Philippines
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Philippines adjusts tobacco floor price: Vapes decreased, cigarettes increased
According to local media in the Philippines on May 9th, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has updated the floor price for cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and vapes (including zero-nicotine products). Specifically, the price adjustments for each product are as follows: The floor price for cigarettes has increased from 82.49…
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Time to support Filipino vape law, not relitigate it
“Any concerns about youth vaping are well covered in last year’s landmark vape law. The Philippines has more than enough regulations and safeguards now in place, without a Senator trying to relitigate everything,” says Nancy Loucas, Executive Coordinator of CAPHRA (Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates). Her comments follow the Senate…
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Filipino green light for vaping – a massive wake-up call
“Enacting some of the most progressive vaping legislation in Asia Pacific now makes the Philippines an international leader in effective Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR). It’s a massive wake-up call for other countries to also enable smokers to switch to safer nicotine products,” says Nancy Loucas, Executive Coordinator of the Coalition of…
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Signing Vape Bill will ensure legacy for Philippine President
“Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will create an enduring legacy by signing the Vape Bill into law before he leaves office, and we are confident he’ll do just that,” says Peter Dator, President of consumer group Vapers PH and CAPHRA member. CAPHRA (Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates) has joined other…
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Key countries fighting anti-vape forces – admirable
It’s incredibly admirable that three key Asia Pacific countries are turning their backs on philanthropic colonialism which has seen too many smokers unnecessarily die over the past decade, says Nancy Loucas, Executive Coordinator of the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA). Her comments come as the Philippines awaits…
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Philippine President must urgently sign pro-vaping act
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) has written to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte asking him to urgently sign the Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulation Act into law. Both the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives have ratified the harmonized version of the act which will regulate the use, manufacture, importation, sale, distribution and…
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Senate OKs hotly debated vape bill
After intense debate, a proposed law seeking to regulate the sale and distribution of electronic cigarettes or vaping products was approved by the Senate on third and final reading on Thursday. The vote was 19-2, with 2 abstentions, for Senate Bill No. 2239, which sets restrictions to the use and…
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Doctors support passing of vape bill
Two well-respected Filipino medical luminaries applauded the Senate for ensuring that minors are protected in the so called vape bill or Vaporized Nicotine Product (VNP) bill now being discussed in the chamber. Both doctors noted that Senate Bill 2239, while recognizing e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs) are less harmful…
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Vapers praise Filipino Secretary for COP9 bravery
Worldwide praise from Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) advocates and vapers continues for Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary, Teodoro Locsin Jr. Secretary Locsin told online delegates at COP9 – a key international tobacco control conference hosted by the World Health Organization – they must consider ‘evolving and latest scientific information’ if the global smoking problem is to be solved. “We…
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Former health execs join clamor to junk vape bill
Stressing that it is a huge step backward in protecting the health of Filipinos, health experts, youth groups, and other non-government organizations (NGOs) have called on the Senate to listen to the people and to junk the vape bill now. Vapes and e-cigarettes are common names for electronic nicotine and non-nicotine…
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