The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board or the LTFRB issued a memorandum that orders public transport drivers and operators to put a “No Smoking” sign inside their vehicles and terminals starting on January 7, 2010.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), second hand smoke or a smoke which has been emitted by a smoker is 4 times more toxic that direct smoking. This means that the people around the smoker is at higher risk of having lung cancer.

The WHO’s 2009 Global Tobacco Epidemic Report estimated that 600,000 people around the world die from second-hand smoke every year. It identified lung cancer and heart disease as health problems attributed to second-hand smoke.

The non-smoking signs (3.5 inches x 10 inches) are to be placed at the entrance or the waiting areas of the terminals, at the back of their windshields and other places where the passengers can easily see the signs.

The drivers and operators are the once to be fined up to 10,000 and their franchise will be cancelled if their commuters will not comply with this rule.

Apprehension of violators usually depends on who the local governments assign to oversee the implementation of the smoking ban. The city governments of Makati, Pasig, and Davao, for example, have established their own anti-smoking task forces.

In Pasig, the Green Police are the ones who will  catch the violators. Others find it difficult to implement because of lack of funds.

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