smoking ban in manila begins May 30

[chua_riwap]

yung mga parang simboryo ang bibig, bawal na mag-yosi sa manila.
eh baka sa umpisa lang yan....ningas kugon.



Smoking ban in Manila public places starts May 30 | ABS-CBN News | Latest Philippine Headlines, Breaking News, Video, Analysis, Features

MANILA, Philippines - Starting next week, smokers will be unwelcome in public places along major and secondary roads of the metropolis.

Officers from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), together with the 17 local government units (LGU) of Metro Manila, will prohibit lighting up in bus terminals, waiting sheds, schools, hospitals, recreational places and inside public utility vehicles starting May 30 as part of a joint campaign to protect Filipinos from secondhand smoke.

The smoking ban came just in time for the World No Tobacco Day celebration on June 1. New York-based Bloomberg Philanthropies has approved a P9.5-million grant for the program.

"We'll be launching an information campaign so people will know that smoking will be prohibited in certain areas of main roads of the metropolis," Dr. Loida Alzona, division chief of MMDA's public health safety and environment protection, said in an interview on ANC's "Top Story" on Friday.

MMDA's "environmental enforcers" will issue warnings to those who will be caught violating the provisions of Republic Act 9211 or the Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 for the month of June.

Alzona said penalties, which include fines and community service, will take effect in July.

While it supports the smoking ban in areas like schools, hospitals and public facilities, the Philippine Tobacco Institute (PTI) said it is against the smoking ban in major and secondary roads in Metro Manila.

PTI argued that the roads are not included in RA 9211's list of prohibited places, and hoped that the MMDA will reconsider its decision to implement the anti-smoking campaign.

Data from the Department of Health (DOH) and the World Health Organization showed that smoking kills 10 Filipinos every hour, or 80,000 every year. -- With a report from ANC

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yari tayo diyan!

[chua_riwap]

ibawal na rin ang pagtitinda ng sigarilyo sa manila.

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bakit ka ganyan chua? haha kawawa naman kami niyan...

di bale na wag kain, basta may yosi.

[chua_riwap]

bakit ka ganyan chua? haha kawawa naman kami niyan...

di bale na wag kain, basta may yosi.

he-he! di ba? bawal magsigarilyo pero may nagbibenta ng yosi...useless.

[renzo_d10]

Few months ago they implemented the no-littering law. Now, try walking around MM & look if there is indeed lesser garbage. Your guess is as good as mine.

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GOOD!!!! perwisyo talaga mga yosi

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GOOD!!!! perwisyo talaga mga yosi

aruy!

The message you have entered is too short.

[kinyo]

kunwari lang yan ... kapag naubos na yung P9.5M, wala na yan

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kunwari lang yan ... kapag naubos na yung P9.5M, wala na yan

and knowing the government, months if not weeks lang bibilangin tapos na yung 9.5m na yan. haha