I'm not sure if you've already heard the news about the smoking ban on
street sides in Metro Manila being put on hold per order of a court. Well, FYI: there is/was a smoking ban being implemented by MMDA. Here's a more detailed post on that. The
reason cited, I think, was that while it was mentioned in the Republic
Act that smoking will be prohibited in schools, hospitals, etc, there
was no mention of the ban/restriction along the streets of the metro. I
sometimes can't help but -- for the lack of term -- smile at the
logic/reasoning behind some of the controversial rulings we hear from
time to time. I know that the intention of the ruling is to protect the
public by making sure no policies or rules are implemented without a
sound and legitimate basis. But -- yeah, I've said it already. I cannot
help but smile. :-)
Oh, and I'm sure firms who offer smokers life insurance are more than just smiling right now.
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