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The Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act, officially recorded as Republic Act No. 11900, is a law in the Philippines which aims to regulate the "importation, sale, packaging, distribution, use and communication of vaporized nicotine and non-nicotine products and novel tobacco products", such as electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products. [1]
Republic Act No. 9211, otherwise known as the "Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003", makes it unlawful for any person under the age of 18 years to purchase, sell or smoke tobacco products. [12] Yet a survey conducted by the Department of Health revealed that children as young as five years old are already starting to smoke. [ 13 ]
The order imposes fines of up to ₱10,000 (US$200) for violation of the smoking ban in public places as prescribed in section 32 of the Tobacco Regulation Act. [3] [7] Enforcement can be performed by members of the Philippine National Police and the local task forces of each city and municipality. [1] ₱500 – ₱1,000 for first offense
However, when Republic Act 9211, or the "Act Regulating the Packaging, Use, Sale Distribution and Advertisements of Tobacco Products and for Other Purposes" was passed on 23 June 2003 by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, [38] tobacco advertising became limited starting on 1 January 2007. Between 1 July 1993 and 30 June 2008, all tobacco ...
The Republic Act 8990, an act that converted the Municipality of San Fernando, Pampanga into a component city that is now known as the City of San Fernando; The Republic Act 9225, The Dual Citizenship Law providing for overseas Filipinos to participate in political processes; The Republic Act 9211, The Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003
State tobacco regulation, such as the one that prohibits anyone under age 21 from buying cigarettes, will stand. But local jurisdictions would be powerless to enforce them, Berman said.
An Act Amending Section 450 of Republic Act No. 7160, Otherwise Known as the Local Government Code of 1991, as Amended by Republic Act No. 9009, by Providing for the Requisites for the Conversion of a Municipality Into a Component City, and for Other Purposes April 10, 2022 [123] 11684 Mt. Arayat Protected Landscape Act April 8, 2022 [124] 11685
Tobacco control in the Philippines is largely vested in the Inter-Agency Committee on Tobacco (IACT) under Republic Act No. 9211 (Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003). [109]