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Jump to full article: Philippine Star (ph), 2008-03-20
Author: FROM THE STANDS By Domini M. Torrevillas
Intro: Smoking is a no-no in many households, but that is not so faithfully resolved in some.
So conscientious non-smokers are ardently for the implementation and enforcement of smoking bans. We should not be discouraged by relatives who make a pushing smokehouse of our dwellings and we should pray that they should take into consideration the well-being of other members of the household.
Ms. Soe Nyunt ,World Health Organization representative in the Philippines, recently presented the WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008 which shows that tobacco already kills 5.4 million people a year . . .
On the institutional level, acting on the recommendation of Betty Lou S. Penera, Philippine Information Agency staff director for planning and communication research, who cited agreements made at a multi-sectoral planning workshop, Secretary Conrado A. Limcaoco Jr. issued a memorandum to all regional directors and staff directors and the rank and file, to fully implement RA 9211. The memo said that, to comply with the law, the PIA building is to be declared a Smoke-Free building.
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