An overwhelming majority of the Senate approved on second reading the so-called vape bill with very strict restrictions to ensure minors will not have access to these products and adult smokers are offered a less harmful alternative to cigarettes. [...] As this developed, various vaping and consumer groups hailed the Senate approval as a victory for public health and the beginning of the end of smoking in the country. The Department of Health estimates that there are one million Filipino users of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products who quit smoking already.