Senator Pia Cayetano has called for more transparency in the marketing and sale of tobacco and vape products, as well as the dangers they pose to public health. (Photo from the Office of Senator Pia Cayetano) “Children will mimic what they see and hear,” Cayetano, the World Health...
The Department of Health (DOH) and other health experts on Friday, May 31, confirmed the first case of E-cigarette or Vaping Use-associated Lung Injury (EVALI)-related death in the Philippine General Hospital (PGH). Photo from Pixabay Dr. Rizalina Gonzales from the Philippine Pediatric Society said...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has reminded vape sellers that they have until Saturday, June 1, to affix tax stamps on their products before distributing them to buyers. BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumague, Jr. warned that any unstamped vape products will be seized, and owners will face...
DTI Assistant Secretary Amanda Nograles answering questions from reporters in Makati City (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Vape products that are unable to register for a Philippine Standard (PS) license or an Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) will no...
AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes (Facebook) A pro-health solon has hailed President Marcos' directive for the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to clamp down on illegal vape products and cigarettes. "We share the President's concern as...
Zambales 1st district Rep. Jefferson "Jay" Khonghun (PPAB) House Assistant Majority Leader and Zambales 1st district Rep. Jefferson "Jay" Khonghun has expressed support for President Marcos’ directive to strengthen efforts against the smuggling of...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) announced that it will begin confiscating vape products lacking tax stamps starting in June and will enforce legal consequences on individuals caught with these items. In a statement, BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. said that vape manufacturers and...
(Unsplash) AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes says the mandate of regulating vape products must be transferred from Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Reyes made this...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has announced a new requirement for tax stamps to be affixed on all vape products sold in the country. Effective June 1, 2024, the BIR's Revenue Memorandum Circular 59-2024 mandated the use of 4th Generation Internal Revenue Stamps on vapor products. The...
Senator Christopher "Bong Go" is looking forward to the full and faithful implementation of the policy on graphic health warnings (GHWs) on vape products or vapes. The agency has already urged manufacturers, importers, distributors, and sellers to comply with the upcoming enforcement of GHWs on...
Senator Pia Cayetano criticized the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) over its lack of urgency to enforce provisions of the Vape Law or Republic Act No. 11900. Cayetano noted that up until now the DTI has yet to release mechanisms on the use of vapes and other non-nicotine products...
EMBARGOED SUNDAY FOR MONDAY ISSUE Tobacco farmers are pushing for the enactment of stricter vape regulations to combat the surge in illegal and disposable products that are harming their livelihoods. Nearly a hundred thousand members of the Philippine Tobacco Growers Association (PTGA) and the...
