Bataan 1st District Rep. Tony Roman III joined fellow lawmakers in a committee hearing of the House Committee on Ways and Means to deliberate on a proposal seeking to unify the tax rate on all heated tobacco and vape products. The measure aims to standardize excise taxes imposed on alternative nicotine products in a bid […]
The provincial government of Bataan is well on its way of implementing its anti-smoking and vaping ordinance despite some headwinds and challenges following the so-called tobacco harm reduction strategies to protect the global tobacco industry. Says the banner headline of a major broadsheet: “PH Pushed To Reject Vape, e-Cigarettes In Int’l Meet” which refers to […]
The city government of Balanga is poised to implement a City Ordinance which prohibits smoking, vaping and selling of cigarettes. The anti-tobacco ordinance entitled: “The New Comprehensive Tobacco and Nicotine Regulation for the Protection of Health and Welfare Ordinance of Balanga City, Bataan” was passed by the City Council on June 24, 2019 was met […]