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: vape
FACT CHECK: HINDI totoong sinususpinde ng DTI ang lahat ng vape brands maliban sa isa
May kumakalat na social media post tungkol sa pag-suspend daw ng Department of Trade and Industry sa lahat ng vape brands maliban sa X-Vape. Peke ito.
FACT CHECK: ‘DTI’ advisory suspending all but one vape brand is FAKE
An advisory supposedly from DTI announcing the suspension of all vape brands except "X-Vape" is circulating online. This is fake.
Anti-tobacco advocates call for a review of Vape Law
Anti-tobacco advocates are calling for a review of the vape law after the Supreme Court ruled that such products should be under the jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration.
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.
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.
Health expert counts on Marcos Jr. to protect youth from tobacco, vape harm
RA 11467 took full effect on May 25, after an 18-month transition period for manufacturers, distributors, importers, and sellers of vapor products to comply with its implementing rules and regulations.
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.
‘95% less harm?’: Without scientific consensus, legislators favor ‘reduced risk’ claims in e-cigs, HTPs
Aware of the health risks of cigarette smoking, the tobacco industry has designed over the years “less harmful” alternatives for smokers: low and tar nicotine devices, filtered cigarettes, smokeless tobacco.
