VERA Files
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They debunked reported claims of four physicians that the measure could become part of Duterte’s “lasting legacy” if enacted and that it would give 16 million Filipino smokers a “less harmful” option to quit smoking.
Mga vape products nga gipamaligya sa merkado malimbungon tungod sa ilang porma, matod ni Dr. Rizalina Gonzalez, usa ka pediatrician ug chair sa Philippine Pediatric Society Tobacco Control Advocacy Group (PPS-TCAG), sa usa ka interbyu sa VERA Files.
Ti DOH, FDA, sumagmamano nga professional organizations ken health experts, youth groups ken tobacco control advocates ket agtalek da nga ni Presidente Duterte ket saan na nga baliwan ti anti-smoking ken anti-vaping position na ket i-veto na ti proposed nga linteg nga kontra iti policy nga insaad na idi 2019.
Duterte, who expressed his anti-vaping stance strongly in 2019, has the option to sign it into law, allow it to lapse into law after 30 days, or veto the entire or parts of the proposed law.
The bill awaits the approval or veto of the President. This will be a test of the President’s record of supporting or defending tobacco-control and health measures.