Department of Health(DOH)

Greetings, I would like to request the specific number of population of Filipinos that vapes, and if possible that are aged 18-26 years old. This data will be utilized for our research with accordance to FEU Highschool in oart of PR 2

Dear eFOI user,
Mabuhay!
Thank you for utilizing the eFOI portal (www.foi.gov.ph) and exercising your right to information under Executive Order No. 2, s. 2016 on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
We have received your request on Number of Filipinos that vapes, dated Nov. 20, 2024.
While our primary objective is to provide information whenever possible, we regret to inform you that this request is not being collected by the Epidemiology Bureau. We ask that you coordinate with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) at http://psa.gov.ph for this data request
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FOI Officer
Department of Health