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                    [Title] => Health advocates back soda tax bill
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Health advocates yesterday gave their full support for the immediate passage of the “soda tax” measure.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-14 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1142351 [Title] => Up to third generation offspring affected by maternal nicotine exposure [Summary] =>

An anti-tobacco group yesterday warned that children up to the third generation could suffer the consequences if the mother is a smoker, as it batted for the placement of graphic health warnings on cigarette packs.

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 908190 [Title] => Phl lagging on cigar health warnings [Summary] =>

The Philippines is lagging behind other nations in implementing the law requiring graphic health warnings on cigarette packs, a non-government organization of health advocates said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 865306 [Title] => Groups laud Drilon’s sin tax bill [Summary] =>

Various health groups have expressed their support for the sin tax reform bill version of Sen. Franklin Drilon seeking a two-tier taxation system for tobacco products.

[DatePublished] => 2012-11-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => www8.philstar.com/newphilstar/www/image/111112/gen3newthumb.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 856213 [Title] => NYC warns youth vs exposure to smoking [Summary] =>

The National Youth Commission (NYC) yesterday warned against exposing the youth to smoking because they can easily pick up the habit and get addicted to it.

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The Health Justice group has lauded the government’s effort to provide P200 million in production loans to tobacco farmers who will plant rice during the wet season.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1298072 [AuthorName] => Ehda Dagooc [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) ) )
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