!["News organisations don't often end up in court for [defamation], but when they do it's big news."](https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Defamation-case-TVNZ-680wide--218x150.png "Mediawatch: Talley’s vs TVNZ in defamation confrontation")
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Uncertainty surrounds implementation of Duterte’s smoking ban
BACKGROUNDER: By Jerome P. Villanueva in Manila
Uncertainty surrounds the effectiveness of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s ban on smoking.
In an executive order titled E026, Duterte...
!["News organisations don't often end up in court for [defamation], but when they do it's big news."](https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Defamation-case-TVNZ-680wide--100x70.png "Mediawatch: Talley’s vs TVNZ in defamation confrontation")
