I think the ban was for a good reason. But its good that the health trend was developed because of it. Filipinos are good at finding alternatives. I hear tea as a substitute for coffee is going around as a health buzzword. It\'s a good policy especially for us filipinos that find preventive healthcare is ultimately better for us than the expensive medical/hospital care we might face because of cancer from tobacco smoke that smokers and secondhand smokers are prone to. Sign now.
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* Over 30 M Filipinos will suffer debilitating diseases and painful deaths due to smoking. Another 30 M Filipinos will suffer the same due to second hand smoke. * 40 of the chemicals in cigarette smoke are carcinogens, like carbon monoxide, butane (used as lighter fluid), cyanide and formaldehyde, arsenic (rat poison), and ammonia (toilet cleaner). Ads do not disclose this. Right now the textual health warnings for tobacco products cannot be understood or appreciated by the Filipino people. Other countries have recognized this and have since used picture based warnings in order to warn their citizens of the hazards of smoking. Statistics will show that such method is effective as it has significantly improved the overall health of their citizens. The Filipino people have a right to life and health just as much as other citizens. They have the right to a better if not the best method to warn them of the danger inherent in smoking. The text warning right now is STILL NOT ENOUGH. Many are still smoking and dying while the young ones are curiously taking up the habit not knowing its effects, creating a vicious cycle of death that could be prevented through the use of picture based health warning that is universally understood by the people, especially the many who cannot read and understand. Sign now. Because a picture can save millions of lives.
Kiara RidoranaOct 13th, 2007 - 09:49:14
I think the ban was for a good reason. But its good that the health trend was developed because of it. Filipinos are good at finding alternatives. I hear tea as a substitute for coffee is going around as a health buzzword. It\'s a good policy especially for us filipinos that find preventive healthcare is ultimately better for us than the expensive medical/hospital care we might face because of cancer from tobacco smoke that smokers and secondhand smokers are prone to. Sign now.
www.PetitionOnline.com/ghwphil/
* Over 30 M Filipinos will suffer debilitating diseases and painful deaths due to smoking. Another 30 M Filipinos will suffer the same due to second hand smoke. * 40 of the chemicals in cigarette smoke are carcinogens, like carbon monoxide, butane (used as lighter fluid), cyanide and formaldehyde, arsenic (rat poison), and ammonia (toilet cleaner). Ads do not disclose this. Right now the textual health warnings for tobacco products cannot be understood or appreciated by the Filipino people. Other countries have recognized this and have since used picture based warnings in order to warn their citizens of the hazards of smoking. Statistics will show that such method is effective as it has significantly improved the overall health of their citizens. The Filipino people have a right to life and health just as much as other citizens. They have the right to a better if not the best method to warn them of the danger inherent in smoking. The text warning right now is STILL NOT ENOUGH. Many are still smoking and dying while the young ones are curiously taking up the habit not knowing its effects, creating a vicious cycle of death that could be prevented through the use of picture based health warning that is universally understood by the people, especially the many who cannot read and understand. Sign now. Because a picture can save millions of lives.
www.PetitionOnline.com/ghwphil/
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