Advocates help youth fight back vs. tobacco industry influence
The youth, which is the target of the tobacco industry's so-called novel products, is also being tapped by health advocates to be their partners in the anti-tobacco campaign.
Tag Archives: e-cigarettes
Toughen law, protect children from vape, gov’t urged
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
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.
E-Cigarette Marketing in the Philippines: Glaringly Youth-Oriented and Feeding the Tobacco Industry’s Bottom Line
A total of 183 governments are scheduled to meet in Panama City, Panama from 5-10 February 2024 for the tenth session of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). The WHO FCTC protects the fundamental right of all people to enjoy the highest standard of health. The Philippines is a Party to this treaty, and at the COP10, fierce debates are expected around electronic smoking devices (ESDs); harmful tobacco products that the tobacco industry is aggressively marketing to the youth.
The vape genie is out of the bottle
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.
LGUs regulate sale of vapes, call them less harmful than cigarettes
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.
Vape bill eases restrictions on flavors, online advertising
The proposed Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Production Regulation Act removes the two-flavor limit and allows online selling and advertising of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and heated tobacco products (HTPs), prompting health advocates to say that these provisions would entice younger people to try these and get them hooked on what can become a lifetime addiction.
Bill provides younger people easier access to smoke-free alternatives
Disregarding the government’s tobacco control program, Congress has ratified a bill that allows younger people to buy and use electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and heated tobacco products (HTPs).
Three govt agencies put pressure on Congress to scrap bill on vapes, e-cigarettes
The Department of Health (DOH), Department of Education (DepEd) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) joined medical practitioners and youth leaders on Wednesday in asking Congress to reject the bill that seeks to lower the age of persons who can buy, use or sell vapes and electronic cigarettes.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: No anya ti kaipapanan ti panangibaba ti edad dagiti mabalin nga agusar ti e-cigarette kadagiti ub-ubbing
Ti panangibaba iti edad dagiti tattao nga mabalin nga gumatang, aglako, wenno agusar iti vapes ken electronic cigarettes iti edad 18, ket mangited kadakuada iti gundaway tapno makaalada kadagiti produkto nga mabalin nga adda dakes nga epekto na iti salun-at ken mabalin nga agbunga iti panagabuso, kuna dagiti eksperto iti medisina ken salun-at.
