BAGUIO CITY – More than P2-million worth of confiscated vapes and cigarettes were destroyed by the Smoke-Free Task Force here on Wednesday August 8. CONFISCATED cigarettes and vapes worth P2 million were publicly destroyed in Baguio City on August 8. (Baguio PIO photo) City Health Services Office...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will temporarily suspend the online selling of vape products. In its Department Administrative Order No. 24-03, the DTI said that it will temporarily suspend the online sale, distribution, and advertising of vapor products, and their devices and systems...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Friday, June 7 expressed her alarm over the recent seizure of a parcel containing millions worth of assorted disposable vapes infused with cannabis at the Port of Clark in Pampanga. This, after Bureau of Customs (BoC) officials seized P4-million worth of “kush”...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Members of the so-called “Young Guns” in the House of Representatives told the public to be cautious with the emergence of marijuana-infused vapes and e-cigarettes. In a press conference on Wednesday, March 20, the young...
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 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...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized illegally imported vape and ukay-ukay products worth P1.073 billion from various warehouses in Malabon. Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio said that about 20 warehouses located baranggay Potrero, Malabon City were suspected of being used to store smuggled...
An inspection in a warehouse in Valenzuela City led to the discovery of P1.43 billion worth of e-cigarettes or vapes believed to be illegal, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported on Saturday, Oct. 28. Authorities from the BOC and enforcement agencies during the inspection Friday yielded some 14,000...
The DTI-Consumer Protection Group (CPG), through the Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (FTEB) swept over 15,073 units of uncertified ceramic tiles worth P1.690 million and inspected vape shops during enforcement operations. Consumer Protection Group (CPG) Undersecretary Atty. Ruth B. Castelo and...
E-Cigarettes The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) will start affixing tax stamps on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTP) to ensure tax compliance among manufacturers of these alternatives to traditional smoking. Based on BIR Revenue Regulations No. 28 dated Sept. 10, 2021, the the...
