Editing Smoking Ban (section)

==Smoking Ban==

2. Enforcement of Smoking Ban in all campuses and buildings

2.1. All Chancellors shall immediately impose and maintain a “no smoking policy: to be implemented as follows:

2.1.1. The entire area in the following campuses shall be smoke free: (a) the campus of UP Baguio; (b) the campus of UP Diliman Extension Programs; (c) the campus of UP manila including the PGH compound; (d) the campus of UP Manila School of Health Sciences in Palo, Leyte; (e) the campus of UP Visayas Cebu College; (f) the campus of UP Open University; and (g) the campus of UP Visayas Tacloban. Any smoking shall always be outside the campus.

2.1.2. Chancellors of large campuses shall submit a viable smoking cessation plan that will implement a no smoking policy within the entire campus within three (3) years. For this purpose, only the campuses of UP Diliman in Quezon City, UP Los Baños, UP Visayas in Miagao, Iloilo and UP Mindanao in Mintal, Davao City are considered as large campuses for purposes of this administrative order. However, in these campuses all building shall be smoke free.

2.1.3. The preceding paragraph notwithstanding, all academic core zones, the Philippine General Hospital, all infirmaries, all business concessions and all building housing any office or classroom of the University of the Philippines shall immediately be smoke free.

2.2. Deans, director and all heads of offices including all administrative units shall ensure that the area within their jurisdiction implement a smoking ban and shall remain smoke free. This shall include all areas inside buildings, entrances and exits of buildings, covered areas, parking lots, patios and gardens.

2.3. Business concessions of whatever nature and for any purpose, student tambayans, faculty rooms and all offices shall be covered by this administrative order. All deans and department chairpersons shall be held accountable for the implementation of this provision.

2.4. The officials of the various constituent universities may implement a smoking ban within residential areas.

2.5. Smoking shall absolutely be prohibited in all public conveyances passing through any area in any campus. A public conveyance may be denied entry into any campus should it be shown that it has allowed or tolerated smoking where students, faculty or administrative personnel of the University of the Philippines are present. For this purpose, all faculty administrators as well as security personnel engaged by the University shall be responsible for the implementation of this provision.

2.6. Smoking, for the purposes of this administrative order, shall refer to the act of carrying a lighted cigarette whether or not it is being inhaled or smoked (Rep Act. no. 9211, section 4 (p))

2.7. Smoking area shall be designated only when allowed by these rules.

2.7.1. Any designated smoking area shall be located outside a building and outside academic core zones. The smoking area shall not be located in entrances, exits or close to any place when non smokers pass. No area accessible to the public shall be designated as a smoking area. This includes waiting sheds, sidewalks, parking spaces, parks, and other similar places.

2.7.2. Smoking areas shall not have an area larger than 10 square meters. No building shall have more than one smoking area.

2.7.3. No area shall be located or designed in such a manner as to provide a privileged space for meeting among smokers. Provisions for sitting and conversing shall not be provided in smoking areas.

2.7.4. In any place where food or drinks are served, no area may be separately designated as a “no smoking area”.

2.7.5. Every smoking area shall have signages which contain the following information:

2.7.5.1. The area is a smoking area;

2.7.5.2. The effect of smoking on the smoker;s health;

2.7.5.3. The effect of passive smoking on others;

2.7.5.4. The effect of smoking on children and pregnant women;

2.7.5.5. The effect of smoking on governance.

2.7.6. As far as practicable, all signages containing information on the dangers of smoking shall be as graphic as possible.