Consumer protection and good governance advocacy group Pinoy Aksyon for Governance and the Environment cautioned consumers, especially young people, against the purchase of illegal vaporized nicotine products.
Pinoy Aksyon said it was alarmed by recent reports of deaths and illnesses arising from the use of illegal vape products through unregistered vape distributors in the country.
Pinoy Aksyon chairperson BenCyrus Ellorin also urged sellers to be responsible and adhere to the provisions of the Vape Law or Republic Act 11900, requiring all manufacturers, importers and retailers to register with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
“It’s about time that consumers and especially sellers of illegal vapes take the law seriously since this is literally a life and death situation. We laud the efforts of various government agencies that are intensifying the fight against illegal vape products and we are throwing our full support behind their efforts,” Ellorin said.
