(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...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, April 11, expressed its concern over the "advertisement tactics" in the vape industry. Photo from Pixabay “Yung vape industry naman, kapag nakita niyo ‘yung mga advertisement, may cartoons pa eh– pang attraction talaga ng bata (The vape...
Electronic cigarettes or vape worth P151.1 million in taxes were seized by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in three warehouses in Manila City and Rizal province. In a statement, BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. reported that a total of 63,139 units of illegal vape products that have...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Fair-Trade Enforcement Bureau (FTEB), reported it has sealed or pulled out uncertified various products worth more than P6 million year to date. From January to March 15, 2024, the DTI said it has already cracked down a total of 28,750...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday, March 10 has expressed his support to the government’s plan to ban the sale of disposable vapes in the country, saying the unregulated sale of these products especially in the online market has a detrimental effect to young Filipinos. Go,...
Senator Pia Cayetano has expressed her full support to the government’s plan to ban disposable vapes in the country . Sen. Pia Cayetano (Senate PRIB Photo) “Yes, I support the banning of disposable vapes. Number one, vapes are very dangerous,” Cayetano said in an interview...
The Department of Health (DOH) has expressed support for Finance Secretary Ralph Recto’s proposal to ban disposable vapes. Photo from Unsplash “The DOH supports that, in addition to its own perspective, that all vapes should be banned,” the Health department said on Wednesday, March 6. It...
The government is exploring the option of prohibiting disposable vapes in the country due to their unregulated sales, tax evasion, and significant health risks, especially among young Filipinos. Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said that they are keeping a close watch on retailers, including...
