Seeing through the Smoke
VERA Files carries stories, reports and commentaries on the effects of novel tobacco products. One such initiative had the support of STOP, a global tobacco industry watchdog.
Latest Stories
Toughen law, protect children from vape, gov’t urged
By Rhenzel Raymond Caling
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May 30, 2024
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Health experts and youth groups are sounding the alarm over an upsurge in children's use of vapes and are calling on the government to enforce strict regulations on the sale of the harmful products, especially online.
PH delegation to WHO conference on tobacco control urged to take stand against vapes
By VERA Files
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Feb 5, 2024
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Former senior health and education officials issue an urgent appeal to the Philippine delegation to a conference on tobacco control to fight against vapes for the sake of the youth.
The vape genie is out of the bottle
By Booma Cruz
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Mar 10, 2023
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Now sold online and in shops and stalls in shopping malls, in 24-hour convenience stores, on sidewalks and even in sari-sari stores, the so-called novel tobacco products are prominently displayed, and use brands and packaging attractive to the youth.
