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Vaping ban for Philippines announced by President Duterte

E-cigarettes will be outlawed in the Philippines and anyone caught vaping in public may be arrested, according to the nation’s president. 

President Rodrigo Duterte made the announcement at a late-night news conference on November 19, 2019.

November 21, 2019
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Typhoon Goni causes landslides and floods in the northern Philippines, killing at least nine people. (Photo: EPA) 01:20
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