A medical expert said the Philippines' Vape Law provides a crucial legal and ethical foundation for tobacco harm reduction (THR), empowering healthcare professionals to...
Operatives of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International Container Port (CIIS-MICP) seized three container vans loaded with smuggled vape products and other regulated...
An Australian security expert asked the Philippine government to learn from his country’s policy mistakes involving excessive taxation on tobacco and vaping products.
“The annual...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has denounced the rampant illicit tobacco trade in the Philippines on Monday and demanded immediate action from law enforcement agencies.
Gatchalian pushed...
High excise taxes in the Philippines are pushing adult consumers to buy cheaper, illegal cigarettes and vapes, causing smoking rates to increase, industry players...
Economists and industry stakeholders said a more rationalized excise tax framework is crucial to reducing the burgeoning illicit trade of cigarettes and vapes in...
Illicit cigarettes and vapes contain more harmful substances than legal products because they are manufactured without specific standards and beyond government regulation, public health...
Doctors, medical professionals, and health advocates gather at the Lung Center of the Philippines Auditorium in Quezon City to call on 2025 election candidates...
The Marcos administration is intensifying efforts to curb the rampant smuggling and illegal sale of vape products, especially those targeting minors, President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian called for a stronger conviction rate in cases involving illicit product arrests and seizures, urging enhanced coordination among government agencies
"We need...
An operation conducted by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Customs Intelligence and Investigation Services-Manila International Container Port (CIIS-MICP) at a warehouse in Valenzuela City...
THE Bureau of Customs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport has condemned 159,830 vape products valued at ₱34,112,500 pursuant to government efforts to protect...
“It is imperative that everyone in the vape industry must comply with the requirements of the law.”
EARLIER this year, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa warned...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) confiscated an estimated P19 million worth of smuggled vape products from two separate warehouses in Manila and Laguna on...
