CALL FOR VETO. Senator Pia Cayetano and health advocates call on President Rodrigo Duterte to veto Senate Bill No. 2239 or the Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulation Act, popularly known as the vape bill, during the press conference at the Senate building in Pasay City on Thursday (June 23, 2022). She said the proposed measure would put the health of thousands of Filipinos at risk. (PNA photo by Wilnard Bacelonia) MANILA - Senator Pia Cayetano and health advocates on Thursday called on President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to veto, before stepping down, the Senate Bill (SB) 2239 or the Vape Regulation Bill. Cayetano said the recent Supreme Court (SC) ruling she hailed, which recognized the continued regulatory authority of the Department of Health (DOH) and the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) over cigarettes and other tobacco products, is also saying that anything that affects the health should be regulated by FDA. "This, to me, would clearly include vapes and e-cigarettes," she
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