+ Follow Vapes Tag
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[Title] => Marcos leads destruction of P3.3 billion vapes
[Summary] => President Marcos yesterday led the destruction of nearly three million smuggled electronic vapes valued at P3.3 billion as authorities ramp up efforts to combat the illegal trade and protect public health.
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[Title] => P6.5 billion vapes seized in 11 months – BOC
[Summary] => Smuggled vape products valued at P6.5 billion have been confiscated by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in a span of 11 months.
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[Title] => BOC recovers cannabis oil vapes
[Summary] => Meanwhile, Bureau of Customs (BOC) operatives recovered a parcel that had been abandoned at the DHL warehouse near the Ninoy Aquino International Airport yesterday.
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[Title] => Tobacco industry supports plan to ban disposable vapes
[Summary] => The tobacco industry has expressed its willingness to support a proposal of the Department of Finance to ban disposable vapes, especially if proven that these are hazardous not just to health, but to the environment as well.
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[Title] => EDITORIAL - Vaping minors
[Summary] => Law enforcement agencies are expressing alarm over the increasing use of vapes by minors, and the rise in the illegal importation of prohibited substances used in e-cigarettes. The problem should not come as a surprise, however, since the government practically asked for it.
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[Title] => BOC seizes P3 billion vapes
[Summary] => Over P3 billion worth of alleged smuggled electronic cigarettes or vapes from China were seized from two warehouses in the cities of Parañaque and Malabon, the Bureau of Customs reported.
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[Title] => Unleashing a monster
[Summary] => There is now a growing trend globally to ban disposable vapes.
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[Title] => House passes bill limiting vapes, e-cigs to ages 18 up
[Summary] => The bill regulating the sale and use of e-cigarettes and vapes in the country was passed by the House of Representatives last Tuesday.
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[Title] => Bill regulating e-cigarettes, vapes OK’d on second reading
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[Title] => Juul to pull out of Philippines, 10 other countries
[Summary] => In countries like Indonesia and the Philippines, Juul faced hard times from government efforts to heavily tax vapor products, widely seen as a dangerous alternative to cigarettes.
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[Title] => Marcos leads destruction of P3.3 billion vapes
[Summary] => President Marcos yesterday led the destruction of nearly three million smuggled electronic vapes valued at P3.3 billion as authorities ramp up efforts to combat the illegal trade and protect public health.
[DatePublished] => 2025-04-08 00:00:00
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[Title] => P6.5 billion vapes seized in 11 months – BOC
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[Title] => BOC recovers cannabis oil vapes
[Summary] => Meanwhile, Bureau of Customs (BOC) operatives recovered a parcel that had been abandoned at the DHL warehouse near the Ninoy Aquino International Airport yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2024-07-20 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Emmanuel Tupas
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[Title] => Tobacco industry supports plan to ban disposable vapes
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[DatePublished] => 2024-04-19 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla
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[Title] => EDITORIAL - Vaping minors
[Summary] => Law enforcement agencies are expressing alarm over the increasing use of vapes by minors, and the rise in the illegal importation of prohibited substances used in e-cigarettes. The problem should not come as a surprise, however, since the government practically asked for it.
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[Title] => BOC seizes P3 billion vapes
[Summary] => Over P3 billion worth of alleged smuggled electronic cigarettes or vapes from China were seized from two warehouses in the cities of Parañaque and Malabon, the Bureau of Customs reported.
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[Title] => Unleashing a monster
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[AuthorID] => 1805465
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[Title] => Bill regulating e-cigarettes, vapes OK’d on second reading
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[Title] => Juul to pull out of Philippines, 10 other countries
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[DatePublished] => 2020-09-03 16:07:00
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