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Chinese e-cigarette firm to invest in PH amid vaping ban in other countries

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 08:16 PM

MANILA - Beijing based e-cigarette company RELX is investing in the country with the goal of setting up its global customer services through a business process outsourcing (BPO) firm in Manila. Read more »

New York state bans flavored e-cigarettes over vaping concerns

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 08:36 AM

NEW YORK - New York became the second US state to ban flavored e-cigarettes Tuesday, following several vaping-linked deaths that have raised fears about a product long promoted as less harmful than smoking. Read more »

US CDC activates emergency operations center for vaping-related illnesses

Reuters
Posted at Sep 17 07:14 AM

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday it has activated its emergency operations center to coordinate the investigation into hundreds of cases of severe lung illnesses linked to e-cigarette use. Read more »

Mint, menthol e-cigarette liquids high in cancer-causing compound: study

Linda Carroll, Reuters Health
Posted at Sep 17 07:05 AM

A cancer-causing compound banned by US regulators last year as a food additive has been found at potentially dangerous levels in mint and menthol flavored e-cigarette liquids and smokeless tobacco products, researchers said on Monday. Read more »

Mas ligtas nga ba ang vaping kaysa sigarilyo?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 12:42 AM

Ilang kaso ng pagkamatay dahil umano sa vaping o paggamit ng e-cigarette ang naitala kamakailan sa Amerika. Pero ilang Pinoy, mas naniniwalang ligtas pa rin ito. Read more »

‘Vape juice, maaaring delikado sa katawan’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 08:09 PM

Ito ay kahit na ligtas naman daw itong kainin, ayon sa Food and Drug Administration. Read more »

US health officials report 215 cases of respiratory illness possibly tied to vaping

Reuters
Posted at Aug 31 06:14 AM

WASHINGTON, United States—US public health officials on Friday reported a rise in the number of cases of respiratory illness possibly related to the use of e-cigarettes from across 25 states. Read more »

Patient dies in US from lung disease after vaping

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 24 05:29 AM

WASHINGTON, United States—A patient who had recently been vaping has died in hospital in the Midwestern US state of Illinois after developing severe respiratory illness, the local health authority said Friday. Read more »

Taiwan presidential smuggling scandal engulfs China Airlines

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 26 03:28 PM

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A smuggling scandal implicating Taiwan's presidential bodyguards has engulfed China Airlines after the island's largest carrier revealed huge quantities of duty-free cigarettes were routinely sold to staff accompanying the island's leader on visits overseas. Read more »

It’s already the world’s most popular e-cig brand, but will Pinoys smoke it?

Bam Abellon
Posted at Jun 20 10:47 PM

The founder of Juul is in Manila to sell his option to cigarette smoking, even as he continues to defend its value amidst recent banning of e-cigarette sales in San Francisco, the home base of Juul’s parent company Read more »

Gov't intensifying crackdown on cigarette smuggling: finance official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 05 12:56 PM

MANILA - The government is strengthening its efforts against the smuggling of cigarettes as the both houses of Congress pass the bill increasing the excise tax rates for tobacco. Read more »

Congress sorting out 'issues' on tobacco sin tax bill

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 04:00 PM

In an interview with ANC, Quezon 4th district Rep., and House Committee on Health chair Angelina Tan said the issue could be “about the percentage that the LGU [local government unit] is getting currently.” Read more »

Cigarette lighter helps French police identify murdered Indian man

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 04 04:27 AM

LILLE, France - French police said Monday they had identified the body of an Indian national found in a sack by the side of a road in northern France, thanks to a cigarette lighter found in the dead man's pocket. Read more »

‘Sin’ tax hike in itself can’t undo corruption, inefficiencies in system: Recto

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 09:11 PM

Raising excise taxes on tobacco could worsen corruption, and inefficiencies in tax collection and health-care service delivery if existing problems are neglected, Sen. Recto says. Read more »

Zubiri hopes House will adopt DOF-backed tobacco sin tax hike

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 12:06 AM

MANILA – Senate Majority Leader Miguel Zubiri on Tuesday said he hopes that the Department of Finance will convince the House of Representatives to adopt the higher version of the proposed tobacco tax hike. Read more »

Staggered tobacco tax hike gives farmers room for 'transition' to other crops: solon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 07:01 PM

The Senate is pushing for a measure that would raise tobacco excise taxes to P45 in 2020, followed by a P5 increase until the rate reaches P60 by 2023. Read more »

Do e-cigarettes cause seizures? FDA investigates

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 05 09:03 AM

WASHINGTON - US regulators said Wednesday they are investigating reports that e-cigarettes -- increasingly widespread in America and elsewhere -- may cause seizures. Read more »

P700,000 halaga ng pekeng yosi, nasamsam sa Tondo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 07:20 AM

MAYNILA - Nasamsam ng mga pulis ang higit P700,000 halaga ng pekeng sigarilyo sa Tondo, Maynila Miyerkoles ng gabi. Read more »

We picked the drink that will go best with your Havana cigar. Thank us later.

Iñigo S. Roces
Posted at Mar 27 08:41 AM

You might chance upon a pair that will last forever. All readily available at Solaire's Macallan bar. Read more »

E-cigarette use linked to heart trouble: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 08 06:40 PM

People who use e-cigarettes are more likely to have heart problems than those who don't, says a study. Read more »

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