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00:00Meanwhile, several groups are supporting the declaration of the epidemic because of the number of people who smoke, vape, and drink alcohol in the country.
00:09They called on the government to tighten its current laws.
00:13Here's the first news from Dano Tingcunco.
00:15The government to implement more laws, possibly raise taxes on these harmful products.
00:45We also call on the candidates of the coming midterm elections to include health taxes as a cornerstone of their agenda and to improve delivery of health, health delivery laws.
01:00There is a sad and increasing prevalence of young smokers and sad to realize that these are mainly among the poor sector of our society.
01:12What does this mean to us?
01:15The risk for non-communicable diseases is there at an early age and sad to say they are the sector in our society who have lesser health access.
01:27The data from the Action for Economic Reforms, which is based on the National Nutrition Survey of 2023, shows that the number of people who use vape has increased by more than 1,000 percent.
01:40It was at more than 423,000 in 2023 from more than 30,000 in 2021.
01:47This is also the increase in the number of smokers from half a million in 2021 to more than 1.6 million in 2023.
01:57There is also an increase in the number of drinkers.
02:01The group calls on the government to tighten the provisions and implement the laws that have been passed, such as the Vape Law and Syntax Law.
02:09Block the Syntax Sabotage Bill.
02:11In this election, there are many candidates who will listen to the industry.
02:16Calling on the attention of our candidates, let's prioritize the health of the people, let's prioritize the health of the Filipinos.
02:24To our candidates for 2025, our challenge is clear.
02:28Will you fight for the well-being of the public?