Rappler's latest stories on vaping
Duterte amends nationwide smoking ban, outlaws unregistered e-cigarettes
(UPDATED) 'With the President as our reliable ally in public health, and with medical associations and advocacy groups joining our campaign, our anti-smoking efforts are made stronger,' says Health Secretary Duque
Baguio goes after vapers: fine, community service, or blood donation?
Those who fail to pay the penalties will face cases, Mayor Benjamin Magalong writes in his demand letter to those caught by the Smoke-free Task Force
'No doubt' e-cigarettes harmful – WHO
The WHO warns that vaping can damage growing fetuses and impact teenagers' brains
Canada to ban vaping ads aimed at youth
There is also a proposal for mandatory health warnings on vaping product packaging and limiting their nicotine content
Some smokers credit e-cigarettes with saving their lives – does that matter?
A US tobacco researcher and former smoker assesses to what degree fear and hysteria, rather than evidence, might be informing the crucial public health topic
Vaping linked to rare lung disease – study
'This is the first known case of a metal-induced toxicity in the lung that has followed from vaping and it has resulted in long-term, probably permanent, scarring of the patient's lungs,' says a researcher
243 vapers nabbed then freed as PNP finds no law to file cases
The Philippine National Police arrests then immediately releases hundreds of vape users as they have no law as basis to build a case
At least 250 vapes confiscated in Central Visayas
At least 100 vapes are confiscated in Cebu alone. No arrests are made in the crackdown on electronic cigarettes and other smoking devices.
‘Like a general orders his soldiers’: Barbers says caseless arrests vs vapers lawful
Contradicting lawyers in the government, dangerous drugs House committee chair Robert Ace Barbers believes that the President’s verbal e-cigarette ban is enough to consider as effective as a written executive order
On what grounds? Netizens weigh in on Duterte’s vaping ban
'Not a fan of vaping, but whatever happened to due process?' one netizen writes
Vaping arrest order is latest legal conundrum in Duterte admin
Is vaping allowed in designated smoking areas? The President's foot soldiers are piecing policy puzzles as they go.
DOH is '1000%' in support of vaping ban
'That's the President's policy pronouncement,' says Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on a vaping ban allowing for arrests of vape users, even though an executive order has yet to be issued
What case to file vs arrested vape users? ‘Wala,’ admits PNP
Asked why cops should arrest vape users if they will not file a case, police OIC Lieutenant General Archie Gamboa says, ‘Just to implement the directive of the President’
Duterte warns judges against challenging vape ban
The President's remark is the latest show of disregard for the independence of the judiciary and the role of lawyers
Central Visayas top cop warns vapers: Smoke in public and end up in police station
Central Visayas Police Chief Valeriano De Leon says his policy would be based on Executive Order 26, which bans smoking in public places
PNP to arrest vape users even without Duterte executive order
The Philippine National Police does not know whether they should also arrest vape users in designated smoking areas because they began without waiting for an executive order
New York sues e-cigarette firm Juul for targeting youngsters
California also files a similar lawsuit, accusing Juul of misleading consumers by misrepresenting its products as a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes and of illegally selling to minors
Duterte to ban use, importation of vape devices
President Rodrigo Duterte's order comes after the Department of Health confirmed the first Evali case in the country
Apple bans vaping apps from App Store
Apple says it agrees with the assessment of US health experts who called the spread of e-cigarette and vaping products 'a public health crisis and a youth epidemic'
DOH confirms 1st case of vaping-related illness in PH
A 16-year-old girl from the Visayas is the first confirmed case of e-cigarette or vape-associated lung injury in the Philippines
Vaping in public now banned in Pasay City
Pasay City prohibits vaping in government offices, hospitals and health care centers, places of worship, educational and recreational facilities, and transportation
U.S. identifies likely culprit of vaping illness outbreak
The US-based Center for Disease Control and Prevention identify vitamin E acetate as responsible for the vaping-linked lung injury outbreak in the United States
DOH urges stricter surveillance of vaping-related illnesses
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III says this would allow 'existing health information systems capture to data on vaping-related disorders'
Walmart ending sales of e-cigarettes
This comes less than a week after the states of New York and Michigan announced a ban on sales of flavored e-cigarettes
Vaping-related illness sickens over 500 in U.S.
More than half the cases involved patients under 25 years of age and three-quarters were men, says the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. to ban flavored vaping products as lung disease cases surge
The US Health and Human Services says that non-tobacco flavors are being targeted for their youth appeal
U.S. probes link between vaping and lung disease as patient dies
United States health authorities are investigating if e-cigarette use is linked to nearly 200 cases of severe lung illness
San Francisco first major U.S. city to ban e-cigarette sales
The city's legislature unanimously approves an ordinance which backers say is necessary due to the 'significant public health consequences' of a 'dramatic surge' in vaping among youths
WHO decries Big Tobacco bid to rebrand World No Tobacco Day
WHO voices concern at attempts by Philip Morris International to co-opt international efforts for its own campaign this week promoting new vaping and heated tobacco products as part of the solution to the world's smoking epidemic
Vaping now regulated in Quezon City
Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista signs an ordinance regulating the use of e-cigarettes in public and private places
E-cigarette use linked to heart trouble – study
This kind of study is a preliminary one that does not go so far as to say vaping causes heart trouble, or suggest a biological mechanism as to how this might happen
Philip Morris eyes insurance incentives in campaign for vaping products
Philip Morris is seeking lower insurance rates for smokers who switch to their 'smoke-free' IQOS products
Vaping twice better for quitting smoking than patches, gum – study
However, an accompanying editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine cautioned: 'While e-cigarettes are 'safer' than traditional cigarettes, they are not without risks'
JUUL e-cigarette maker aims to curb youth appeal
E-cigarette maker says: 'We certainly don't want youth using the product. It is bad for public health, and it is bad for our mission' which is 'eliminating cigarettes'
Vaping may raise cancer risk – study
The report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences did not compare the cancer-causing potential of traditional cigarettes to e-cigarettes
Benarkah vape mengandung nikotin seperti rokok?
Rokok elektrik tetap mengandung nikotin dan zat kimia lain yang berbahaya
Lawmakers want to regulate e-cigarettes
These products still carry risk with them as the technology used may still be defective and the substance used still contains nicotine say the proponents of House Bill Number 3330
E-cigarettes contain dangerous 'popcorn lung' chemicals
75 of tested samples have diacetyl which has been linked to respiratory disease bronchiolitis obliterans
Are you as annoyed by the word 'vape' as these netizens?
Does vape merit being the word of the year? Many netizens don t think so
