"Right after our Clean Air 10 in June, DOH NCR formally launched its Smoke Free cities project under Bloomberg Grants which will benefit 7 cities in Metro Manila. In July we have seen the successive Smoke Free Ordinance launches of two municipalities, Amlan (Negros Oriental) and Talisayan (Misamis Oriental). Recently the Smoke Free Ordinance of Umingan (Pangasinan) has been approved by the Provincial Board and a few others are still in the works as far as preparing for their SF legislations. The Cavite Provincial Govt have likewise done so which shall take effect within the capitol compound and all its offices. The Civil Service Commission had intended to time the launch of its Memo Circular on Smoke Free policies for all govt agencies/offices supposedly during the Civil Service month (Sept) but will probably do so very soon.
"We are currently conducting workshops here in Tacloban to gain more LGUs from Leyte to adapt comprehensive tobacco control measures and help them with local legislation. We are committed to do this through our strategic partners in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao throughout the duration of our program and would be handing out awards on Best Practices in the near future, in partnership with WHO and the DOH."
Perhaps Smoke Free Ordinances is one of the things we can to celebrate in Clean Air Month.
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