(UPDATE) A CONTROVERSIAL bill seeking the regulation of vaporized nicotine (vape) and non-nicotine products as well as novel tobacco products has lapsed into law, Malacañang confirmed on Tuesday, July 26.

Press Secretary Rose Beatrix "Trixie" Cruz-Angeles said President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. allowed the proposed Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act, also known as the "Vape Regulation Bill," to lapse on July 25 without his signature on it.

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