ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SPORTS ISSUES AND CONCERNS

Question 1

otherwise known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management
Act of 2000, was passed by the Philippine Congress on December 20, 2000, and was subsequently approved by the Office of the President on January 26, 2001. This law was
crafted in

Answer 1

Issue on Segregation of Waste

Question 2

RA NO of Segregation of Waste

Answer 2

RA 9003

Question 2

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a
strict ban on smoking in public places and called on citizens to
help the local authorities apprehend smokers. Executive
Order No. 26 signed in 2017 forbids the use of tobacco,
including electronic cigarettes, in all public spaces, even on
sidewalks It also prohibits anyone under 18 from using, selling,
or buying cigarettes or tobacco products.

Answer 2

smoking ban

Question 3

Unlike before, there are now hundreds of
sorts of firecrackers being manufactured and sold in the
markets. Every year, people have died and injured due to
firecracker use. For this reason, President Duterte signed on
June 20, 2017, Executive Order No.28 banning fireworks in
households or places of residence nationwide and shall only
confine the use of firecrackers to “community works displa

Answer 3

firecracker ban

Question 4

Families of children who were
immunized with the Dengvaxia vaccine and their supporters
from the Gabriela partylist group picketed in front of the
Department of Health main office in Manila to protest the
implementation of the P3.5 billion dengue immunization
program without sufficient clinical trials.

Answer 4

dengvaxia issue

Question 5

The senate has included a
provision in the proposed P3.35-trillion national budget
canceling the need for patients seeking treatment in hospitals
to present a Philippine Health Insurance Card as a condition
for availing themselves of benefits from the state health
insurer.

Answer 5

issue on philhealth id

Question 6

Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto said the scrapping of the _____________________

Answer 6

“No PhilHealth ID, No Benefits”

Question 6

Senate Minority Leader

Answer 6

ralph recto

Question 7

Unlike before, there are now hundreds of
sorts of firecrackers being manufactured and sold in the
markets. Every year, people have died and injured due to
firecracker use. For this reason, President Duterte signed on
June 20, 2017, Executive Order No.28 banning fireworks in
households or places of residence nationwide and shall only
confine the use of firecrackers to “community works displa

Answer 7

firecracker ban

Question 8

Recto said the inclusion of senior
citizens under the medicare
umbrella was made pursuant to

Answer 8

RA 10645

Question 9

HIV stands for
“Human Immunodeficiency Virus”. AIDS stands for “Acquired
Immunodeficiency Syndrome”. HIV is a virus that weakens your
immune system. AIDS is a condition that can happen as a result of
an HIV infection when your immune system is severely weakened.

Answer 9

POSITIVE HIV & AIDS CASES