CEBU CITY, Philippines — Packs of dried marijuana and dozens of e-cigarettes containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) were seized by anti-drug operatives during a buy-bust operation in Consolacion, Cebu, on Thursday evening, January 29. Operatives of the Philippine Drug…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Twenty e-cigarettes containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) worth an estimated P50,000 were seized by authorities during a late-night buy-bust operation in Barangay Duljo, Cebu City, leading to the arrest of two suspects. Operatives of the…
GENEVA, Switzerland — E-cigarettes are fuelling an “alarming” new wave of nicotine addiction, with millions of children now hooked on vaping, the World Health Organization warned Monday. In countries that have the data, children are on average…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced on Saturday that it has removed five vape brands from stores due to alleged law violations. The brands under investigation are Shft, Dr. Freeze, Areogin, Don…
Starting next month, all electronic cigarettes and vapes sold in stores and online in the Philippines will have graphic health warnings (GHWs) on their packaging. This is to discourage Filipinos, especially young people, from using these harmful…
SHANGHAI – China’s Ministry of Finance will impose a consumption tax on e-cigarettes sold in China from Nov. 1, according to a notice published on Tuesday. The taxation policy will further entrench China’s once-scattered e-cigarette industry into…
MANILA, Philippines—Every June, Filipinos are being encouraged to stop smoking as the country observes the National No Smoking Month—which highlights the harmful effects of tobacco products. June was declared National No Smoking Month by Proclamation No. 183 signed…
MANILA, Philippines — The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) continues to face backlash from stakeholders who are now threatening to file graft charges before the Ombudsman following the regulatory agency’s admission of receiving funds from foreign vested…
I’m going to come back to this topic (see my column “Smoking kills, vaping doesn’t” on July 11, 2019) because we need to save Filipino lives from all illnesses, not just COVID-19. Smoking kills, we know…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The information dissemination of the police on the prohibition of the use of e-cigarettes or vapes in public places by confiscating the device was a success. This was how Police Brigadier General Valeriano De…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) said that it will continue to strengthen the campaign against the use of e-cigarettes or vapes in public areas in the region. On Friday morning, November 22,…
DUMAGUETE CITY, Philippines — The Negros Oriental Provincial Police (NOPPO) will strictly implement the banning of vaping in public places in the province of Negros Oriental. Police Colonel Julian Entoma, NOPPO director, in an ambush interview with…
