Updates

Strengthening Tobacco Regulation to Protect Young People

April 21, 2022

By Leonardo Jaminola III During the upcoming May elections, it is imperative to elect leaders that would push for stronger tobacco regulation, boost public health, and work for the benefit of young people rather than forward the interests of tobacco companies. Tobacco smoking is illegal for minors in the Philippines. However, in reality, the use […]

PLCPD’s primer on Air Pollution as a Public Health Crisis is out now!

March 30, 2022

A huge chunk of the global population is suffering from the harmful
health impacts of air pollution. In 2019, premature deaths linked to
polluted air soared to 7 million worldwide, most of which occurred
in Asia. This led the World Health Organization (WHO) to coin it as
the “single biggest environmental threat to human health.”