Health Update: Making Metro Manila Smoke-Free: Quit Smoking and Live Longer | The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online

Making Metro Manila Smoke-Free: Quit Smoking and Live Longer | The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online: "MMDA is pursuing the smoking ban in areas covered by Republic Act (RA) 9211 the Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003, in Metro Manila, citing its mandate under RA 7924, which created the agency, “to pursue more health-related advocacies to promote public health, safety and sanitation, urban protection, and pollution control.’’ MMDA is seeking to transform the metropolis into a smoke-free community.

Section 5 of RA 9211 bans smoking in public places such as centers of youth activity as schools and recreational facilities, elevators and stairwells, gas stations and storage areas for flammable liquids, gas or combustible materials, premises of public and private hospitals, medical, dental, and optical clinics and health centers, nursing homes, dispensaries and laboratories, airport and ship terminals, train and bus stations, restaurants and conference halls.

The main consideration in the campaign to ban smoking in public places is the health and wellness of the public"

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