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BY JOSEPH BERNARD MARZAN, Intern
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ILOILO City – A taxi driver reprimanded a smoking passenger and almost got stabbed.
According to 34-year-old Henry Pao of Barangay Isiano, Leon, Iloilo, he chastised a male passenger for violating the city’s anti-smoking ordinance around 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 25.
The passenger got angry and tried to stab him with a knife, Pao told the La Paz district police station.
The threat was made while the taxi was traversing Barangay San Isidro, La Paz.
According to Pao, his passenger then quickly went out of the taxi and boarded a tricycle.
The taxi driver said he could identify the passenger should he see him again.
Regulation Ordinance 2013-348 prohibits smoking in public places and conveyances. The Iloilo City government wants to make the city 100-percent smoke-free.
According to Health secretary Pauline Jean Ubial who once served as assistant regional director of the Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas, President Duterte is set to sign an executive order on the nationwide smoking ban before this month ends.
At least 10 Filipinos die every hour from tobacco-related diseases, Ubial said./PN
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