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(Eagle News) — Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel urged his co-lawmakers to follow the smoking ban signed by President Rodrigo Duterte Pimentel said that senators are not exempted from the Executive Order 26 or the “Nationwide Smoking Ban” that had already been signed into law. Pimentel also said that he will asked for clarifications on the coverage of the smoking ban, particularly on designated smoking areas. “The Senate has provided designated smoking areas within its […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law banning smoking in public places nationwide. Under Executive Order No. 26, smoking in “enclosed public places and public conveyances, whether stationary or in motion” is now prohibited. Selling cigarettes will also be banned in all enclosed public places, according to the order published late Thursday and which takes effect in 60 days. Smoking and selling cigarettes within 100 meters (330 feet) of schools, parks and […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte admitted that although he already has a draft of the Executive Order banning smoking inside government agencies and in public places nationwide, he is still studying it further and has not yet signed the order. Duterte said that he is being careful on signing the executive order and admitted that he is still undecided on some provisions. “I’m measuring the resistance, whether I can compromise, for […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved a national broadband program, and is poised to sign an executive order prohibiting smoking in public places on Tuesday. In a Facebook post, Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said the President made the approval for the national broadband program on Monday, during the 13th Cabinet meeting in Malacañang. He said during the meeting, Department of Information and Communications Technology Secretary Rodolfo Salalima made a presentation for the program […]
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — Shanghai widened its ban on public smoking Wednesday as China’s biggest city steps up efforts to stub out the massive health threat despite conflicts of interest with the state-owned tobacco industry. Nearly a quarter of adults in the commercial hub of 24 million people are smokers, according to the state-run People’s Daily newspaper, citing data from the Chinese Association of Tobacco Control. Shanghai has had a limited ban on public smoking since […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) Susundan na rin ng lungsod ng Maynila ang yapak ng Davao City sa pagpapatupad ng smoking ban. Nilagdaan ni Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada ang City Ordinance 7748 na nagbabawal sa paninigarilyo sa mga pampublikong lugar gaya ng ospital,paaralan, shopping mall at iba pang matataong lugar. Kabilang na rin ang City Hall sa mga lugar na bawal manigarilyo. Gayunman, may designated-smoking area na inilagay para sa mga empleyado ng City Hall sa […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (November 7) – President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration is setting up a nationwide smoking ban. That means that smoking in all public places will no longer be allowed. Said ban is expected to be effective this year. Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial said that the Department of Health already submitted a draft Executive Order to the President. Many Filipinos are in accord with the government’s plan to stop smoking in public places. And in case […]
