On 12 July 2019, a World Trade Organization (“WTO”) Panel upheld the Philippines’ claims that Thailand violated WTO law on customs violation. The dispute initiated by the Philippines in 2008 affects Philippine exports of cigarettes to Thailand.  Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez said that “this WTO dispute has been going on for more than ten years now, continue reading : WTO Panel Report in Thailand – Customs and Fiscal  Measures on Cigarettes from the Philippines