‘Smoking ban to lower death toll’
THE 87,000 deaths from smoking will go down following President Rodrigo Duterte’s signing on May 16 of Executive Order 26 ...
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Smoking paradise Japan tries to kick the habit
Japan is moving to pass its strictest-ever smoking laws, but the country's powerful tobacco lobby wants to stub out measures ...
Read moreStudy: E-cigarettes safer than smoking
Smokers who manage to cut out smoking altogether may see a health benefit from switching to e-cigarettes. A long-term study ...
Read morePhilip Morris looking towards cigarette phase-out
Tobacco giant Philip Morris is aiming to stop selling conventional cigarettes and replace them with a less harmful product, its ...
Read moreDOH: Graphic health warnings must be seen on cigarette packs
The Department of Health (DOH) announces, all cigarette packs being sold in stores nationwide must bear graphic health warnings on ...
Read moreAlbay a biosphere reserve
LEGAZPI CITY—Albay has firmly stood against mining, smoking and the use of plastic materials in the last nine years to ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.