Advancing the enforcement of the smoking ban in public places – Davao City, Philippines
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References in periodicals archive ? Smoking, the largest cause of preventable death worldwide, including the Philippines, causes a triple threat through the catastrophic consequences of first, second and thirdhand smoke. The triple threat of cigarette smoking 48 of the cities has also set up ...
MANILA, Philippines - The Paranaque City government has begun enforcing an anti-smoking campaign. Mayor Florencio Bernabe said the ban will initially cover Barangay San Antonio, Paranaque City Hall and the local government's outside facilities like the F.V. Bernabe Sr. Memorial Hospital; Paranaque...
years the tobacco industry has opposed virtually everytobacco control policythat has been proposed—includingsmoke-free public placesandstandardized tobacco packaging. It should come as no surprise then that the industry could be a major roadblock in the government's plans to implement asmoking ban. ...
Second-hand smoking (SHS) increases the risk of chronic disease in adults and poses a serious health threat to children. Mass media campaigns are instrumental in raising awareness and reducing SHS exposure. There is a need to identify recent SHS mass med
implemented by the country, especially after the ratification of the FCTC in 2005, such as a national ban on tobacco advertising, a national comprehensive smoke-free policy, large pictorial health warnings on cigarette packages, and continuous raises in taxes and prices of tobacco products [10]. ...
broad spectrum of population-level interventions. Such an approach is critical given the expected growth in the disease burden attributable to tobacco, especially in light of new public health threats such as COVID-19, which poses higher risks for infections and hospitalizations among smokers1,28,...
smoke-free legislation in indoor settings for public establishments.These are Sydney and Melbourne in Australia and Hong Kong."In the Philippines, smaller cities, such as Makati and Davao City, have been able to enforce 100 percent indoor smoke-free regulations in restaurants and public places. Vi...
MANILA, Philippines -- The outcome of the case involving the smoking ban of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is crucial in helping local governments formulate their own policies against smoking in public places, the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) said Sunday.Manila Bulletin...