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The bicameral (bicam) conference committee approved the proposed measure seeking to increase taxes on alcoholic drinks, heated tobacco products, and vapor cigarettes. In an interview after the bicam meeting, Senator Pia Cayetano and Albay Rep. Joey Salceda said the reconciled version of Senate Bill No. 1074 and House Bill No. 1026 is expected to give […]
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said he is still preparing a proposal to regulate the sale and distribution of electronic cigarettes, vapes, and other nicotine and non-nicotine delivery systems in the Philippines, despite a recent pronouncement by President Rodrigo Duterte banning the importation of vape products into the country. Gatchalian said the first reported case of electronic […]
Senator Bong Go expressed his full support for the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to ban the use and importation of e-cigarettes into the country. Go, who initially spoke about recommending to the President the need to regulate e-cigarettes or vape, told reporters in an interview after his visit to fire victims in Tondo, Manila City […]
Senator Pia Cayetano said she will still push for the passage of a measure seeking to impose higher taxes on electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and vaping products. Cayetano made the statement following President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive to ban the use and importation of vaping devices. “The way I look at it is my work continues. Because […]
Amid rising concerns in many countries about the health risks of electronic cigarettes and vapes, Senator Pia Cayetano reiterated that Congress has the jurisdiction to impose higher taxes on these products as a means to regulate their use. The chairperson of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, Cayetano made the assertion at the start […]
Senator Win Gatchalian said a law may be needed to further regulate the sale of e-cigarettes, vapes, and other electronic nicotine and non-nicotine delivery systems in the Philippines. Gatchalian issued the statement after the CEO of Juul Labs stepped down amid growing concern in the United States over the safety of the e-cigarette company’s products. […]