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An individual is photograph vaping an electronic cigarette in Quezon City on May 31, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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Arra Perez

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172344481319520240531-vape-smoking-MT-4.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">An individual is photograph vaping an electronic cigarette in Quezon City on May 31, 2024. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Health advocates are calling on the public not to &quot;normalize&quot; smoking and vaping, which are harmful to all age groups, especially the youth who are being enticed to try the said vices.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/01/21/21/barkada-culture-weaponized-the-shared-joy-and-despair-of-vaping-among-pinoy-youth">• Barkada culture &#x27;weaponized&#x27;?: The shared joy and despair of vaping among Pinoy youth</a></div><p>One should not even try or start using tobacco or e-cigarettes, said Au Quilala, deputy executive director of the Philippine Legislators&#x27; Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD).</p><p>&quot;Huwag po nating i-normalize ang smoking at vaping... This is unnecessary, this is preventable,&quot; she said in a press conference in celebration of National Lung Month.</p><p>Rizza Mae Duro, national coordinator of the Philippine Smoke-Free Movement, reiterated that nothing could be an alternative to tobacco and e-cigarette products.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/5/28/new-vape-rules-to-take-effect-in-june-1832">• New vape rules to take effect in June</a></div><p>Duro explained that these products bring nicotine inside one&#x27;s body, which could be &quot;addictive&quot;, and would in turn cause many diseases in the lungs, heart, and other body parts.</p><p>&quot;Ang tanging alternatibo sa bisyo ay ang hindi paggamit nito... Hindi alternatibo ang vape, at hindi rin alternatibo ang kahit ano pa mang fake at toxic smoke-free products,&quot; she said.</p><p>The health advocates challenged lawmakers to implement reforms to curb smoking and vaping, including the imposition of another set of fixed tax increases for tobacco and vape products, raising the age restriction on vape use <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">to 21 years old</span> from the current 18 years old, and proactive teaching in schools of the harms of smoking and vaping.</p><p>For Quilala, the regulation of e-cigarettes should be assigned to the Department of Health (DOH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as the products &quot;should be treated as health hazards and not just as regular consumer products&quot;.</p><p>In a short video message, Education Secretary Sonny Angara asked the public &quot;to keep our schools free from vape and tobacco, which are harmlful to our health&quot;.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/17/deped-addressing-silent-pandemic-of-vape-e-cigarette-use-among-youth-1915">• DepEd addressing &#x27;silent pandemic&#x27; of vape, e-cigarette use among youth</a></div><p>Based on the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS), more youth aged 13 to 15 have experienced using e-cigarette at one point in their lives, from 11.7 percent in 2015 to 24.6 percent in 2019.</p><div> <strong>BAGUIO VS SMOKING, VAPING</strong></div><p> Meanwhile, Baguio Epidemiology Head Dr. Donnabel Tubera-Panes thanked the city&#x27;s leaders and the media for the &quot;success&quot; of their fight against smoking and vaping.</p><p>She said the city is determined to completely eradicate the vice, as they strictly implement several local ordinances to discourage people from smoking and vaping.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2024/6/14/expert-wants-legal-age-of-vaping-raised-to-25-years-old-1417">• Expert wants legal age of vaping raised to 25</a></div><p>&quot;We have collected a total of P12 million in terms of fines. Nasa total from 2018 up to the present... How much are our fines? P1,000 to P2,000, depende kung selling o using, up to P5,000 maximum namin,&quot; the official said.</p><p>However, she added it has been a challenge to implement Executive Order No. 26 on smoke-free environments and designated smoking areas.</p><p>&quot;Napakahirap niyang i-comply. Kaya as of now, only seven out of the thousand establishments na nag-apply... ang nabibigyan natin ng designated smoking area dahil napakastrikto po ng ating policy... Sobrang bumagsak po ang exposure ng secondhand smoke in public terminals, in restaurants, and even in public places,&quot; she added.</p><p>Tubera-Panes said they were also campaigning for smoke-free homes.</p><div> </div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Tpgx2Sw6ERI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The health advocates challenged lawmakers to implement reforms to curb smoking and vaping.</p>

The health advocates challenged lawmakers to implement reforms to curb smoking and vaping.

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Don't 'normalize' smoking, vaping, health advocates tell public

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Published Aug 12, 2024 02:54 PM PHT

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