29 March 2020 Delfin T.Mallari Jr. Inquirer LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The mayor of General Luna town in Quezon has ordered a temporary ban on the sale and purchase of cigarettes starting Monday (March 30) as part of efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the province. In issuing Executive Order …
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February 2020 SEATCA Lao PDR is moving forward with its smoke-free advocacy by meeting with the Departments of Health, Education and Sports, Security, Culture and Information, Tourism and Transport of Xiangkhouang Province to declare the new UNESCO World Heritage Site Plain of Jars smoke-free. The Plain of Jars is a megalithic archaeological landscape in Lao PDR. …
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20 March 2020 Bangkok Post Philip Morris (Thailand) Limited (PMTL) says it will appeal a Criminal Court ruling that it wrongly declared the price of cigarettes imported from Indonesia between 2002 and 2003. The court on Friday dismissed all charges against the defendants, who were former PMTL employees, but imposed a fine of just over …
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10 March 2020 Kyaw Ko Ko The number of smoke-free areas has increased to 91 in the Bagan cultural zone, according to the Archaeology and National Museum in Bagan. U Nyi Mon, head of the project, said they have also allocated places for visitors who want to smoke. “In a smoke-free building, we have to …
(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 29 February 2020 Michelle Abad MANILA, Philippines (2nd UPDATE) – Three months after President Rodrigo Duterte orally banned the use and importation of vapes, e-cigarettes …
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Part 1: Doctors say it’s just like taking poison in smaller amounts 26 February 2020 Michelle Abad AT A GLANCE The science behind electronic cigarettes shows that there are still many toxic substances in them, even when compared to traditional smoking. While e-cigarettes may be a less harmful alternative to present smokers, the market has …
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Part 2: Amid a crackdown in its home market, leading e-cigarette company JUUL treads carefully with ‘transparency’ efforts as it sets up shop in the Philippines 27 February 2020 Michelle Abad READ: Part 1: Will e-cigarettes help you quit smoking? AT A GLANCE After suffering a backlash in the US for allegedly being responsible for …
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The law is vague on the status of vaping in Myanmar, and the Ministry of Health and Sports may ban e-cigarettes before changes can be made to the relevant legislation. 24 February 2020 Ye Mon and Eaint Thet Su THE camera pans along a row of single-use Flow e-cigarettes, each in a different coloured box …
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24 February 2020 Chris Kirkham, Fanny Potkin, Neil Jerome Morales (Reuters) – Juul Labs Inc is halting sales in Indonesia, citing concerns that it can’t stop retailers from selling its high-nicotine e-cigarettes to young people in a largely unregulated tobacco market. Juul disclosed its Indonesia plans to Reuters as the news organization was inquiring about the company’s …
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 17 February 2020 Frank Cimatu BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – One vaper was caught at T. Alonzo Street in Baguio City last February 3 by barangay tanods (village watchmen). Asked …
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