Philippines to Ban E-Cigarettes After Lung Illness Case
- Case may be Asia’s first following mysterious outbreak in U.S.
- Duterte’s move is surprise as official had called ban unlikely
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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said he will stop the importation of electronic cigarettes and prohibit their use in public after a teenager contracted a lung illness tied to vaping.
“I will ban it, the use and the importation,” Duterte said at a televised briefing on Tuesday evening. “I am now ordering the law enforcement agencies to arrest anybody vaping in public.”