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the Smokebusters letter,
signed by Senator Juan Flavier, Sec. Heherson Alvarez (DENR),
Sec. Manuel Dayrit (DOH), and Chairman Benjamin Abalos
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The Clean
Air Act of 1999 (R.A. 8749)
(enacted
by the 11th Congress of the Republic of the Philippines and
signed into law on 23 June 1999)
These
provisions regarding smoking have been supplanted by
The Tobacco Regulations Act of 2003 (R.A.9211)
Section
24: Pollution From Smoking
Smoking inside a public building or an enclosed public place, including
vehicles and other means of transport, or in any enclosed area outside
of one's private residence, private place of work or any duly designated
smoking area is hereby prohibited under this Act.
Section 47: Fines and Penalties for Violations of Other Provisions
in the Act.
For violations of all other provisions provided in this Act and
of the rules and regulations thereof, a fine of not less than Ten
thousand pesos (P10,000) but not more than One hundred thousand
pesos (P100,000) or six (6) months to six (6) years imprisonment
or both shall be imposed. If the offender is a juridical person,
the presidents, manager, directors, trustees, the pollution control
officer or the officials directly in charge of the operations shall
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Smokers
have a right to smoke, but not to pollute the non-smoker's air.
Non-smokers have a greater right to breathe clean, smoke-free
air.
Protect yourself and your loved ones. Speak up for your rights!
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