E-Cigar: An Excuse to Smoke in Prohibited Areas

No fire-breathing dragons or some sorts allowed in public areas.

Kidding aside, I would like to say "Hurrah!!!" to the Philippine law-makers and some of the officials who have been strictly implementing the banning of smoking in [some] public places in the metro.

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There's the list of places available [around the world and] in the Philippines that are implementing such a law:

*Thanks to wikipediahttp://adf.ly/2nWeo

Philippines

Davao has banned smoking in a large number of public places, including public buildings, entertainment venues, hospitals, shopping malls, concerts since 2002. Smoking at gasoline stations is also banned.^[110]

Manila has banned smoking in large public areas like hospitals, malls, public transport, as well as Makati in 2002 Ordinance 2002-090, banning all public transport and enclosed indoor smoking.^[111]

Caloocan has begun to established ordinance recently concerning about the anti-smoking bans in accordance with the Republic Act No. 9211 also known as Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003.
Four jurisdictions have somefree regulations including bars and restaurants, albeit with designated smoking rooms permitted: Davao City, Makati City, Legazpi and Talisayan.

Tobacco companies have misrepresented the science on secondhand smoke and have successfully prevented policies from being introduced at national level.^{[citation needed]} There is also evidence that the tobacco industry is lobbying against local smokefree laws.

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With that said (or typed rather - lol), There's a new fad going on with the smokers in the Philippines, the E-cigarette or the electronic cigarette. I was in the mall yesterday eating California Rolls with friends, and saw this stall that sells this now-famous-alternative for cigarette.

****Just want to make it clear though, the pictures ain't mine lol.

 
The patrons who buy the device and "juices" (which comes in different flavors) are testing and inhalingdashexhaling it inside the mall, while one of them with his daughter with him puffing it there.

 
I was just wondering if what would be its category, cigarette or something else? Would this cigarette substitute be a form of, kind of, getting-away from the Philippine's newly implemented anti-smoking law in public places? I really hope not and I'm wishing there's somebody with authority who's looking at this matter too.