Group Says The Prices Of Cigarette Should Be Tripled In Order To Reduce Number Of Smokers
CIGARETTE – The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) wanted the prices of cigarette to be tripled, this sparks reaction from social media.
A video in GMA News says that according to the group, the prices of cigarettes will cost up to ₱20 per stick. A 2015 survey shows that the number of youth with ages 13 up to 15 who are smokers are the highest in the Philippines.
Dr. Ulysses Dorotheo, the executive director of SEATCA, says that there was a survey that was done among the youth who said that they need the price to be at least ₱20 per stick and that won’t happen with a ₱2.50 per pack tax increase.
You can watch the video from GMA below:
Netizens reacted to the latter in the GMA News Facebook page. Here are their comments:
Loloybert Alvaham: “Isara ang pabreka kung gusto nyo wala nang manigarilyo at isara na rin pabreka nang alak”
Kerwin Villanueva: “Na ninigarilyo ako…pero kung gusto nyo talaga na mawala na ang mga na ninigarilyo sa bansa ipasara nyo ang mga planta. kase habang hindi nyo ginagawa yan pera pera lang ang habol nyo hindi mahinto ang sigarilyo…”
Jco Seyer: “Yes! Gawin nio 100php isang stick para matigil na un mga ****** nagyoyoso hanggang sa loob ng jeep”
Jae Adrian Lontok Valdez: “O di kaya 100% smoke free ang pinas.
King gusto nyo gawin nyong 500 pesos kada kaha at 1000.pesos tax para wala nang manigarilyo o kaya mas maganda ipasara nyo na ang tobacco companies dito.”
Leonard Galang: “the sollution should be Banned smoking of cigaretes, or they have choices of Electric cigarete or altenative”
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