Blue Hole New Consumer Reports, January 21 news, according to foreign reports, two versions of the Philippine House of Representatives and the Senate passed the vaping nicotine product regulation bill yesterday by a bicameral conference committee. Coordinated. The unified bill will now be approved by both legislatures and sent to President Rodrigo Duterte for signature.

It is unclear whether Duterte will sign or veto the bill. However, both the House and Senate appear to have votes to override the veto.

December 16, 2021

The Philippine Senate today passed a bill that would legalize and regulate e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products and remove the Philippine FDA's authority over these products. The Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulation Act (SB 2239) passed by a vote of 19 to 2, with two senators abstaining.

The Philippine House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a similar bill in May. The two bills will now go to a conference committee, where they will be coordinated, and both chambers will vote on the final version. The Uniform Bill will then be submitted to President Rodrigo Duterte to be signed into law or vetoed.

The bill changes the minimum age for purchasing vaping products from the current 21 to 18, bringing the age for purchasing e-cigarettes in line with cigarettes and alcohol. It provides tough penalties for retailers who sell to minors. The bill also restricts where they can be sold and prohibits sellers from using social media influencers or celebrities in their advertisements, according to the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

The Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulation Act requires brick-and-mortar and online retailers to register with the Department of Trade and Industry and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The most controversial provision of the bill is the transfer of regulatory authority over e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products from the Philippine Food and Drug Administration to the Department of Trade and Industry. DTI will develop product standards and rules for sellers.

The legislature's snub to the Philippines' FDA was in part due to anger over news that a group backed by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the foundation of American philanthropist Michael Bloomberg, was funding the FDA to influence the agency to impose tough vaping restrictions.

The Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulation Act has faced fierce opposition from Philippine medical and anti-tobacco groups, who claim that allowing non-tobacco flavors encourages youth to use them, and suggest that nicotine vaping products are responsible for the lung injury known as "EVALI" in the United States.

Tobacco control and medical groups are launching a campaign to encourage President Duterte to veto the bill when it finally reaches his desk. The veto can be overturned by a two-thirds vote in both chambers -- a margin that was surpassed by raw votes in both the House and Senate.

Proponents of vaping and harm reduction in the Philippines have cheered the Senate's passage of the vaping law, the culmination of years of struggle by consumers and industry vaping advocates. The Philippines is home to one of the first and most enthusiastic vaping communities in the world.

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