VERA Files
The vape genie is out of the bottle and the Senate, one of the two branches of Congress responsible for letting the genie out, is furious.
Ilocanos are stereotyped as being kuripot (stingy with money). President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., an Ilocano, showed this side of him when he vetoed four bills approved by the previous Congress.
Despite the loud applause on his call for a “stronger healthcare system” during his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. remained silent on his plans for the regulation of novel tobacco products. Marcos did not heed the call of former health secretaries, heads of health agencies, and several […]
In declaring tobacco as a health product, the Supreme Court (SC) has made “far-reaching” strides in interpreting tobacco laws and regulation, according to a former health undersecretary.
The Supreme Court recently reversed a regional trial court decision to uphold the jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate cigarettes and tobacco products.
If President Rodrigo Duterte approves the vape bill before he leaves Malacanang on June 30, the Department of Health (DOH) says it will “result in an absurd situation” wherein similar products that cause harm and danger are regulated differently.
A health advocate called on president-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to prioritize health over his constituents’ interest on the issue of regulating novel tobacco products. When asked what she expects from the incoming administration regarding the policy regulations on tobacco products, Dr. Maricar Limpin, president of the Philippine College of Physicians, said: “I am hoping […]
More than four months have passed since Congress ratified in haste the proposed “Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act” or the vape bill, but the measure’s final copy has yet to reach Malacañang for President Rodrigo Duterte to either sign or veto it, or to let it lapse into law after 30 days from submission.
Local government units are regulating the sale and use of e-cigarettes and other novel tobacco products, but some have liberal rules that allow persons as young as 18 years old to buy the products.
In the final year of the Duterte administration, Congress approved a bill that defies the chief executive’s anti-tobacco smoking and anti-vaping position.