Commemoration of 2026 World No Tobacco Day & National No Smoking Month calls for decisive action to protect children and youth

As we commemorate the World No Tobacco Day on May 31 and National No Smoking Month in June, PLCPD urges lawmakers for decisive legislative action that will protect Filipinos, especially children and youth, from the harms of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices. We call for the enactment of laws that will:

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Committed to working with and among legislative bodies from the national down to the local level, Philippine Legislators' Committee on Population and Development primarily works within the halls of Congress, devoted to developing policy champions and generating viable, responsive, and people-centered public policies on population and human development.

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Legislative Agenda

We work with policy makers and other stakeholders toward policy reform and decisive action for a truly inclusive, empowering, and sustainable development specifically on the issues of children's rights, women and girls' rights, tobacco control, rural development, renewable energy, and the rights of stateless persons.

Children's Rights

Promote children's rights as a top priority in legislation and ensure children are at the center of all laws.

Women and Girls' Rights

Promote adolescent reproductive health and ensure the elimination of violence against women and girls

Tobacco Control

Call on legislators to strengthen tobacco control laws that will prioritize public health and the protection of children and young people from the ills of tobacco.

Inclusive and Sustainable Rural Development

Advance the rights of farmers, fisherfolk, informal settlers, and workers in the informal economy towards gender equality, adequate housing, and environment and economic resilience.

Clean Air and Renewable Energy

Accelerate efforts to achieve better air quality and just energy transition for a cleaner, greener Philippines

Protection of People Forced to Flee and Stateless Persons

Call on legislators to strengthen legal frameworks to establish long term protection and durable solutions for refugees, asylum seekers, stateless persons, stateless applicants, populations at risk of statelessness, and internally displaced persons

Philippine Legislators' Committee on Population and Development

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Commemoration of 2026 World No Tobacco Day & National No Smoking Month calls for decisive action to protect children and youth

June 5, 2026