NTA officials led by Administrator and CEO Belinda S. Sanchez visited the cigarette-processing warehouse of the Japan Tobacco International Asia Manufacturing Corporation (JTI-AMC) based in Lima Ecozone in Batangas on January 27.
The visit was conducted to monitor the compliance of the company on the current governing rules and regulations on cigarette manufacturing.
During the short tour inside the cigarette-manufacturing warehouse, a company’s public relations staff apprised the NTA officials about the current operations on the processing of their cigarette products. The public relations staff discussed the two major processes in cigarette manufacturing: the primary process, which is the conditioning of the tobacco leaf like cutting and drying, and the secondary process involving blending, flavoring, packaging, and cigarettes packing for distribution.
JTI is a global tobacco company focused on innovation and sustainability in producing cigarette products for export and local consumption and other products like processed food and pharmaceuticals. It is a leading international tobacco product manufacturer.
JTI began operations in the Philippines in 2000 with JT International (Philippines), Inc.(JTIP).
JTIP, JTI AMC and JTI Global Business Services Center (JTI-GBS) has employed at least 5,000 Filipinos. In 2021, JTIP paid P82 Billion excise tax to the government.