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Group asks LGUs to designate vaping areas, regulate electronic cigarettes

Users of electronic nicotine delivery systems or e-cigarettes asked local government units to enact legislation that will identify and assign designated vaping areas similar...

Advocacy group seeking law banning minors from vaping

Quit for Good, a newly formed anti-tobacco advocacy group, asked the government to enact a law prohibiting minors from using electronic cigarettes, also called...

Filipino vapers laud UK study favoring electronic cigarettes

Local vaping groups lauded the latest study conducted by researchers from University College London showing that the use of electronic cigarettes may help between...

MMDA, DOH unite in bid to regulate vapes, e-cigarettes

The Metro Manila Development Authority is joining the Department of Health in its campaign against the use and sale of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and...

Tobacco companies begin to switch to safer nicotine products

Warsaw, Poland—A former consultant of the World Health Organization expects tobacco companies to invest in safer nicotine products such as vapes or electronic cigarettes,...

Expert presents tobacco harm reduction study to cardiologists

Smoking remains a worldwide public health problem because it is very difficult for smokers to quit and smoking cessation medications have limited effectiveness, according...

Greek expert asks Philippines to regulate, not ban, e-cigarettes

A Greek cardiologist and top harm reduction expert asked the Philippine government to regulate, and not ban, the use of electronic cigarettes to help...

Regional consumer group backs local vapers

An alliance of consumer tobacco harm advocates in the Asia Pacific region expressed firm support to local vaping groups advocating for fair and reasonable...

DOH asked to educate smokers on alternative products

Local vaping groups urged the Department of Health to educate smokers about alternative products such as electronic cigarettes to help them quit smoking.  The appeal...

Vapers unite

A member of the group Responsible Vapers shows off his vape models against the Department of Health logo at the DOH headquarters in Manila,...

Young vapers

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: right; line-height: 10.0px; font: 9.0px 'Myriad Pro'} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} Young men from the group Responsible Vapers show off...

Asean researchers uncover impact of vaping on health

Preliminary findings of studies conducted by two universities in the Philippines and Indonesia show that vaping or the use of electronic cigarettes is less...

Harm reduction seen to stem Asia’s smoking epidemic

Leading think tanks asked policy makers in Asia to consider adopting tobacco harm reduction approach and provide access and accurate information on alternative nicotine...

House endorses tobacco harm reduction

The House of Representatives unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Department of Health to promote harm reduction measures as part of its National Tobacco...
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