Blue and Greens

I took a picture of this Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) driver smoking inside the vehicle last week, as me and my daughter we’re on our way to my daughter’s preschool.

But as you can see, there’s a huge NO SMOKING sign at the back of his driver’s seat!  He’s the #1 violator of this NO SMOKING campaign in the city of Muntinlupa.

I believe that the city of Muntinlupa is implementing anti-smoking regulations since last year.  But their are stubborn and inconsiderate people who are still not complying, and PUV drivers are the #1 violators!

MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino said MMDA and LGU health and environmental sanitation officers, usually accompanied by policemen, will round up smokers caught violating the provisions of Republic Act 9211 or the Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003, and the smoking prohibitions of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board and all local ordinances and issuances. — from alabangbulletin.com

It’s just sad that people like them are not concerned with their health as well as others.  Second-hand smokers gets the worst effective when inhaling cigarette smoke.  I, for one, always get sore throat and cough and colds when I get exposed from cigarette smoking, and I am just a second-hand smoker!  Tsk tsk.

Are there any hotline, phone or mobile phone numbers, where we can complain about these inconsiderate violators?  There wasn’t any MMDA around where we get off the PUV, so there’s no one I can complain too.

Violators will be fined P500 on first offense while those who cannot afford to pay the fine are obliged to render an eight-hour community service.

Also, NO SMOKING ban should not be only be implemented in this city but should be ENFORCED everywhere!