Tuesday, 25 May 2021, 10:52 am A bill that regulates the manufacture, use, sale, distribution, and promotion of vaping, as well as heated tobacco products (HTPs) has passed its second reading in the Philippines’ House of Representatives. Following its third reading, it will go to the Senate. According to consumer advocates, barring any undue outside influence, there the bill will be approved into law. "We hope that the Senate will also support this bill to provide millions of Filipino smokers with less harmful alternatives to combustible cigarettes.” Known as House Bill 9007, the proposed ‘Non-Combustible Nicotine Delivery Systems Regulation Act’ is a massive legislative