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'Vaping is not cool': DepEd, advocates strengthen campaign vs tobacco products

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 26 06:58 PM

The DepED already released an order prohibiting cigarettes and vapes inside and outside schools. Read more »

PNP to go after minors using vape, cigarettes: official

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 03:33 PM

A warning will be given to minors, the police said. Read more »

Australia announces crackdown on vaping

Agence France Presse
Posted at May 02 09:22 AM

Australia's health minister on Tuesday announced a sweeping crackdown on vaping, accusing tobacco companies of deliberately luring in teenagers to hook the next "generation of nicotine addicts". Read more »

DTI: 11 vape shops asked to explain sale of prohibited items

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 02:51 PM

'Kapag hindi sila dumating it will be an aggravating circumstance on their part and iko-consider natin 'yung refusal to submit to authority ng mga business establishment.' Read more »

5 'illegal' vape traders face tax evasion raps

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 10:14 AM

The BIR has filed tax evasion complaints against 5 vape traders who allegedly committed P1.2 billion worth of tax violations. Read more »

Juul agrees to settle over marketing vapes to US youth

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 07 06:07 AM

Juul has been blamed for a surge in youth vaping over its marketing of fruit and candy flavored e-cigarettes, which it stopped selling in 2019. Read more »

Clash over controversial vape bill could reach SC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 10:40 AM

Advocates on Tuesday said they want to question the legality of the controversial vape bill before the Supreme Court. Read more »

WATCH: Quake interrupts TeleRadyo interview

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 27 12:07 PM

An interview of TeleRadyo news anchor Kabayan Noli de Castro was cut short due to an earthquake Wednesday morning. Read more »

Edad 18 pataas puwede bumili ng vape, ayon sa panukalang naisabatas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 07:37 PM

Nag-lapse at naging batas ang kontrobersiyal na vape bill na hindi nalagdaan o na-veto 30 araw matapos maisumite sa Malacanang. Read more »

Controversial vape bill lapses into law

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 26 03:48 PM

A bill will lapse into law if the Chief Executive fails to act on it 30 days after receipt from Congress, the Official Gazette said. Read more »

David Bunevacz pleads guilty to $28-M scam

TJ Manotoc, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 21 01:14 AM

Bunevacz could be looking at a lengthy prison sentence in the US after he pleaded guilty to scamming investors into a cannabis vaping business. Read more »

Pag-veto sa vape bill, muling hiniling kay Duterte

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 07:45 PM

Muling nanawagan ang grupo ng mga doktor kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na i-veto ang vape bill. Read more »

US wants to ban Juul vaping products, report says

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 23 06:37 AM

Juul has come under fire over its marketing of fruit and candy flavored e-cigarettes that had drawn in young consumers. Read more »

DOH renews veto call vs vape bill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 04:15 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte is urged to veto the vape bill as it puts the youth at risk, the Department of Health said Wednesday. Read more »

Should Duterte veto vape bill?

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 06:32 PM

The bill, which was ratified by both Houses of Congress, is up for the President’s signature. Read more »

Mexico bans sales of 'harmful' e-cigarettes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 01 03:58 PM

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said it was a "lie" to claim that e-cigarettes are a safe alternative to inhaling tobacco smoke. Read more »

Hong Kong ban on sale of e-cigarettes takes effect

Edith Lin, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 01 04:10 AM

A law banning the sale of e-cigarettes and other heated tobacco products in Hong Kong has forced some shops selling these items to fold. Read more »

EXPLAINER: The controversial legislative journey of the vape bill

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 07:01 PM

The legislative journey of the vape bill was one of the most controversial in the 18th Congress. Read more »

Tobacco industry sticks to game plan amid the pandemic

Chi Liquicia, VERA Files
Posted at Apr 15 06:09 PM

In the middle of a deadly health crisis, the tobacco industry scored a win in the country, sticking to a tried and tested playbook to protect its interests. Read more »

E-cig giant Juul to pay $22.5-M in underage lawsuit

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 14 11:06 AM

E-cigarette firm Juul has agreed to pay $22.5 million in a US lawsuit that alleged the company deliberately targeted teenagers. Read more »