It’s incredibly admirable that three key Asia Pacific countries are turning their backs on philanthropic colonialism which has seen too many smokers unnecessarily die over the past decade, says Nancy… Read More »Key countries refuse to back-down against anti-vape philanthropy
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates has written to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte asking him to urgently sign the Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulation Act into law. Both… Read More »Philippine President must act now & sign pro-vaping act
Praise from Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) advocates and vapers worldwide continues for Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary, Teodoro Locsin Jr, who recently told online delegates at COP9 – a key international… Read More »Vapers praise Filipino Secretary for COP9 comments
“The Philippine Senate will be on the right side of the people when it approves the most progressive vaping legislation in Asia Pacific,” according to Nancy Loucas, Executive Coordinator of… Read More »Philippine survey confirms huge support for vaping
Since late 2020, Philippine lawmakers have been examining the former-mayor-turned-so-called-philanthropist Michael Bloomberg’s financial influence on tobacco control policies. In an October 2020 hearing with the Philippines Food and Drug Administration… Read More »Philippines Must Thoroughly Investigate Bloomberg’s Billions
New research by the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) has confirmed that at least seven Philippine NGOs were among those which received millions of dollars from… Read More »Research untangles web of foreign NGOs’ interference in Philippine policies
A bill that regulates the manufacture, use, sale, distribution, and promotion of vaping, as well as heated tobacco products (HTPs) has passed its third and final reading in the Philippines’… Read More »‘Historic’ bill to regulate vaping in Philippines heads to Senate
Consumer groups in the Asia-Pacific region warned that a blanket ban on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs) in low- and middle-income countries, as proposed by an anti-tobacco non-government organization… Read More »Ban on safer nicotine products in LMICs to inflame smoking epidemic – Asian consumers
International public health policy experts called for a deeper investigation on the receipt of funds by the Philippine Food and Drug Administration from the anti-tobacco Bloomberg foundation to determine whether… Read More »Bloomberg donation to Philippines FDA may have violated US laws, say experts
Two leaders of the House of Representatives have filed a resolution urging the Philippines Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to stop accepting money and return all the funds they received… Read More »FDA asked to stop receiving money from foreign private groups