By Chito Chavez
With doubts on the safety of the electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), anti-tobacco use group the New Vois Association of the Philippines (NVAP) has strongly pushed for the temporary banning of electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) in the country.
Emer Rojas president of the Quezon City-based NVAP maintained that it is more logical for the government to momentarily prohibit the use of e-cigs in the country until its safety is fully determined by health experts.
“There is a need to ban e-cigarettes even at the local level until there is sufficient evidence that will prove that they are safe for consumers,” said Rojas.
Rojas’ call was in accordance with the position of the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) regarding the banning of e-cigarette products.
SEATCA noted that Brunei, Cambodia, Singapore, and Thailand in the ASEAN region have already banned e-cigarettes.