Nationwide smoking ban order (Philippines)

Executive Order No. 26
  • Providing for the Establishment of Smoke-Free Environments in Public and Enclosed Places
CitationExecutive Order No. 26, s. 2017
Territorial extentPhilippines
Signed byRodrigo Duterte
SignedMay 16, 2017
CommencedJuly 23, 2017
Keywords
smoking ban, tobacco control, health
Status: In force

Executive Order No. 26, entitled Providing for the Establishment of Smoke-Free Environments in Public and Enclosed Places,[1] was issued by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on May 16, 2017. This executive order invoked the Clean Air Act of 1999 and the Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 to impose a nationwide ban on smoking in all public places in the Philippines.[2] The ban replicates on a national level an existing ordinance in Davao City that Duterte created as mayor in 2002.[3] The order took effect on July 23, 2017, 60 days after its publication in a newspaper.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Executive Order No. 26, s. 2017" (PDF). Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  2. ^ Morallo, A. (May 18, 2017). "Duterte signs order banning smoking in public". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Grund, A. (May 19, 2017). "Duterte targets smokers in latest crackdown". CNN. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  4. ^ De la Cruz, E. (May 19, 2017). "Philippines' tough public smoking ban gets broad support". Reuters. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  5. ^ Nicholls, AC (July 23, 2017). "Nationwide smoking ban takes effect July 23". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on July 23, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.

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