Tag: tobacco

China is the “bad guy” whether it is about tobacco or the virus

May 29, 2021 Ramon Ortoll No Comments

Sinophobia and tobacco. Mareng Winnie throws everything at China. In her Inquirer column today “A victory for tobacco, a defeat for our children”, Monsod writes… Wasn’t China the source of the virus in the first place? Not only that, didn’t China try to cover up its virus situation in the second place? The virus, indeed,…

Lifestyle, Politics

Metro Manila smoking crackdown: another case of sweating the small stuff

May 30, 2011 benign0 10 Comments

So I read that the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is going to “crackdown” on smoking in the metropolis. Interesting. Apparently, the legal basis for this “crackdown” is Republic Act 9211 or the Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003. Note the year: 2003. Makes one wonder what our so-called “law enforcement” officials have been doing for…

Civics, Environment, Government, Society

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