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Duterte warning to judges on vaping ban 'sends wrong signals': law dean

Aleta Nieva-Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 22 10:51 AM

MANILA - A law dean on Friday said the warning of President Rodrigo Duterte to judges interfering with his order to arrest people vaping or using e-cigarettes in public is sending the wrong signals. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 21, 2019

ABS-CBN News
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 »

Duterte jokes: I’ll have vape inventor killed

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 09:48 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday joked that he would have the inventor of e-cigarettes killed, days after he banned its use in public places. Read more »

'Clear public health harm' due to e-cigarettes yet to be proven: Sotto

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 09:42 PM

The belief that the use of e-cigarettes can harm public health remains unproven, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Thursday, days after President Rodrigo Duterte banned vaping in public areas. Read more »

Mga mahuhuling gumagamit ng vape, babalaan lang, di ikukulong: PNP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 06:58 PM

Hindi ikukulong kundi babalaan lamang muna ang mga taong mahuhuling gumagamit ng vape sa mga pampublikong lugar, sabi ngayong Huwebes ng officer-in-charge ng Philippine National Police.   Read more »

Paggamit ng vape, ipinagbabawal na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 06:43 PM

Ipinagbabawal na ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang paggamit ng vape.  Inutusan niya rin ang pulisya at militar na dakpin ang mga mahuhuling nagbe-vape sa mga pampublikong lugar.  Read more »

Canadian vaping study details danger from 'popcorn lung' chemical

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 21 02:25 PM

A 17-year-old Canadian nearly lost his lungs after 5 months of intensive vaping, but the ingredient suspected of doing the damage, diacetyl, is different from the substance US authorities blame for dozens of deaths.   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 »

Duterte bans vaping in public

Dante Diosina Jr, AFP
Posted at Nov 21 08:08 AM

This photo illustration shows a customer smoking at a vape store in Manila on Wednesday. Read more »

The ANC Brief: Trying to put her in her place

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 04:09 AM

Vice President Leni Robredo reacted to a recent rant by President Rodrigo Duterte on her role in the war on drugs. Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »

'The safest way to do it': Duterte says OK to vape at home

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 12:50 AM

MANILA (UPDATE)—Filipinos can still use e-cigarettes and vaping devices in their home, President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday even as he discouraged the public from doing so. Read more »

'Never mind the law': Duterte defends order to ban vaping

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 10:15 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte justified Wednesday his verbal order to the police to arrest anyone caught vaping or using e-cigarettes in public, saying it was meant to protect the health of Filipinos.   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 enforcing Duterte order banning vape use, importation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 06:02 PM

PNP spokesperson Bernard Banac said police are also doing a public information campaign to inform the public about the risks of vaping. Read more »

Health chief supports ban on vaping

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 04:03 PM

MANILA - Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Wednesday expressed his full support to President Rodrigo Duterte's order to ban vaping and vaping products. 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 »

Influential US doctors group calls for ban on vaping products

Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters
Posted at Nov 20 07:33 AM

The American Medical Association (AMA) on Tuesday called for a total ban on all e-cigarette and vaping products that are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as smoking cessation tools.   Read more »