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Lawmaker joins DOH, health groups call to veto vape bill

CALL FOR VETO. Senator Pia Cayetano and health advocates call on President Rodrigo Duterte to veto Senate Bill No. 2239 or the Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulation Act, popularly known as the vape bill, during the press conference at the Senate building in Pasay City on Thursday (June 23, 2022). She said the proposed measure would put the health of thousands of Filipinos at risk. (PNA photo by Wilnard Bacelonia) MANILA - Senator Pia Cayetano and health advocates on Thursday called on President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to veto, before stepping down, the Senate Bill (SB) 2239 or the Vape Regulation Bill. Cayetano said the recent Supreme Court (SC) ruling she hailed, which recognized the continued regulatory authority of the Department of Health (DOH) and the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) over cigarettes and other tobacco products, is also saying that anything that affects the health should be regulated by FDA. "This, to me, would clearly include vapes and e-cigarettes," she ....

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Health experts say age of access to vape, e-cigarette must be 25 at most


Published March 17, 2021 2:28pm
By ERWIN COLCOL, GMA News
Health experts on Wednesday urged the Senate to raise the minimum age of purchase of vapes, e-cigarettes, and other related products from 18 years old to 21 or even 25 years old, considering the harmful effects of these products to minors.
The Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship tackled the four bills seeking to regulate vaporized nicotine products.
Of these bills, three are proposing to prohibit the sale, distribution, and use of these products to persons 18 years old and below.
But Philippine College of Physicians executive director Dr. Encarnita Blanco-Limpin argued that the prohibition should be for persons aged 21 or even 25 and below. ....

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