Smoking is prohibited voluntarily in many hospitals and health care institutions, and prohibited in cinemas, theatres and enclosed public places. All high schools and colleges are smoke-free, as are all domestic flights. Voluntary measures exist in some workplaces. Further information and full text of the Tobacco Regulation Act 2003 is available from the Framework Convention Tobacco Control Alliance, Philippines website, at
http://fcap.globalink.org/RA9211_a.html
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