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BOC sustains crackdown,seizes P5-b smuggled vapes

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) said it seized a record-breaking P5.07 billion worth of smuggled vape products in the first 10 months of 2024...

Tolentino to DTI: Address ‘unappealing’ vape trade names in PH

What’s in a name? Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino has called on the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to address what he described as...

BIR raids stop 506 illicit vape resellers amid nat’l crackdown

Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. said Wednesday the agency BIR caught 506 illicit vape retailers/resellers nationwide as of Oct. 31,...

BIR raid.

Employees of the Bureau of Internal Revenue conduct a nationwide raid against illicit vape retailers on Oct. 16, 2024. The operation targeted 408 retailers...

Vape suppliers asked to follow law, pay duties, taxes

Health advocacy group Safevape PH called on vape industry players and stakeholders to be more responsible by complying with the government’s registration requirements and...

Cigarette, vape sellers told to observe floor prices

Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. on Wednesday reminded sellers of vapor products, cigarettes and heated tobacco products of the criminal...

Agents intercept smuggled drugs in Pasay City

Bureau of Customs (BOC) operatives foiled an attempt to smuggle high-grade marijuana and vape worth P6.8 million at the Central Mail Exchange in Pasay...

Group presses drive vs. smoking

A cause-oriented group presses its campaign to restore to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the power to regulate the health aspects of the...

S. Korea petitioned to probe Blackpink Jennie’s ‘vaping incident’

A now-deleted video showing K-pop megastar Jennie of BLACKPINK apparently smoking a vape indoors has sparked online outcry, with Seoul's foreign ministry telling AFP...

‘Raise minimum age of vape users’

A pulmonologist suggested setting the minimum age of people allowed to use vapes from 18 to 25 years old as the World Health Organization...

Vape tax stamps now mandatory

Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. said all vape products sold in the local market should bear internal revenue stamps by...

Parents group flags social media influencers for illegal vape endorsements targeting youth

Grassroots movement Parents Against Vape (PAV) issued a statement Friday, expressing its strong condemnation at the recent launch of vape brands ‘SHFT’ (Shift) and...

Marcos to Customs, BIR: Beef up efforts vs smuggling of tobacco, vape

President Marcos ordered the Bureau of Customs (BoC) and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to heighten their efforts against the smuggling of tobacco and...

Vapes should bear tax stamps by June 1—BIR

Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. said Tuesday internal revenue stamps will be mandatory for all imported and locally-manufactured vape products by...
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