Independent health reform advocate Anthony Leachon raised concerns about the potential health risks of vaping, especially for young people, citing studies on the harmful effects of nicotine-containing liquids in vape pens. Independent health reform advocate Dr. Anthony Leachon (Screenshot from...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) A ranking solon wants giant online marketplace Lazada to stop its vendors from selling Flava, the e-cigarette brand that's currently in hot water for an alleged P728-million tax evasion case. ...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) The House Committee on Ways and Means will soon hold an inquiry on what could end up as a P728-million tax evasion case involving the e-cigarette label FLAVA. This was announced Friday afternoon, Nov. 10...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has called on the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to pursue the filing of charges against the trader responsible for smuggling more than P1.43-billion worth of contraband e-cigarettes bearing the "FLAVA" label. Tulfo said these contraband were seized by the Bureau of...
(Unsplash) Deeply concerning. That's how Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes described the supposed plan of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to market the Philippines as a manufacturing hub for e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs). ...
A tobacco quitting contest with cash prizes has been launched by the Department of Health (DOH), the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP), and Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Philippines for smokers and vapers nationwide. Courtesy of Pixabay The contest, called "Stop and Gain: A Quit and Win...
Five men and a woman posing as agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) took away a total of P1,844,730 worth of vape or e-cigarette products from a vape shop on Tejeron Street in Sta. Ana, Manila, on Tuesday, July 24. The Manila Police District (MPD) said the six suspects remain...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is seriously considering banning online selling of vape products amid non-compliance and flagrant violations of the law by vendors, endangering the health and welfare of minors. During the regular radio program “Konsyumer at Iba Pa” over DZBB, DTI...
(Unsplash) Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes wants to raise the age limit for vaping, which according to him has addictive properties. "Kailangang protektahan natin ang ating mga kabataan mula sa mga masamang bagay na maaaring idulot ng mga produktong ito (We need to protect the youth from the...
The joint forces of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) resulted in the closure of two vape stores and confiscation of 989 units of non-compliant vaporized nicotine and non-nicotine products and novel tobacco products. DTI-Consumer Protection Group (CPG)...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it has intensified its campaign against illegal vape retailers both physical and online stores amid proliferation on the use and sale of prohibited vape products with the confiscation of P3.5 million worth of items and more stores facing investigation....
The Department of Trade and Industry - Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (DTI-FTEB) seized additional prohibited vaporized nicotine and non-nicotine products and novel tobacco products, or commonly called vape, in intensified crackdown in the metro targeting both physical and online stores. In a...
