industry and we should not allow these unscrupulous foreigners to undermine their interest,” Albano said.