The proximity of stores, shops, street vendors and kiosks that sell tobacco and nicotine products contribute to the wide availability of these products and leave Filipino youth exposed to tobacco marketing strategies. This was the finding of an observational study conducted by the Institute for Global Tobacco Control (IGTC) at…
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BAGUIO CITY: More than 100 parents in the Summer Capital joined a meeting on June 22 at the Baguio City Hall to further strengthen the city s campaign to raise awareness of the alleged deadly impacts of e-cigarettes (known as vape) and other tobacco products. During the training, the parents were equipped to identify whether or not their children are vape users. The activity was organized by the Smoke-Free Baguio Task Force, represented by Donnabel Tubera Panes of the City Health Services Office, and Parents Against Vape, led by lawyer Ronald Perez and other groups. Panes disclosed that research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, American Lung Association and other independent international researchers has proven that vape products contain thousands of chemicals similar to cigarettes, including nicotine that cause addiction. The city passed Ordinance 34, Series of 2017, or the Smoke-Free Baguio Ordinance, to safeguard the public s health f
BAGUIO CITY – A total of 145 individuals were apprehended while 54 establishments were charged for violating the smoke-free and vape ordinance here in January, the Public Order and Safety Division (POSD) said.
From 2020 to 2022, a total of 1,635 individuals and 1,263 establishments were cited for