Manila, Nov. 21 -- Philippine National Police (PNP) officer-in-charge, Lt. Gen. Archie Gamboa on Thursday clarified that those who will be arrested in the nationwide crackdown on those using electronic cigarettes, popularly known as vapes, in public places will not be detained or punished.
He said a vape user, who will be arrested will be brought to a police station for blotter purposes, and will be released afterwards.
He said it is due to the pending issuance of another executive order indicating the punishment for those who will be caught using vapes in public places.
"When I issue the directive, one of the references, of course, was the declaration of the President and the Executive Order 26. In the first whereas clauses (of the EO 2...