DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/09 April) – Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will visit the city in the second week of July to observe the implementation of its anti-smoking ordinance, Dr. Domilyn Villareiz, co-chairperson of the Anti-Smoking Task Force, said Monday.[]
She said the other ASEAN countries have anti-smoking policies but are not strictly enforced, adding that Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos also visited here in June last year for the same purpose.
“We have to make sure that Davao will become a model of anti-smoking campaign,” she added.
The city government will mark the 11th anniversary of its anti-smoking campaign on May 31 at the Rizal Park, she said.
On the same day the city will launch its New Comprehensive Anti-Smoking Ordinance, replacing the ordinance passed in 2002.
Villareiz said the new ordinance will not be in conflict with Republic Act 9211 or the Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003.
She pointed out that it can respond to emerging tobacco products, including the sisha or water pipes and electronic cigarettes.
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