LGUs Urged to Bolster Anti-Smoking Laws

LGUs urged to bolster anti-smoking laws

THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has called on local government units (LGUs) to pass ordinances that tighten enforcement of national laws regulating tobacco, vapor, and vaporized nicotine products. In a new memorandum circular, the DILG emphasized that local ordinances must align with national policies and not create separate standards, particularly on the sale, manufacture, and distribution of these products. The agenc…

Anti-tobacco advertising’s long fight against smoking

For those of you who have watched Mad Men or atleast some of it, you’ll remember that scene where Don Draper pitches “It’s Toasted” as Lucky Strike’s saviour slogan. But here’s the twist, that line wasn’t his brainchild, it was real, and it predated the show by decades. In that now-iconic moment, Draper scribbles the words “It’s Toasted” on a notepad, transforming a mundane manufacturing detail into a seductive promise of quality. The real strok…