06 Jul After “Tambays”, CDO To Arrest Public Smokers Next
Mga higala! The Cagayan de Oro Government has created a Smoke-Free Task Force in accordance with President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order 26, or the “National Smoking Ban” which was implemented last May 2017.
According to a report by Sunstar, this order will be integrated with CDO’s intensified anti-tambay crackdown and will allow police to arrest its violators.
In case you don’t know, this order prohibits smoking in enclosed public spaces:
- Government buildings
- Schools, colleges, and universities
- Offices and other workplaces
- Restaurants and other food and drink establishments
- Hotels and other accommodation facilities
- Hospitals, health centers, clinics and nursing homes
- Transportation terminals
- Churches
- Shopping centers, retail stores, and other merchandise establishments
- Entertainment establishments
- Sports venues
- Other establishments that provide professional services
and public vehicles such as:
- Buses
- Jeepneys
- Taxi Cabs
- Tricycles
- PUVs
- Trains
- Airplanes
- Ships
The order also prohibits smokers at all outdoor areas where people gather such as parks, playgrounds, sidewalks, waiting areas, open-air markets, and resorts.
However, the government will provide designated smoking areas (DSA) for all smokers, which may either be an open space or a separate area with proper ventilation.
UPDATES will follow soon. Meanwhile, for additional details, read this article:
Smokers next after ‘tambays’
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