Smoking banned on public places / myLot

@lady1993 (27224)

Philippines

May 21, 2017 5:35am CST

our president signed this new law or bill? against smoking on public places and i am quite glad he did. But when i read some of it, some parts were quite confusing to me. All i got was strictly no smoking in hospitals, schools and places where food is prepared.. and no selling smokes to underage kids too. But i think this is already implemented even before. I guess the only change is that people can no longer smoke in public vehicles now, i hope the enforcers will be strict on this since i really hate inhaling smoke

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simplyme

@m_audrey6788 (58472)

• Germany

21 May 17

Well it is true that smoking on public places are long time prohibited but most people did not took it seriously since there are no eyes around to give penalties..It is really hard for people who have health problems and taking public transportation..I remember a jeepney driver smoking while driving

..No heart at all

..and an old lady asked him to stop smoking in a soft tone, but instead of following her he gone mad and said if you want a no smoke place better take a taxi..

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Gina

@Gina145 (3949)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

21 May 17

Smoking in public places has been banned in South Africa for a long time too, and surprisingly most people do take it seriously even though I've never heard of penalties being enforced.

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simplyme

@m_audrey6788 (58472)

• Germany

22 May 17

@Gina145 ..Wow..That is good..

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Gina

@Gina145 (3949)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

28 May 17

@m_audrey6788 I wish they took traffic laws as seriously. There are a lot of really bad drivers around here, and many people think it's fine to talk on their cellphones while driving.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25805)

• United States

21 May 17

Here in the US smoking has been banned from nearly all indoor spaces, even in your own car in some states if you have a child in the car with you.

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prashu

@prashu228 (37524)

• India

21 May 17

That's a good law

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Gina

@Gina145 (3949)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

21 May 17

We have similar laws in South Africa.

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lady Di

@lady1993 (27224)

• Philippines

27 Oct 17

@DWDavis I like that law

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youless

@youless (112561)

• Guangzhou, China

22 May 17

I also think this is a good thing. Actually here it is also prohibit to smoke in public but the problem is some people still smoke in some restaurants. It is not easy to punish them.

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youless

@youless (112561)

• Guangzhou, China

27 Oct 17

@lady1993 Yes, I think serious punishment may be helpful to avoid it.

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lady Di

@lady1993 (27224)

• Philippines

27 Oct 17

I hate people who smoke in restaurants the most

I do not want to eat your smoke

they are quite selfish

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Sue21

@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)

• Pamplona, Spain

21 May 17

Laws are the same here also now. What we get is a lot of ciggys thrown all over the place outside.

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Sue21

@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)

• Pamplona, Spain

28 Oct 17

@lady1993 Same as what happens here in a way. Also same applies with drink and kiddies think its great fun to get sloshed.

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Sue21

@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)

• Pamplona, Spain

27 Oct 17

@lady1993 I wish that they would never sell the cigs in the first place. Kids over here about twelve have got the habit already.

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lady Di

@lady1993 (27224)

• Philippines

28 Oct 17

@lovinangelsinstead21 We have many kids here who smoke now too

no matter how much tax they place on vices, people still come up with a way to buy them and even prefer them over real food

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Bojel

@jobelbojel (36027)

• Philippines

19 Aug 17

I know this has been banned long time ago but I still see people smoking in public areas.

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lady Di

@lady1993 (27224)

• Philippines

27 Oct 17

I know, maybe the implementation is what's lacking

I still see some people smoking beside the NO SMOKING sign which is quite stressful, i'll take a picture of them next time

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Manasa.L

@manasamanu (3746)

• Bangalore, India

27 May 17

This is such a good law and I hope the enforcement is strict too. I too hate to inhale smoke.

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lady Di

@lady1993 (27224)

• Philippines

27 Oct 17

Fortunately the implementation is okay.. although i still see some offenders, they are only few now

joy

@MGjhaud (23240)

• Philippines

21 May 17

i haven't read it yet but in Davao(even before he became the President), you can't smoke anywhere. there are only designated areas in public to do so..

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lady Di

@lady1993 (27224)

• Philippines

27 Oct 17

yes, i heard about that too

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prashu

@prashu228 (37524)

• India

21 May 17

I hope such law comes here in our country.

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angel_smiles

@Lolaze (5093)

• St. Louis, Missouri

22 May 17

In my county here in Missouri, its been banned in most public places for quite a few years. You can go outside away from buildings some distance and smoke if no one complains but that is about it.

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lady Di

@lady1993 (27224)

• Philippines

27 Oct 17

here we have designated smoking areas, far away from buildings too.. but some people are still lazy to go there

Gina

@Gina145 (3949)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

21 May 17

It's a start but they really need to ban smoking in all public places.

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lady Di

@lady1993 (27224)

• Philippines

27 Oct 17

Indeed, since second had smoke is quite harmful

@n.J

@Iam_jauntyjen (5037)

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23 May 17

That's nice to hear . Yes, smoking in public areas have been prohibited since early 2000.Since then, there were less smokers in public utility vehicles but it were not totally forbidden.At least it was reduced.

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lady Di

@lady1993 (27224)

• Philippines

27 Oct 17

yeah, i guess it is hard to totally ban it, but it has lessened here too

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