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The
Republic Act No. 9211 - "Tobacco
Regulation Act of 2003."Section five prohibits
the carrying of any lighted tobacco product in public
vehicles, schools, health centers , elevators, cinemas,
malls and in places where fire hazards are present.
Smoking is also banned in recreational facilities
for minors.Fines imposed on violators of this
section range from P500 to P10,000.
- smoking ban in all schools and health facilities
(including outdoor premises) and in all enclosed
or confined public places and all public transportation
- no tobacco sales or ads within 100 meters of schools,
playgrounds, or other facility frequented particularly
by those below 18 years old
- no tobacco ads on TV, cable TV, and radio since January
1, 2007
- health warning on 30% of front panel of all product
packages beginning July 1, 2006
- tobacco sponsorship restricted
to activities for those "18 and above" beginning
July 1, 2006
- no tobacco ads outdoors and in cinemas beginning
July 1, 2007
- no tobacco ads in all mass media beginning July 1,
2008
- no tobacco sponsorship of all sports, concert, cultural,
and art events beginning July 1, 2008
Anti-smoking campaign laws passed after a five year
struggle of country's addiction to cigarettes.
The chances
are high that Filipino children aged 11 to 16 have
already have tried smoking cigarettes. The probability
that a child has already lighted his first stick–or worse, is a full-blown
smoker–is
even greater when members of his family are smoking,
too. And then, of course, there is peer pressure.
The
survey of 2,932 respondents with an average age of
13, from twelve elementary and secondary private and
public schools in Metro Manila was conducted by the
ACCP after a series of “tobacco or health
workshops” in these schools from 1998 to 2001.
With a strict smoking ban, restaurants, bars, discos,
cafes, hotels, shopping malls and cinemas in the Manila
suburb were forced to shun smoking patrons to avoid
being penalized or even shut down by authorities.
Our
Anti-Smoking Campaign Team which is composed of volunteer
professionals conducts 30 munites lesson to each class
about "Why cigarette smoking is
dangerous to your health." We do this to every
public and private Elementary Grade and High School
Students. This is to give Health Awareness info to
all children ages 5 to 16 years old. We pretty sure
that at their early ages was the best time to educate
them about cigarette smoking. |
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An
Act Regulating the Packaging, Use, Sale Distribution
and Advertisement of Tobacco ...
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Short Title - This Act shall
be known as the "Tobacco Regulation
Act of 2003."
Section 2. Policy - it is the policy of
the State to protect the populace from hazardous
products and promote the right to health and instill
health consciousness among them. It is also the policy
of the State, consistent with the ... more
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Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic
Act No. 9211....
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the State to protect
the populace from hazardous products and promote the
right to health and instill health consciousness;
WHEREAS, it is also the policy of the State, consistent
with the Constitutional ideal to promote the general
welfare, to safeguard the interests of the workers
and other stakeholders in the tobacco industry;.... more
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Republic Act 9211 (RA 9211),
otherwise known as the Tobacco Regulations Act of
2003:
Section 5 of RA
9211 and Title II, Rule I, Sections 1-3 of its implementing
rules and regulations (IRR) prohibit smoking
in all public facilities including
airport and ship terminals, train and bus stations,
recreational places, shopping malls, movie houses,
hotels, redstaurants, schools, offices, conference
halls, and in all enclosed or confined places that
are open to the general public, except
for designated separate smoking areas... more
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