Key Definitions
- Defines terms such as "Advertisement," "Advertiser," "Cigarette," "Distributor," "Mass Media," "Minor," "Manufacturer," "Package," "Person," "Point-of-Sale," "Promotion," "Public Places," "Retailer," "Smoking," "Sponsorship," "Tobacco Product," and others.
- Provides specific meanings to terms to clarify scope and application of the law.
Smoking Ban in Public Places
- Smoking prohibited in locations such as schools, elevators, fire hazard areas, medical establishments, public transport, terminals, restaurants (except designated areas), and food preparation zones.
Designated Smoking and Non-Smoking Areas
- Owners or operators must establish separate smoking and non-smoking areas in enclosed public or private workplaces.
- Signs "SMOKING AREA" and "NON-SMOKING AREA" must be posted visibly with health warnings.
Restrictions on Tobacco Sales and Access
- Prohibits sale or distribution via vending machines without age verification.
- Retailers must ensure tobacco displays comply with the law.
- Sale or distribution to minors (under 18) is unlawful.
- Prohibits sale within 100 meters of schools and playgrounds.
- Requires signage at point-of-sale establishments warning that sales to minors are unlawful.
- Retailers must verify age with valid ID if necessary.
Health Warnings on Tobacco Packages
- Packages must carry rotating government warnings about health dangers, occupying significant package space.
- Must also indicate "NO SALE TO MINORS" prominently.
- Other warnings except these are prohibited on packages.
Warnings and Restrictions on Advertising
- All tobacco ads must include mandated health warnings prominently displayed.
- Ads cannot target or appeal to minors, use celebrities, cartoons, or portray actual smoking.
- Various restrictions apply depending on media type — print, outdoor, cinema, TV, radio, electronic media, and internet.
- Progressive ban on tobacco advertising culminating in a full ban on all mass media tobacco ads by July 1, 2008.
Restrictions on Tobacco Promotions and Sponsorships
- Promotions must target adults (18+), and participants must prove age.
- Tobacco brand presence on merchandise, events, teams, or naming rights is prohibited with limited exceptions.
- Sponsorships of sports, concerts, cultural or art events by tobacco entities banned starting July 1, 2008.
Enforcement and Penalties
- Penalties escalate from fines to revocation of licenses and possible imprisonment for repeated violations.
- Retailers, establishments, and responsible officials are liable.
- Foreign violators may be deported after serving sentences.
Programs for Assistance and Health Promotion
- Government programs to support displaced tobacco farmers and workers, encourage alternative crops, and smoking cessation.
- Research initiatives to study tobacco-related health impacts and alternatives.
- Education programs including curriculum integration on tobacco hazards.
Implementation and Oversight
- Creation of the Inter-Agency Committee on Tobacco (IAC-Tobacco) chaired by DTI Secretary.
- Committee members include various government departments and industry and NGO representatives.
- Congressional Oversight Committee monitors implementation for three years.
Miscellaneous Provisions
- Repeals inconsistent laws and administrative orders.
- Appropriations allocated for implementation.
- Provision for severability in case parts of the law are declared unconstitutional.
- Effectivity 15 days after publication.