Group to gov’t: Back tobacco alternatives
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) has urged the Philippines and other Asian governments to support ...
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Consumer advocacy alliance asks President Duterte to sign vape bill
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to sign the ratified bill on ...
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New research supports interference of foreign NGOs in policies
A new research by the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) has confirmed that Philippine NGOs were ...
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Local NGOs receive foreign money to lobby for vape ban; consumer group up in arms
A new research by the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates has confirmed that several non-government organizations were ...
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Foreign groups hit for role in tainting Senate vaping bill
Consumer advocacy groups raised concern over the latest campaign against the Senate vaping bill, saying the campaign bears the fingerprints ...
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Asian consumer group slams Australia’s decision to restrict vaping
A tobacco harm reduction consumer advocacy group in Asia Pacific lashed out at the Australian Federal government for allegedly making ...
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Experts warn Asia-Pacific leaders on WHO’s ‘baseless’ vaping rules
A group of acclaimed experts sent letters to Asia Pacific’s health ministers and secretaries to express their deep concern about ...
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Vaping, HTP bill goes to Senate after House nod
A bill that regulates the manufacture, use, sale, distribution and promotion of vaping and heated tobacco products passed its third ...
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Asian countries asked to rebuff Bloomberg’s policy interference
Low and middle-income countries in the Asia-Pacific region should discern and rebuff the grant-for-policy schemes employed by vested interest groups ...
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Consumer groups to hold webinar on tobacco harm reduction
Consumer groups in the Asia-Pacific are holding a webinar on Sept. 26, 2020 to encourage countries in the region to ...
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