VAPE SHOPS WERE INSPECTED ANEW. 

The Smoke-Free Baguio Task Force led another round of inspection of vape shops in the city in collaboration with the Department of Trade and Industry, Food and Drug Administration, Bureau of Internal Revenue-CAR, Baguio City Police Office, Permits and Licensing Division and Public Order and Safety Division today, March 9, 2023.

The team inspected three establishments that were issued notices of violation.  One was found selling unauthorized vape products while the others operated without business permits. They also issued citation tickets to individuals who were chanced upon smoking outside the designated smoking areas.

Tobacco control officer Dr. Donnabel Panes said the smoking and vaping problem is a complex one that “needs a whole of government, whole of society solution.”

The inspections are in line with the implementation of the provisions of Republic Act 11900 (Vape Law), Graphic Health Warning Law, Sin Tax Law, Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and the Smoke-Free Baguio Ordinance. – Neil Ongchangco