We, the Filipino youth, are taking back our future now.

We will shape our own lives, and we refuse to let our health and well-being be compromised by the tobacco industry and their desire to create a new generation addicted to traditional cigarettes, electronic cigarettes/vapes, nicotine pouches, and other nicotine-based products. We will not be deceived and manipulated, nor will we be a casualty in a public health crisis that is not of our making.  

The time for silent acceptance is over. This is our collective voice and our commitment. This is our manifesto.

We have seen the alarming rise of a new generation hooked on traditional cigarettes, electronic cigarettes/vapes, and other nicotine-based products, with 1 in 7 Filipino youth having tried e-cigarettes/vapes at least once in their lives. We demand accountability from those who profit from our suffering and courage from those who govern our nation to make us, the young people of this country, your priority.  

We demand immediate and decisive action on the following key policies and tobacco control areas, as guided by the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control - the first global public health treaty to address the global tobacco epidemic and its serious public health consequences:

• Raise the Restricted Age. We demand an increase in the restriction age for all nicotine-based products—including electronic cigarettes/vapes, heated tobacco products, and nicotine pouches—to 21 years old. Our young minds and bodies should not be exposed to these products during the peak of their development, and we have the right to grow up free from nicotine dependence.
• Eliminate Flavors. We demand the immediate elimination of all flavors in electronic cigarettes/vapes, heated tobacco products (HTPs), nicotine pouches, and other nicotine-based products. We consider these flavors as a deceptive tactic, designed to appeal to our generation and mask the potential health risks of using the abovementioned products.
• Terminate Packaging Designs. We demand the immediate termination of all packaging designs, especially in electronic cigarettes/vapes and heated tobacco products (HTPs).  Product packaging and device designs that are often bright, colorful, and sleek make the products look modern, fun, and less like a traditional cigarette, which makes them even more appealing to our fellow young people, encouraging their further consumption.
• Strengthen Distribution Laws.  We demand stronger regulations on the distribution of nicotine products to ensure they are not accessible to young people, especially minors, through modern yet deceptive channels like social media, e-commerce, or online stores. We also would like to demand stronger enforcement of existing distribution regulations in malls, convenience stores, vape shops, and sari-sari stores, among others. Retailers and distributors proven to sell to minors should be penalized accordingly. We believe that the law must prioritize and protect us, instead of furthering the profits of the tobacco industry.
• Enforce Advertising Bans. We demand a comprehensive ban on all forms of advertising (including programmatic media placements), sales promotions, influencer collaboration and partnerships (including subtle product placements), and event sponsorships for all nicotine-based products—including electronic cigarettes/vapes, heated tobacco products, and nicotine pouches. We also want to appeal the banning of brand-agnostic, “educational” social media pages created by tobacco brands that aim to promote the smoke-free products as healthier alternatives. Further, for tobacco and vape brands proven to violate the marketing and advertising restrictions, especially towards minors, heavier fines should be imposed. Our social media feeds and public spaces should not be platforms for industry influence.
• Increase Taxation.  We demand that all nicotine-based products—including electronic cigarettes/vapes, heated tobacco products, and nicotine pouches—be made even more expensive through increased taxes. Economic barriers can and will serve as a powerful deterrent to youth consumption, and public health should always be a priority over profit.

We are the Filipino youth. We are the TobaccOFF NOW! movement. We are your next generation of leaders, creators, advocates, volunteers, students, and community drivers. We are a force for change, and we will not stop until our call is met and we ensure a generation free from nicotine addiction, a country free from tobacco industry interference, and a future where every youth breathes freely and lives a healthier life.

We strongly demand the Big Tobacco #TobaccOFFNow from our lives, from our communities. We are taking back our future, and we call on all young Filipinos to join us in this journey.

TobaccOFF NOW!'s Social Media Pages:

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TobaccOFFNOW.ph/
• Instagram: @tobaccoffnow
• TikTok: @tobaccoffnow

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The TobaccOFF NOW! Youth Manifesto’s Organization Signatories:

1. Positive Youth Development Network - Convenor
2. Abrenian Youth Leaders Association
3. AGOS Makati Coalition
4. Anak ng Teatro
5. ARCPP Western Visayas
6. Association for Values Education
7. BAKAS - BAgong KAbataan ng Sto. Cristo
8. Banaag Visual Arts Group
9. Bridge Alliance of Health Advocates for Youths
10. Brilliance Relative to Youth and Their Healthy Mind Inc.
11. Cebu Institute of Technology - University Supreme Student Government
12. Cebu Normal University - Homemakers’ Club
13. Cebu Normal University College of Computing, Artificial Intelligence, and Sciences - Student Council
14. Child Rights Network (CRN) Philippines
15. Classic Barkadahan
16. CNU - Communicators' Club
17. CNU Alliance of Chemistry Students (AlChemists)
18. CNU AstroPhysical Society
19. Compassion Connectors Philippines
20. Council of Special Educators
21. CPU - Junior High School Student Council
22. CSSH Students' Organization - MSU GenSan
23. Culture and Arts Majors' Pack
24. Dagitab Productions
25. Data & Implementation Sciences for Health (DISH)
26. Davao Del Norte Person with Disability Association
27. Department of Science and Technology Scholars' Association
28. DOST SA Cebu
29. DOST Scholars’ Association in CNU - DOST SA CNU
30. Faculty of Teacher Education - Supreme Student Council
31. Gallant Adolescents New Generation
32. Global Shapers Manila
33. Iloilo Girl Scout Council
34. ImagineLaw, Inc.
35. Kabataang FPOP Montañosa
36. Kabataang Resilient Network
37. Kaibigan Chat Line
38. Marian Forensic Science Organization
39. MCP Youth Movement Brgy. Unang Sigaw Chapter
40. Medical Technology Commission and Resource Officer - Organization
41. NormaliSTAR
42. North Philippine Union Conference of the SDA Church
43. NPUC
44. Parents Against Vapes
45. Partnerships for Health, Agriculture, Nation-building and Socio-economic Upliftment Inc. (PNBI)
46. People and Habitat
47. Philippine Legislators' Committee on Population and Development
48. Philippine Smoke-free Network
49. Physical Education Majors Organization
50. Project SAFE
51. SK Barangay 2 Lucena City
52. SK Camilmil
53. Smoke-Free Vape-Free Network Western Visayas
54. Society of Student Communicators
55. Team FORGERCE
56. The Most Distinguished Tau Omega Mu Fraternity and the Ladies' Circle
57. The Playhouse Project
58. Tourism Outreach, Research and Advocacy ( TORAH)
59. Transcending Institutions and Communities, Inc.
60. Tulong Pasayeño
61. United Young Leaders Coalition, Inc.
62. UP Visayas Magnates
63. USJ-R SSC Commission on Public Health
64. Viscan YouthMappers
65. Vital Strategies
66. VSU Baybay - University Supreme Student Council
67. VSU Computer Science Students' Society (CS³)
68. VSU Development Communicators' Society (DeCSo)
69. VSU Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Supreme Student Council
70. VSU Nightingale Society
71. VSU University Inter-Dormitory Student Body
72. We, the Kids
73. WVSU - University Students’ Alliance
74. Youth Against Vape
75. YOUTH ASSOCIATION FOR QUR'ANIC GUIDANCE
76. YOUTH WORK RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTER INC.
77. Youth for YOUth Organization

TobaccOFF NOW! Movement's Community Partners: 

1. AGOS Makati Coalition
2. Anak ng Teatro
3. Ateneo School of Government
4. AVC Calapan
5. AYO PH
6. Brilliance Relative to Youth and Their Healthy Minds
7. Caloocan Young Leaders Initiative
8. Center for Youth Filipino Volunteers
9. Child Rights Network Philippines - Young Leaders Program for Tobacco Control
10. Compassion Connectors Philippines; University of the Philippines Diliman
11. CPU - Junior Marketing Association
12. CSG- CAS Mindoro State University- Calapan City Campus
13. CSWD/ LCPC
14. Campaign For Tobacco-Free Kids
15. CYLI
16. Divinistanghalan
17. Don Jose Ecleo Memorial Foundation College of Science and Technology
18. DWCC Dance Company
19. Engoo
20. Family Home Program (FHP)
21. FEU Advocate
22. FEU Biological Science Society
23. FEU Central Student Organization
24. FEU Central Student Organization
25. FEU Central Student Organization
26. FEU College Y Club
27. FEU CSO
28. FEU CYC
29. FEU IABF Student Council
30. FEU IHSN Student Council
31. FEU Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance Student Council
32. FEU Institute of Technology
33. FEU Manila
34. FEU Manila - Tamaraw Volunteers
35. FEU Oratorical and Debate Council
36. FEU Political Science Society
37. FEU Sexuality and Gender Alliance
38. FEU Tech
39. FEUCSO
40. Filipino Youth Empowerment Alliance
41. Forum-Dimensions
42. Sangguniang Kabataan of Barangay 1 Poblacion, Tigbauan
43. IAS Student Council
44. ImagineLaw, Inc.
45. JBLFMU-Molo Team Dugong Bughaw Local Org
46. Kabarkada
47. Kabataan sa Kartilya ng Katipunan
48. Kabataang Resilient Network
49. Kaibigan Chat Line
50. Kilos Lagunense 
51. Koalisyon
52. Lahat ng Bata
53. Las Pinas City Health Office
54. Manila Central University - College of Arts and Sciences Student Council
55. MCP Youth Movement Brgy. Unang Sigaw Chapter
56. National Youth Empowerment Circle
57. Nicanor Reyes Memorial Foundation
58. Obra Divinista
59. Pag-asa Youth Association of the Philippines (PYAP)  Miagao Chapter Municipal Federation
60. PANTAY, Inc.
61. PAR 29 YOUTH ORGANIZATION
62. Pasig SK Federation
63. PasigLaban Kabataan
64. Pilak ng Silangan Youth Org.
65. Project Bishoo
66. Project Sinag
67. Project Smile
68. Public Administration - Batangas State University - The National Engineering University
69. PUP
70. PUP PSS
71. QC Youth Development Office
72. RAC ILAYA
73. Rotaract Club of Kabataang West Rembo
74. Rotaract Club of Makati United
75. Rotaract Club of Manila Metro
76. Rotaract Club of Parola
77. Saint Peter Youth Organization
78. San Antonio Youth Republic
79. Sangguniang Kabataan - Barangay Commonwealth
80. Sangguniang Kabataan ng Barangay Pili
81. Sanguniang Kabataan ng Malinao
82. Sigaw ng Kabataan Coalition - Aklan
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83. SK Barangay 2 Lucena City
84. SK Council, Barangay 106
85. SOS Children's Village Iloilo
86. St. Benedict Youth Ministry
87. Stairway Foundation Incorporated
88. Stairway’s Educational Assistance Initiative (EAI)
89. TDB-GEN 8
90. Team Dugong Bughaw-UPV
91. Team Forgerce
92. TEC FIT iTamaraws E-Sports Club
93. The rising youth by virlanie
94. Transcend
95. University of the Philippines Christian Youth Movement
96. University Student Council - West Visayas State University
97. Valenzuela Young Heroes
98. West Visayas State University - University Student Council
99. World Youth Alliance
100. WVSU - University Students' Alliance
101. WVSU - Young Journalists' Society
102. WVSU - Youth for Peers Organization
103. WVSU-University Students' Alliance
104. YES Mindoro
105. Young Journalists' Society
106. Young Leaders' Program for Tobacco Control of Child Rights Network Philippines and PLCPD
107. Youth Against Vape
108. YOUTH WORK RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTER INC.