You began to use vape e-cigarettes because you wanted to quit smoking real cigarettes. But even that is going to be a problem.
Duterte on Tuesday said he would ban the use of vapes in public, as well as its importation.
In a report by ABS-CBN, Duterte told reporters that he moved to ban vapes because “it is toxic, and government has the power to issue measures to protect public health and public interest. Better stop it because I will order your arrest if you do it in a room…that is like smoking.”
The order apparently comes after an e-cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury case was recorded from Central Visayas, involving a 16-year-old girl who had been vaping for six months. She was hospitalized in October after complaining of sudden-onset severe shortness of breath, said the ABS-CBN report.
In the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have so far recorded 2,051 cases of vape-related lung illnesses, with 39 deaths. One report said that “investigators are looking at vitamin E acetate, an ingredient found in canola, soy, and corn oil, as one of the primary compounds linked with the injuries.”
The President did say, though, that he would ban the use of vapes in public. By logical extension, we can say that you can still vape in private—meaning in your own home. But the President did also say that he will ban its importation—and if we don’t manufacture vape devices locally, wala ka ring mabibilhan ng bago mong bisyo.
So sabit din pala ang negosyo ng vape shops. We see a lot of them sprouting up in the hoods ever since vaping became a thing—it's the other tambayan if you aren't in the Internet shops playing your games.
So paano, babalik ka sa dati mong bisyo? Parang ang labo naman. Kaya ka nga nag-vape eh. The President based his reason on health reports, but let’s see if it holds. In the meantime, tiis-tiis muna.