Hefty penalties ranging from P5,000 to P20,000 await smokers who will be caught using vapes in indoor public spaces, including government offices, schools, airports, and churches. READ:
The IRR will take effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two newspapers of general circulation.Rule VIII of the IRR said that the use of vaporized and non-nicotine products will be prohibited in all indoor public spaces, except in designated vaping areas or in point-of-sale establishments for purposes of conducting product demonstrations.
Public conveyances and public facilities such as airport and ship terminals, train and bus stations, restaurants, conference halls, churches and other similar places of worship, and buildings and premises of government offices are likewise on the list.First-time offenders will be fined P5,000, while those caught vaping in indoor public spaces the second time will need to cough up P10,000.
Both brick-and-mortar stores and online traders are also required to register with the government to sell vape products. Manufacturers, importers, distributors or retailers found violating the requirements on product packaging, which mandates the inclusion of health warnings, face fines ranging from P2 million to P5 million, as well as imprisonment of two to six years.RA 11900, or the Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act, lapsed into law last July 25 after it was not signed or vetoed by the President 30 days after receiving the document.
“To say that I am disappointed in the 18th Congress that passed the bill, and with the President for not vetoing it, will not do justice to the millions of lives that will be put in harm’s way because of the vape law,” she said. Earlier, the Bureau of Philippine Standards , an attached agency of the DTI, included vapes and heated tobacco products in the list of consumer goods subject to mandatory certification to ensure they conform to the Philippine National Standards.
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