Filipino President Marcos and First Lady Imelda Marcos recently met with officials from the international tobacco company, Philip Morris, at the Malacañang Palace.
According to the official Facebook page of the First Lady, they had lunch with executives from the Phillip Morris International company on November 24th.
A photo posted on a social media page shows the presence of Ilocos Norte Representative Sandro Marcos and Philip Morris International CEO Jacek Olcza at a lunch gathering.
The President hails from Ilocos Norte, which is a province that forms part of the largest tobacco producing region in the Philippines, called Ilocos. According to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority, this region produced 24.02 million metric tons (MT) of tobacco from April to June this year, accounting for 66% of the country's total tobacco production.
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