In addition to condescending assumptions, the FDA is displaying remarkable shortsightedness regarding the practical impact of its policy on the community it supposedly is trying to help
It turned out that due to Constantine's sudden disappearance, the Tate Club's leader, Clarice Sackville, and her associate resorted to find and brand the young Willowtree as their "champion"
Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, who penned the Supreme Court decision, said the tobacco industrys interpretation that the IAC-T should regulate cigarettes and tobacco products will effectively remove these from the regulation of the DoH and FDA, which is contrary to RA 9711 and violates the Philippines commitment as a signatory to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Unfortunately, e-cigarettes are still just as harmful to the environment
Makarim & Purwana, 2022), with further evidence showing its contribution to lowering youth smoking prevalence (Irawan, 2024)