The Department of Education on Sunday expressed its full support for stricter measures to Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems or Electronic Non-Nicotine Delivery Systems, also known as e-cigarettes or “vapes.”

“On matters related to substance use prevention, education alone is not enough. In their classes, we teach our learners how to reject harmful substances. Outside these classes, we need policies and structures that will help reinforce our learners’ health-promoting choices, complementing what we teach them in school,” Education Secretary Leonor Briones said in a news release on Sunday.