THE Philippines is supporting World Health Organization (WHO)-backed proposals to regulate Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS), or e-cigarettes—the use of which is popularly known as “vaping”—presented during the seventh biennial Conference of Parties of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) held in November.

The FCTC Bureau is seeking to apply regulatory measures “to prohibit or restrict the manufacture, importation, distribution, presentation, sale and use of ENDS,” citing possible health risks.