MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives approved on final reading on Tuesday a bill that seeks to regulate the use, manufacture, sale and distribution of electronic cigarettes.
With 192 affirmative votes, 34 negative, and four abstentions, the lower chamber approved House Bill No. 9007 or the “Non-Combustible Nicotine Delivery Systems Regulation Act.”
One of the primary provisions of the bill is that people purchasing, selling, and using electronic nicotine and non-nicotine delivery systems, as well as heated tobacco products, must be at least 18 years old.
Retailers are then mandated to verify the age of potential buyers by requiring any government-issued identific…
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