Most of the members of NVAP attribute the loss of their vocal cords and eventually their cancer to excessive smoking.
NVAP addresses the need to raise the awareness that cancer is preventable through proper diet and nutrition as well as through a healthy lifestyle.
NVAP empowers Persons with Disabilities through livelihood opportunities.
As road users and road crash survivors we felt that need to act on to provide safer roads to all.
Reuters file photo Published 22 NOVEMBER, 2019 UPDATED 22 NOVEMBER, 2019 92 Shares MANILA (The Philippines) — President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines has ordered a sweeping ban on vaping in public, threatening to use the police and military to enforce what observers in the country have called a draconian order. When Mr Duterte, a […]
The Philippine president called on the police and military to help in enforcing the ban. By Jason Gutierrez MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines has ordered a sweeping ban on vaping in public, threatening to use the police and military to enforce what observers in the country have called a draconian order. When Mr. […]
By: Marlon Ramos, Tina G. Santos – @inquirerdotnetPhilippine Daily Inquirer / 04:48 AM November 18, 2019 Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday underscored the need to control the use of e-cigarettes or vapes after the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed that a 16-year-old girl from Central Visayas had become the country’s first patient suffering from vaping injury. Also on Sunday, […]
Edu Punay, Mayen Jaymalin, Sheila Crisostomo, Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star) – November 18, 2019 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Senators are pushing for a ban on e-cigarettes (e-cigs) or vapor products, commonly called vapes, which they said are not covered by any legal framework and could be tampered with so users can take illegal substances. Sen. Francis Tolentino […]
Published November 17, 2019, 4:03 PM By Analou De Vera An anti-smoking group has urged the government to impose a total ban on the use of electronic cigarettes and vaping products, amid the first reported case of electronic cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury (EVALI) in the country. New Vois Association of the Philippines (MANILA BULLETIN) New […]
Updated October 7, 2018, 8:42 PM By Chito Chavez Opposing groups continue to debate the government stance on electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes and its impact on public health. Engr. Emer Rojas, cancer survivor and president of the New Vois Association of the Philippines (NVAP), speaks against the dangers of smoking using a voice apparatus during […]
On Aug 28, 2018 A local health advocacy group is urging the Senate to act on bills calling for the passage of the Universal Health Care (UHC) law and to ensure the plan’s funding by also approving bills raising the taxes on cigarettes. “The ball is now on the court of the Senate to respond to […]
August 27, 2018, 7:52 pm MANILA — A local health advocacy group is urging the Senate to act on bills calling for the passage of the Universal Health Care (UHC) law and to ensure the plan’s funding by also approving bills raising the taxes on cigarettes. “The ball is now on the court of the Senate […]
Published August 19, 2018, 11:36 AM By Chito Chavez Anti-tobacco use group New Vois Association of the Philippines (NVAP) said the urgent call for the passage of the Universal Health Care (UHC) bill by the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) being the latest to express their support will surely […]
Published August 3, 2018, 10:16 AM By Chito Chavez Persons with disability, senior citizens, patient organizations, young people, and other vulnerable groups expressed the urgency for legislators to pass the Universal Health Care Bill which was certified as vital by no less than President Duterte himself. Photo courtesy of New Vois Association of the Philippines via […]