Isabatas Na! SIN TAX is ANTI-CANCER TAX: A Primer for Pro-Health Citizens
Isabatas na ang SIN tax is ANTI-CANCER tax
A primer for pro-health citizens
8 Key messages and action points to help put an end to early deaths and suffering from cancer other tobacco-related diseases;
- “Sin tax is anti-cancer tax”
- Senators must put health above other considerations
- Every hour, one person dies lung cancer in the Philippines
- Every cigarette contains 70 known carcinogens
- Second hand smoking kills
- Tobacco causes other diseases that kill Filipinos
- Taxes will reduce tobacco use among the youth and children and will prevent early death among filipinos, especailly the poor
- Higher taxes will protect the health of children and youth
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