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Philippines Vaping Policy Could Be a Model for the Rest of Asia

Authored op-ed by Samrat Chowdhery, for Filter · 8 November 2022

Regional (Asia-wide) rather than India-specific, reflecting Samrat Chowdhery’s INNCO-president role representing Global South consumers beyond India alone. Frames the Philippines’ July 2022 vaping law — which distinguishes vaping from smoking while restricting youth access — as a workable middle-ground model for other Asian countries, compared to neighbours like India and Thailand that have imposed outright bans.