FAKE NEWS. ImagineLaw presents infographics of the effects of vaping among the youth in a Fake vs. Facts webinar on Thursday (March 17, 2022). Representatives from the Department of Education, Department of Health, and other stakeholders joined the webinar and called claims that vapes are safer than tobacco as fake news. (Screengrab) MANILA -The Department of Education (DepEd) backed the Department of Health (DOH) and other medical experts in appealing to President Rodrigo Duterte to veto the proposed Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulation Act. In a statement on Thursday, the DepEd expressed concern over the proposed measure, saying that implementing it might pose a danger to at least 870,000 learners, aged 18 years old and above. "As a government institution championing young Filipinos' well-being, we are taking a stand against the so-called 'anti-health' vape bill, which will weaken (the) existing law and the executive order against Electronic Nicotine Delivery Syste