Published March 14, 2021, 4:38 PM A lawmaker has warned the government against officials and personnel who are advancing the interests of foreign private organizations with anti-vaping agenda. Ako Bicol Partylist Representative Alfredo A. Garbin Jr. made the statement as he called on Congress to proceed with the investigation on the Philippines Food and Drug Administration (FDA) following reports that the agency received grants from foreign lobby groups while it agency was drafting the guidelines regulating e-cigarettes/vapor products and heated tobacco products (HTPs). AKO-Bicol Party List Representative Alfredo Garbin Jr. (FACEBOOK/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “The FDA must issue science-based regulations and probe into erring officials who are serving the private agenda of foreign private organizations by advancing anti-vaping policies instead of objective and workable regulations,” said Garbin.