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The inconvenient truth in convenience stores

Published by Ellen on December 13, 2015

The petition
The petition

There’s a petition at Change.org initiated by the Philippine College of Physicians, Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Alliance, PH and Philippine Medical Association directed at the owners of three convenience stores to remove cigarettes from their stocks in branches near the schools.

The petition cites Section 10 of Republic Act No. 9211 (Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003) which clearly states: “The sale or distribution of tobacco products is prohibited within one hundred (100) meters from any point of the perimeter of a school, public playground or other facility frequently particularly by minors.”

Health officials led by Secretary Janette Garin, Undersecretary for Technical Services Vicente Y. Belisario and Undersecretary for Health Regulations Kenneth Y. Hartigan-Go had written way back in July the owners of 7-eleven (Jose Victor Pardo), MiniStop (Robina Y. Gokongwei-Pe) and Family Mart (Anthony T. Huang) asking for their cooperation in enforcing the law.

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Grace Lee wants PNoy to stop smoking

Published by Ellen on February 12, 2012

The meeting that ignited the 'sparks'

Anti-smoking advocates have a new ally and could yet be the most effective in the crusade to stop the habit that kills some 80,000 Filipinos every year.

In her radio program, “Good Times in the Morning”, with Mo Twister last Wednesday, the 29-year old Korean TV and radio host who has admitted dating 52-year old President Benigno Aquino III, said, “I can always convince the guy to quit smoking.”

Lee should have a good chance to succeed in convincing Pnoy to stop smoking because she said they always talk “animatedly for three to five hours. “

Lee’s self-imposed mission should warm the hearts of anti-smoking advocates in the country like Dr. Anthony Leachon, internist-cardiologist and consultant to the Department of Health on Non-communicable Disease and Dr. Cecilia Llave, gynecologist-oncologist, Initiative Coordinator of the national Cancer Institute.

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Ang batas at ang paninigarilyo ni Aquino

Published by Ellen on May 26, 2010

Kapag manumpa si Noynoy Aquino sa pagka-presidente sa Hunyo 30, ay magsasabi na ipapatupad niya ang lahat na batas . (“ conscientiously fulfill my duties as President, preserve and defend the Constitution, execute its laws…”)

Stress reliever?
Stress reliever?

Paano niya ngayon ipatupad itong Memorandum number 17 ng Civil Service Commission na nagbabawal ng paninigarilyo sa mga gusali ng pamahalaan?

Ayun sa Memo 17 ng CSC ay ipinalabas noong May 29, 2009 nang si Ricardo Saludo, spokesperson ni Gloria Arroyo ang SCS chairman, bawal ang paninigarilyo sa loob building at grounds kung saan nag-o-opisina ang mga ahensiya ng pamahalaan.

Kasama diyan ang Malacañang.

Pwede raw maglagay ng smoking area na hindi lalaki sa 10 square meter ang laki ngunit dapat may distansya ito sa gusali na hindi dapat kumulang sa 10 square meters. Hindi rin ito dapat malapit sa entrance or exit kung saan dinadaanan ng maraming tao.

Bawal din manigarilyo sa sasakyan ng pamahalaan. Paano ngayon ang magiging sasakyan ni Noynoy kapag presidente na siya?

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Cigarette widow

Published by Ellen on November 24, 2008

Pumayag si Boots Anson-Roa na “cigarette widow” ang itawag sa kanya.

Si Barbara Dacanay ng Gulf News ang nakaisip nito sa seminar ng “Women, Media & Tobacco” na inurganisa ng Women’s Media Circle na ginanap sa Boracay.

Mga 25 na kababaihan, karamihan nagta-trabaho sa media, ang nag-uusap kung paano makatulong ang mga kababaihan sa mga bills na tinatalakay ngayon sa kongreso na mapigilan ang paglaganap ng paninigarilyo na alam naman ng lahat na walang kabutihang nabibigay sa buhay.

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