Groups representing more than 200,000 vapers in the Philippines called on President Rodrigo Duterte to retract his order banning vaping products, saying these are less harmful than cigarettes.
In a joint statement, the Philippine E-cigarette Industry Association (Pecia), Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (Caphra), the Vapers Alliance and Nicotine Consumers Union of the Philippines said the President was ill-advised when he announced a ban on the use and importation of vapes (e-cigarettes).