[Manila = Yuichi Shiga] UPhilip Morris International (PMI), inkampani enkulu yecuba yase-US, iya kuba kwiiPhilippines ngoSeptemba 28.icuba elishushuibhengeze ukuba izakuqala ukuveliswa kweIza kutyala imali eziibhiliyoni ezisi-8,8 zeepesos (malunga nama-22 eebhiliyoni zeeyen) kumzi-mveliso wecuba osele ukho ukuze kwakhiwe indlela entsha yokuvelisa.Abantu abadala bakwiiPhilippinesizinga lokutshayakulindeleke ukuba idlule i-20%, kwaye imfuno kulindeleke ukuba itshintshele kwiinkqubo zokufudumeza ezingenamsi.

Nge-PMFTC, intsebenziswano kunye ne-LT Group, i-conglomerate ekhokelwa ngusomashishini wasePhilippines uLucio Tan.icuba elishushuwaqala imveliso yasekuhlaleni yeKulindeleke ukuba iqalise imveliso yorhwebo ukusuka ngo-Okthobha ukuya kuDisemba ka-2023 kumzi-mveliso kwiPhondo laseBatangas, elikumazantsi eSiqithi saseLuzon.

PMI kwiiPhilippinesicuba elishushuEli lixesha lokuqala ukuvelisaUkuza kuthi ga ngoku, i-PMFTC inakhoisixhobo eshushuSiphuhlisa "IQOS" ukusukela ngo-2020.

Lo mzi-mveliso mtsha uza kudala imisebenzi engama-220 kwaye sele uvunyiwe ukuba uvelise ngezinto ezisetyenziswa kwiiPhilippines.Abantu abadala bakwiiPhilippinesizinga lokutshayaiphezulu kuneJapan (16.7%, ukusukela ngo-2019).