The new acting head of Davao City's Vice Regulation Unit, Jacy Jay B. Francia, plans to intensify the drive against vaping by collaborating with DepEd to hold symposiums in schools, focusing on the youth who are the primary users, while also analyzing apprehension data.
THE newly installed acting head of the Vice Regulation Unit is considering a more strengthened drive against vaping through information drive in schools.PTCol Jacy Jay B. Francia told Madayaw on Monday said that they will strengthen the collaboration with the Department of Education , which is already part of the Vices Task Force to conduct symposiums intended for students.“Ang sa vape man gud na observe nato nga estudyante kasagaran nagagamit og vape.
Francia said that they will also intensify apprehension of users caught vaping in public.Under the Amended Smoking Ordinance or Ordinance No. 0472-24 Series of 2024, those vaping within prohibited areas may face the penalty of Php 3,000 for the first offense.He said that their office, aside from targeting the youth in the info-drive on vape, is also analyzing data on the citation tickets and checking the age of those apprehended for using vape in prohibited areas.
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