Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1980
Martial-law human-rights abuses in Ilocos Norte
Human-rights documentation records torture, killings, and disappearances affecting farmers and Indigenous community members in parts of Ilocos Norte during the Marcos martial-law period. The province's association with the Marcos family has remained politically and historically contested.
1960
Stonehill scandal and the tobacco industry
Harry Stonehill, whose investment helped rebuild the regional tobacco industry in the early 1950s, was later deported in the 1960s amid allegations involving tax evasion and bribery of government officials. The affair became known nationally as the Stonehill scandal.