Philippines

In private workplaces, smoking areas may be designated except in places enumerated where smoking is prohibited like gas stations, elevators, food preparation areas, hospitals, health centers, dispensaries, laboratories, schools, playgrounds, centers of youth activity, recreational facilities, and places frequented by minors.

In government workplaces, all indoor workplaces are smoke free. Smoking areas may be designated in outdoor spaces.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should require all parts of all indoor public places and workplaces be 100% smoke free.

The law prohibits smoking in only specific enumerated public places like gas stations, elevators, food preparation areas, hospitals, health centers, dispensaries, laboratories, schools, playgrounds, centers of youth activity, recreational facilities, and places frequented by minors. Other public places are permitted to establish designated smoking areas.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should require all parts of all indoor public places and workplaces be 100% smoke free.

Smoking is prohibited in all land transportation vehicles and aircraft. However, public watercraft may have a designated smoking area. Smoking is prohibited in public land transport terminals, airports, and ship terminals.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, all means of public transportation should be 100% smoke free.

Pursuant to Civil Service Commission Memorandum Circular No. 17, series of 2009, all government workplaces are now smoke free (effective May 29, 2009). The Circular prohibits smoking in or on the premises, buildings, and grounds of government agencies providing health education and/or social welfare and development services such as hospitals, health centers, schools and universities, colleges, and others (applies to indoor and outdoor areas of these agencies).

Where government facilities would not be considered to fall under one of these places, smoking is prohibited except in outdoor designated smoking areas that have specific restrictions as to size, location, and number.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to indoor government facilities.

The law prohibits smoking in public places except in designated smoking/vaping areas (DSVAs). Certain types of public places are not permitted to have DSVAs, including educational facilities and other facilities for youth, healthcare facilities, locations where a fire hazard is present, and food preparation areas. Therefore, private offices in these types of premises must be smoke free.

Other types of premises may have a DSVA, which in theory could be a private office. However, a DSVA must meet location and design specifications set out in Section 4 of E.O. No. 26 (as amended by E.O. No. 106), including: 1) no building may have more than one DSVA (or one DSA and one DVA, not to exceed 20% of total floor area), 2) the ventilation system must be separate from the ventilation system for the rest of the building, and 3) there must be a buffer zone between the DSVA and the smoke free area. These standards likely could not be met for a private office; and if a business chose to make a private office a DSVA it could have no other DSVA in any other area of the business. Therefore, these provisions effectively prohibit smoking in private offices.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to smoking in private offices.

The law prohibits smoking in public places except in designated smoking areas. However, certain types of public places are not permitted to have designated smoking areas, including "buildings and premises of public and private hospitals, medical, dental, and optical clinics, health centers, nursing homes, dispensaries and laboratories." Therefore, smoking is prohibited in hospitals.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to smoking in hospitals.

The law prohibits smoking in public places except in designated smoking areas. However, certain types of public places are not permitted to have designated smoking areas, including "buildings and premises of public and private hospitals, medical, dental, and optical clinics, health centers, nursing homes, dispensaries and laboratories." Therefore, smoking is prohibited in public areas of residential healthcare facilities.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to smoking in public areas of residential healthcare facilities.

The law prohibits smoking in public places except in designated smoking areas. However, certain types of public places are not permitted to have designated smoking areas, including "buildings and premises of public and private hospitals, medical, dental, and optical clinics, health centers, nursing homes, dispensaries and laboratories." Therefore, smoking is prohibited in non-residential healthcare facilities.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to smoking in non-residential healthcare facilities.

The law prohibits smoking in public places except in designated smoking areas. However, certain types of public places are not permitted to have designated smoking areas, including "playschools, preparatory schools, elementary schools, high schools, colleges and universities, youth hostels and recreational facilities for minors." "Playschools" are interpreted as including childcare facilities and preschools. Therefore, smoking is prohibited in childcare facilities and preschools.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to smoking in childcare facilities and preschools.

The law prohibits smoking in public places except in designated smoking areas. However, certain types of public places are not permitted to have designated smoking areas, including "playschools, preparatory schools, elementary schools, high schools, colleges and universities, youth hostels and recreational facilities for minors." Therefore, smoking is prohibited in primary and secondary schools.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to smoking in primary and secondary schools.

The law prohibits smoking in public places except in designated smoking areas. However, certain types of public places are not permitted to have designated smoking areas, including "playschools, preparatory schools, elementary schools, high schools, colleges and universities, youth hostels and recreational facilities for minors." Therefore, smoking is prohibited in universities and vocational facilities.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to smoking in universities and vocational facilities.

The law prohibits smoking in public places except in designated smoking/vaping areas (DSVAs). Certain types of public places are not permitted to have DSVAs; however, shops are not among those places. Therefore, DSVAs are allowed. A DSVA must meet location and design specifications set out in Section 4 of E.O. No. 26 (as amended by E.O. No. 106).

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should require that all parts of all indoor public places and workplaces be 100% smoke free, including shops.

The law prohibits smoking in public places except in designated smoking/vaping areas (DSVAs). Certain types of public places are not permitted to have DSVAs; however, cultural facilities are not among those places. Therefore, DSVAs are allowed. A DSVA must meet location and design specifications set out in Section 4 of E.O. No. 26 (as amended by E.O. No. 106).

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should require that all parts of all indoor public places and workplaces be 100% smoke free, including cultural facilities.

The law prohibits smoking in public places except in designated smoking/vaping areas (DSVAs). Certain types of public places are not permitted to have DSVAs; however, indoor stadiums and arenas are not among those places. Therefore, DSVAs are allowed. A DSVA must meet location and design specifications set out in Section 4 of E.O. No. 26 (as amended by E.O. No. 106).

Recreational facilities for minors, however, must be 100% smoke free.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should require that all parts of all indoor public places and workplaces be 100% smoke free, including indoor stadiums and arenas.

The law prohibits smoking in public places except in designated smoking/vaping areas (DSVAs). However, certain types of public places are not permitted to have DSVAs, including "food preparation areas." Therefore, food preparation areas of restaurants must be smoke free, but other areas of a restaurant may have a DSVA. A DSVA must meet location and design specifications set out in Section 4 of E.O. No. 26 (as amended by E.O. No. 106).

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should require that all parts of all indoor public places and workplaces be 100% smoke free, including restaurants.

The law prohibits smoking in public places except in designated smoking/vaping areas (DSVAs). However, certain types of public places are not permitted to have DSVAs, including "food preparation areas." Therefore, food preparation areas of a bar, pub, or nightclub must be smoke free, but other areas of a bar, pub, or nightclub may have a DSVA. A DSVA must meet location and design specifications set out in Section 4 of E.O. No. 26 (as amended by E.O. No. 106).

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should require that all parts of all indoor public places and workplaces be 100% smoke free, including bars, pubs, and nightclubs.

The law prohibits smoking in public places except in designated smoking/vaping areas (DSVAs). However, certain types of public places are not permitted to have DSVAs, including "food preparation areas." Therefore, food preparation areas of a casino must be smoke free, but other areas of a casino may have a DSVA. A DSVA must meet location and design specifications set out in Section 4 of E.O. No. 26 (as amended by E.O. No. 106).

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should require that all parts of all indoor public places and workplaces be 100% smoke free, including casinos.

The law prohibits smoking in public places except in designated smoking/vaping areas (DSVAs). Certain types of public places are not permitted to have DSVAs; however, hotels and other lodging are not among those places. Therefore, DSVAs are allowed in public areas of hotels and lodging. A DSVA must meet location and design specifications set out in Section 4 of E.O. No. 26 (as amended by E.O. No. 106).

Youth hostels, however, must be 100% smoke free.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should require that all parts of all indoor public places and workplaces be 100% smoke free, including public areas of hotels.

The law prohibits smoking in public places except in designated smoking/vaping areas (DSVAs). While certain types of public places are not permitted to have DSVAs, hotels and other lodging are not among those places. Therefore, a hotel may have a DSVA. However, a DSVA must meet location and design specifications set out in Section 4 of E.O. No. 26 (as amended by E.O. No. 106), including: 1) no building may have more than one DSVA (or one DSA and one DVA, not to exceed 20% of total floor area), 2) the ventilation system must be separate from the ventilation system for the rest of the building, and 3) there must be a buffer zone between the DSVA and the smoke free area. These standards likely could not be met for a guest room; and if a hotel chose to make a guest room a DSVA it could have no other DSVA in any other area of the hotel. Therefore, these provisions effectively prohibit smoking in guest rooms of hotels.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to smoking in hotel guest rooms.

Pursuant to Civil Service Commission Memorandum Circular No. 17, series of 2009, all government workplaces are smoke free. The Circular prohibits smoking in or on the premises, buildings, and grounds of government agencies providing health education and/or social welfare and development services such as hospitals, health centers, schools and universities, colleges, and others (applies to indoor and outdoor areas of these agencies). Other types of government facilities are allowed to have an outdoor smoking area. Prisons are considered to be government facilities covered by the CSC Memorandum Circular.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to indoor government facilities such as prisons.

Smoking is prohibited in all public utility land vehicles.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to land transportation.

Smoking is prohibited in all public utility vehicles including taxis.

The law aligns FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to taxis by requiring that all means of public land transport are 100% smoke free.

E.O. No. 26 prohibits smoking in public places and public conveyances except in designated smoking/vaping areas (DSVAs). While certain types of places are not permitted to have DSVAs, public conveyances are not among those places listed. Moreover, a DSVA must meet location and design specifications set out in Section 4 of E.O. No. 26 (as amended by E.O. No. 106), including: 1) no conveyance may have more than one DSVA ((or one DSA and one DVA, not to exceed 20% of total floor area), 2) the ventilation system for the DSVA must be separate from the ventilation system for the rest of the conveyance, and 3) there must be a buffer zone between the DSVA and the smoke free area. These standards could not be met on a commercial aircraft. Therefore, these provisions effectively prohibit smoking in commercial aircraft.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to smoking in commercial aircraft.

E.O. No. 26 prohibits smoking in public places and public conveyances except in designated smoking/vaping areas (DSVAs). While certain types of places are not permitted to have DSVAs, public conveyances are not among those places listed. Therefore, commercial watercraft may have a DSVA. In addition, the Inter-Agency Committee Tobacco Implementing Rules specifically allow designated smoking areas in inter-island vessels, provided it meets DSVA requirements. DSVA location and design specifications, set out in Section 4 of E.O. No. 26 (as amended by E.O. No. 106), include: 1) no conveyance may have more than one DSVA (or one DSA and one DVA, not to exceed 20% of total floor area), 2) the ventilation system for the DSVA must be separate from the ventilation system for the rest of the conveyance, and 3) there must be a buffer zone between the DSVA and the smoke free area.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, all applicable laws should consistently prohibit smoking on all means of public transportation, including watercraft.

Smoking is prohibited in all public land transportation terminals, airports, and ship terminals.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to smoking in public transport facilities.