84. Philippine CIGARETTE ADVERTISEMENTS from the mid 1940s - 1960s

The worlds of advertising and cigarette smoking have been intertwined for as long as we can remember. In the first half of the 20th century, tobacco companies were major contributors to the advertising industry, and many magazines and newspapers were sponsored by these companies.

As the 1970s dawned, things were beginning to change. During the mid-70s, people became aware of the health hazards of cigarette smoking and the government required tobacco packaging to carry health warnings. 

These cigarette advertisements from the 1940s, 1950s & 1960s were a reminder of the past when smoking was still cool and refreshing.

The following advertisements are from the collection of Arch. Alex Villaflor, while the cigarette wrappers are from my collection.

ALHAMBRA BLANCO, Tayuman, Manila, Circa 1940s

ALHAMBRA BLANCO, LA FLOR DE FILIPINAS cigarette label

ALHAMBRA REGALIZ, Tayuman, Manila

BATAAN Cigar & Cigarette Factory, Inc., Binondo Manila,
Circa 1940s

BATAAN Cigar & Cigarette Factory Coupons. You get a free cigarette pack if you are lucky to get one inside.

BATAAN Cigar & Cigarette Factory, Inc., Roosevelt Ave, Quezon City

BALINTAWAK cigarette wrapper manufactured by BATAAN Cigar & Cigarette Factory, Inc.

BATAAN REGALIS Cigarette wrapper manufactured by BATAAN Cigar & Cigarette Factory, Inc.

ALHAMBRA MAHABA REGALIZ, Tayuman Rizal

ALHAMBRA MAHABA REGALIZ cigarette wrapper

CORTOS LA Campana MATAMIS, Manila. Circa 1950s

B-29 CORTOS cigarette wrapper manufactured by  LA CAMPANA

RINGING BELL cigarette wrapper manufactured by  LA CAMPANA

LA CAMPANA Fabric De Tabacos. Inc., Makati, Rizal,
Circa 1950s

RINGING BELLS MATAMIS cigarette wrapper manufactured by  LA CAMPANA

CAMPANILLA MATAMIS cigarette label manufactured by  LA CAMPANA

LA YEBANA manufactured by Insular-Yebana Tobacco Corp., Tugatog Malabon

LA YEBANA cigarette wrapper

MAGKAIBIGAN MATAMIS manufactured by LA CAMPANA Fabric De Tabacos. Inc, Makati Rizal

MAGKAIBIGAN MATAMIS cigarette wrapper manufactured by  LA CAMPANA

FIGHTER Cigarette manufactured by LA PERLA Cigatr & Cigarette Factory, Inc., Paranaque, Rizal.
Circa 1950s

FIGHTER Cigarette manufactured by LA PERLA Cigatr & Cigarette Factory, Inc., Paranaque, Rizal

FIGHTER Cigarette manufactured by LA PERLA Cigatr & Cigarette Factory, Inc., Paranaque, Rizal

FIGHTER cigarette wrapper

FIGHTER Cigarette manufactured by LA PERLA Cigatr & Cigarette Factory, Inc., Paranaque, Rizal

FIGHTER Cigarette manufactured by LA PERLA Cigatr & Cigarette Factory, Inc., Paranaque, Rizal

7 JEWELS Cigarette distributed by PACIFIC MERCANTILE COMPANY, Binondo, Manila.
Circa 1950s

TYCOON Cigarettes.  Circa 1950s

BANKERS CLUB Cigarettes distributed by St. Louis Tobacco Corporation. Carmelo St., Manila.
Circa 1940s

CASTLE Cigarettes manufactured by PHILIPPINE AMERICAN Cigar & Cigarette Mfg. Co., Inc., Pasay City. Circa 1950s

GOOD COMPANION Cigarettes. Circa 1950s

GOOD COMPANION cigarette package

GOOD COMPANION Cigarette wrapper

CHELSEA Cigarettes distributed by INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO COMPANY, INC. Circa 1950s

CHELSEA Cigarettes distributed by INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO COMPANY, INC. Circa 1950s

CHELSEA Cigarettes distributed by INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO COMPANY, INC.

COWBOY Cigarettes manufactured by BATAAN Cigar & Cigarette Factory, Inc., Binondo Manila

COWBOY Cigarettes manufactured by BATAAN Cigar & Cigarette Factory, Inc., Binondo Manila

COWBOY Cigarettes manufactured by BATAAN Cigar & Cigarette Factory, Inc., Binondo Manila.
Circa 1950s

CYCLE Cigarettes manufactured by BATAAN Cigar & Cigarette Factory, Inc., Binondo Manila.
Circa 1940s

CYCLE cigarette wrapper

DUKE Cigarettes manufactured by VIRGINIA Tobaco & Cigarette Factory, Paranaque, Rizal.
Circa 1950s

CARINOSA MATAMIS Cigarettes manufactured by SANFORD TOBACCO CO. INC, Caloocan.
Circa 1950s

CHESTERFIELD Cigarettes. Circa 1960s

CHESTERFIELD Cigarette label

  

DOMINO Cigarettes. Circa 1960s

Pilita Corales endorsing EMBASSY Virginia Cigarettes. Circa 1950s

Pilita Corales endorsing EMBASSY Virginia Cigarettes. Circa 1960s

FRESCO Cigarette. Circa 1960s

GI Cigarettes manufactured by BATAAN Cigar & Cigarette Factory, Inc., Binondo Manila.
Circa 1950s

GI Cigarettes manufactured by BATAAN Cigar & Cigarette Factory, Inc., Binondo Manila

GIRAFFE Cigarettes manufactured by LA PERLA Cigar & Cigarette Factory, Paranaque, Rizal.
Circa 1950s

GOLDEN KEY & HERBERT TAREYTON Cigarettes manufactured by LA SUERTE Cigar & Cigarette Factory, Pasay City. Circa 1950s

GOLDEN KEY Cigarettes manufactured by LA SUERTE Cigar & Cigarette Factory, Pasay City.
Circa 1950s

GOLDEN KEY Cigarettes manufactured by LA SUERTE Cigar & Cigarette Factory, Pasay City

GOLDEN COIN Cigarette manufactured by LA PERLA Cigar & Cigarette Factory, Paranaque, Rizal.
Circa 1950s

GOLDEN COIN cigarette wrapper

GOLDEN COIN Cigarette manufactured by LA PERLA Cigar & Cigarette Factory, Paranaque, Rizal

GOLDEN COIN Cigarette manufactured by LA PERLA Cigar & Cigarette Factory, Paranaque, Rizal

GOLDEN GATE Cigarette. Circa 1950s

ICE LAND Menthol Cigarettes manufactured by LA PERLA Cigar & Cigarette Factory.
Circa 1960s

ICE LAND cigarette wrapper

JET Cigarettes. Circa 1950s

GI Cigarette manufactured by BATAAN Cigar & Cigarette Factory, Inc., Binondo Manila.
Circa 1960s

KOOL Cigarettes distributed by THE CATHAY CO., Manila. Circa 1960s

KOOL Cigarettes distributed by THE CATHAY CO., Manila

NATION Cigarettes manufactured by ASSOCIATED ANGLO-AMERICAN TOBACCO CORPORATION. Circa 1950s

RICHMOND Cigarettes manufactured by RICHMOND TOBACCO INC. Circa 1950s

PHILIP MORRIS Cigarette manufactured by LA SUERTE Cigar & Cigarette Factory, Manila. Circa 1960s

PHILIP MORRIS cigarette wrapper

PHILIP MORRIS Cigarette 

PHILIP MORRIS cigarette original art

PIEDMONT  cigarette wrapper

Jose Bautista, Editor of Manila Times promoting PIEDMONT  Cigarette. Circa 1950s

PINES Cigarettes manufactured by ASSOCIATED ANGLO-AMERICAN TOBACCO CORPORATION. Circa 1960s

Rosa Rosal, actress for PUPPIES Cigarettes distributed by US TOBACCO CORPORATION, Manila

ROYAL, SIGA SIGA and PISO Cigarettes manufactured  by PIONEER TOBACCO CORPORATION, Manila. Circa 1950s

PUPPIES Cigarettes distributed by US TOBACCO CORPORATION, Manila

Bella Gonzalez, singer  for PUPPIES Cigarettes distributed by US TOBACCO CORPORATION, Manila

PUPPIES Cigarettes distributed by US TOBACCO CORPORATION, Manila

PUPPIES Cigarettes distributed by US TOBACCO CORPORATION, Manila

PUPPIES Cigarettes distributed by US TOBACCO CORPORATION, Manila

RUBY QUEEN Cigarettes manufactured by PHILIPPINE AMERICAN Cigar & Cigarette Mfg. Co., Inc., Pasay City. Circa 1950s

SNO-MAN Cigarettes manufactured by PHILIPPINE AMERICAN Cigar & Cigarette Mfg. Co., Inc., Pasay City.  Circa 1960s

SNO-MAN Cigarettes manufactured by PHILIPPINE AMERICAN Cigar & Cigarette Mfg. Co., Inc., Pasay City

SNO-MAN Cigarettes manufactured by PHILIPPINE AMERICAN Cigar & Cigarette Mfg. Co., Inc., Pasay City. Circa 1950s

SNO-MAN cigarette wrapper

SOCIEGO Cigarettes. Circa 1950s

SPORT Cigarette manufactured by LA PERLA Cigar & Cigarette Factory, Paranaque, Rizal. Circa 1940s

SPORT cigarette wrapper

SPORT Cigarette manufactured by LA PERLA Cigar & Cigarette Factory, Paranaque, Rizal

SPORT Cigarette manufactured by LA PERLA Cigar & Cigarette Factory, Paranaque, Rizal. Circa 1950s

SPORTSMAN cigarette wrapper

SPORTSMAN cigarette wrapper

SPUD Cigarettes. Circa 1960s

SPUD cigarette wrapper

SPUD Cigarettes

WINFIELD Cigarette manufactured by LA SUERTE Cigar & Cigarette Factory, Manila.
Circa 1960s

WINNER Cigarettesmanufactured by MABUHAY CIGARETTE MFG. CO., Malabon.
Circa 1950s

SOUTH SEA Cigarette distributed by INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO COMPANY, INC., Manila.
Circa 1940s

SOUTH SEA Cigarette distributed by INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO COMPANY, INC., Manila

WINFIELD Cigarette manufactured by LA SUERTE Cigar & Cigarette Factory, Manila.
Circa 1950s