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Recto bill wants minors banned from buying vape, IDs to be presented at stores

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 02:44 AM

Senate Bill No. 1951 "imposes a minimum age restriction of 18 years for these products to ensure that only adults are allowed access to its use," Recto said. Read more »

North Korea prohibits smoking in public spaces

Reuters
Posted at Nov 05 07:15 AM

SEOUL - North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly on Wednesday introduced smoking bans in some public places to provide citizens with "hygienic living environments," state media KCNA reported on Thursday.   Read more »

JTI eyes hiking local tobacco buying to aid farmers: DOF

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 12:14 PM

The Japan Tobacco International Inc (JTI) is eyeing increasing its procurement of locally produced tobacco to support farmers grappling with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the Finance Department said Monday.    Read more »

Germany to ban cigarette street ads from 2022

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 19 03:59 AM

FRANKFURT - Germany will finally ban outdoor tobacco advertising from 2022, the parliament announced Friday, becoming the last country in the European Union to do so.  Read more »

E-cigarette maker Juul plans layoffs, Europe and Asia exit: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 03 03:35 PM

Troubled e-cigarette maker Juul plans to pull out of Europe and Asia and lay off more workers after already shedding a third of its workforce, the Wall Street Journal said Wednesday. Read more »

House panel approves bill regulating sale of vapes, e-cigarettes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 11:12 AM

The House of Representatives Committee of Trade and Industry has approved a bill regulating the manufacture, sale and distribution of vapes, e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine and non-nicotine delivery systems, a lawmaker said Monday. Read more »

Lucio Tan group bucks pandemic, posts higher net income as tobacco sales rise

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 05:42 PM

LTG, which has interests in tobacco, alcoholic drinks, banking and real estate among others, said its tobacco unit accounted for P8.18 billion or 82 percent of the income.  Read more »

Excise tax collections from large taxpayers exceed January - June target: DOF

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 13 02:54 PM

Collections by the Bureau of Internal Revenue from large taxpayers reached P128.59 billion, exceeding the adjusted P113.64 billion target for the period by 13.15 percent, the DOF said in a statement.   Read more »

How theater actor Lorenz Martinez quit smoking

Leah C. Salterio
Posted at May 31 06:00 AM

With the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) observed annually every May 31, the public is reminded about the dangers of smoking and the negative health effects of tobacco use.    Read more »

'Thirdhand' smoke poses health risks, say US scientists

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 05 07:27 AM

WASHINGTON - The stale odor that announces a smoker's entry into a room may be more than merely unpleasant. Read more »

Turn back time: how quitting smoking reverses lung cell damage

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 30 03:29 AM

Smokers can effectively turn back time in their lungs by kicking the habit, with healthy cells emerging to replace some of their tobacco-damaged and cancer-prone ones, a new study shows. Read more »

US raises tobacco, e-cigarette purchase age from 18 to 21

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 20 03:53 AM

The US Congress voted Thursday to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco and e-cigarettes from 18 to 21 across the country, a move intended to stem the rising tide of youth vaping.   Read more »

Gov't seeks equal tax rate for vape, cigarettes: finance official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 12:27 PM

A law that will raise taxes on cigarettes starting January 2020 needs to be amended to include a P45 excise tax on vape products depending on nicotine content, Finance Assistant Secretary Tony Lambino told DZMM. 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 »

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 »

'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 »

Duterte asks lawmakers: Pass alcohol, vape tax

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 12 03:56 PM

Duterte said the tax adjustments would "address the urgent need" to fund Universal Health Care, based on a copy of the President's letter to Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III. Read more »

E-cigs may damage the heart, study says

Elizabeth Donovan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 08 07:28 AM

Vaping devices and the chemicals they deliver -- increasingly popular among teens -- may damage the cardiovascular system, a study said Thursday, adding to a growing chorus of concern over injury and deaths related to e-cigarettes. Read more »

China calls for businesses to shut down e-cigarette online shops

Josh Horwitz, Reuters
Posted at Nov 01 08:05 PM

China's tobacco regulator on Friday issued a notice asking e-commerce platforms and businesses to shut online stores that sell electronic cigarette products, in a move aimed at stopping minors from purchasing e-cigarettes through the internet. Read more »

Gov't seeks higher tax on e-cigarettes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 01 10:27 AM

Bringing the tax on vape products "to a level of parity" with cigarettes will generate P300 billion over 5 years, said Finance Assistant Secretary Tony Lambino.   Read more »