DAVAO City Anti-Smoking Task Force (ASTF) welcomed Saturday a recent memorandum from the Department of Education (DepEd) banning smoking in public schools.
DepEd No. 73 series of 2010 "Smoking ban in public schools" issued May 28 but published recently orders the immediate effectiveness of a smoking prohibition "inside school premises including open or covered spaces around school buildings."
ASTF co-chair Dr. Domilyn Villareiz lauded the move that "DepEd has joined other National Government offices with issuance versus smoking like the Civil Service Commission and the Land Transportation Franchise Regulatory Board."
The said memorandum addresses to all hands of DepEd that school heads are instructed to put up "No Smoking" signs in conspicuous places around the school compound. A sign bearing "You are entering a no smoking area" must be displayed in entry points such as gates and side entrances, the order states.
Regional and division officials are instructed to oversee the implementation of the order in schools under their supervision.
Villareiz said the order would also help in monitoring schools in far flung areas.
"It's also good because we cannot monitor schools in far flung areas. Putting up no smoking signs would be of help," Villareiz said in an interview Saturday.
"This would also make teachers and school staff to become role models for the children. Aside from the memo, the DepEd will also teach students about the effects of smoking," she added. (Jade C. Zaldivar)
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