Abellanosa files ‘Cigarette Holiday’ bill

07/01/2016

REELECTED Cebu City South District Rep. Rodrigo “Bebot” Abellonasa kick-started his new term by filing House Bill No. 41 that prohibits the sale and smoking in public of cigarettes every fifteenth day of the month. To be…

Banning the bacchanal

Radel Paredes 01/17/2016

Today marks the first Sinulog parade that is supposed to be void of street parties. That is if authorities strictly enforce the ban on the bacchanalia that customarily goes with the religious ceremonies. Let’s  see how that…

Graphic warnings on cigarette packs to be changed this year

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/18/2015

Graphic warnings on cigarette packs will be changed by cigarette manufacturers within the year, the regional Department of Health (DOH-7) said over the weekend. Ligaya Moneva, DOH-7 education officer,  said cigarette manufacturers asked the DOH-7 to give…

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