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Senators eye law 'highly regulating' e-cigarettes amid Duterte vaping ban

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 05:25 PM

At least two senators on Friday said they would push for the passage of bills that would "highly regulate" the sale of e-cigarettes in the country, especially after President Rodrigo Duterte issued a verbal order banning the use of vape in public areas. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 21, 2019

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Posted at Nov 21 11:54 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

'We tax them': Duterte explains why he allows tobacco, but bans vaping

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 11:06 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday explained why he allows the manufacture and importation of tobacco but is banning the importation of electronic cigarettes and vaping devices. Read more »

Know the age of your lungs this COPD month

Max V. de Leon
Posted at Nov 21 04:29 PM

Did you know that your lungs can be decades older than your actual age? This is specially true for people who smoke or with history of regular cigarette smoking. Read more »

'Warning,' not detention for those caught vaping in public: police

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 11:16 AM

Vape users caught smoking e-cigarettes in public places will be immediately released after undergoing blotter procedures, PNP spokesman Police Brig. General Bernard Banac told DZMM.  Read more »

With vaping ban, will users just switch back to cigarettes?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 11:12 PM

The use and importation of vaping products is now a criminal offense, with users of electronic cigarettes puffing in public risking arrest. Read more »

Duterte warns judiciary vs interfering with vaping ban

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 10:19 PM

“I will not obey your order because of the peculiar situation this country finds.” Read more »

Senators eye amendments to e-cigarette tax bill after Duterte bans vaping

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 07:06 PM

Senators on Wednesday said the chamber will have to review its bill that imposes higher taxes on alcohol and e-cigarettes after President Rodrigo Duterte banned the importation and public use vapes. Read more »

PNP begins crackdown on vaping

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 03:45 PM

The Philippine National Police on Wednesday enforced President Rodrigo Duterte's order banning the use of e-cigarettes in public. Read more »

Mga gumagamit ng vape sa mga pampublikong lugar aarestuhin

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 06:51 PM

Sisimulan nang damputin ng mga pulis ngayong Miyerkoles ang sino mang mahuhuling gumagamit ng vape sa mga pampublikong lugar.  Read more »

Anti-tobacco group urges Duterte to reconsider vaping ban

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 09:14 AM

95 PERCENT LESS HARMFUL? A group advocating for e-cigarettes as an alternative to tobacco on Wednesday appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to reconsider his vaping ban. Read more »

House leader seeks to ban vaping in public places

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 04:13 PM

A party-list lawmaker filed on Monday a bill that seeks to ban vaping or the use of e-cigarettes in public places.   Read more »

Philippines' Health chief backs e-cigarette regulation over total ban on vape

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 16 03:14 PM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Saturday said he would support measures that would regulate the use of e-cigarettes instead of policies that would ban the products. Read more »

Findings on PH's first vaping-related injury 'not conclusive', DOH chief Duque says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 02:40 PM

Findings that a teenage Filipina obtained vaping-related injuries are "not conclusive," Health Sec. Francisco Duque III said Saturday, noting that the patient needs to undergo more tests to rule out other possible causes of her condition. Read more »

'New public health menace': House leader wants vaping ban for minors

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 16 06:32 PM

Vaping is a "new public health menace" that must be heavily regulated, a House leader said Saturday, saying she would file a bill to prohibit the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors. Read more »

Vaping-linked lung injury kills 18, sickens 1,080 in US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 04 06:42 AM

WASHINGTON, United States—The number of patients suffering from probable lung injury associated with e-cigarette use has surged to more than a thousand, US health authorities said Thursday, while the death toll from the outbreak now stands at 18. Read more »

Higit 600 dinampot sa Parañaque dahil sa droga, paglabag ng ordinansa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 07:04 AM

MAYNILA—Dinampot ng mga pulis ang higit 600 katao sa one-time big-time operation ng Parañaque City police sa magdamag. Read more »

Childhood smoking exposure tied to irregular heartbeat in adulthood

Lisa Rapaport, Reuters
Posted at Sep 27 06:07 AM

A small part of the risk for adult atrial fibrillation was associated with the tendency of smokers’ children to become smokers themselves as adults, the study team notes in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 25, 2019

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Posted at Sep 26 12:24 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Tobacco farmers seek higher prices of leaves

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 04:47 PM

Tobacco farmers from Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte call on the government to raise the floor price of tobacco leaves to P128 per kilo as the National Tobacco Administration holds a consultative conference on the setting of floor prices of the product, in Quezon City on Wednesday. Read more »