Tag: philippines
Smokers Support Vape Bill In Philippines: Report
Smokers are reportedly in support of a bill that will authorize less harmful alternatives to combustible cigarettes.
MANILA — According to a report by The...
Philippines Pushing For Strong E-Cigarette Regulations
MANILA — The House of Representatives for the Republic of the Philippines is prepared to move forward with a proposed landmark bill that would...
Philippines Survey: Most Smokers Would Switch to Safer Alternatives
59% of the estimated 16 million Filipino smokers, would try smoke-free alternatives if they were “commercially available and subject to certain product safety standards.”Citing...
Philippines: Joint House Committees Approve Vape and Heated Tobacco Bill
Last December, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, announced a ban on the use and import of e-cigarettes, adding that anyone caught using the products would...
Philippines: Juul Halted E-Cig Sales to Minors Ahead of Ban
The recently signed Republic Act (RA) No. 11467, banned the sale of all electronic devices to all nonsmokers and anyone under 21. To this...
Philippines WHO Rep. Admits That E-Cigs Are Safer Than Cigarettes
The WHO has been overtly against vaping products. Infact last September, two leaked papers from the WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO), had suggested...
Philippine Vape Group Says E-Cigs Should be Viewed as Safer Alternatives
“PECIA and our 250 members do not claim e-cigarettes are smoking-cessation devices. We mandate our members to be responsible entrepreneurs by observing ethical business...
Duterte’s Vaping Ban Propagates the Drug War in the Philippines
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The discussion over tobacco harm reduction in the United States is an emotional demonstration of dogmatic assumptions. It is true that...