ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SPORTS ISSUES AND CONCERNS Flashcards
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ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SPORTS ISSUES AND CONCERNS
Issue on Segregation of Waste
Smoking Ban
Firecracker Ban
Dengvaxia Issue
Issue on PhilHealth ID
HIV Positive and AIDS Cases
___________, otherwise known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management
Act of 2000, was passed by the Philippine Congress on _______, and was subsequently approved by the Office of the President on __________.
-Republic Act No. 9003
-December 20, 2000
-January 26, 2001
The country generates ______ metric tons of plastic garbage each year, _______ tons of which ends up in the ocean.
-27 million
-20% or 521,000
produces one-fourth of Philippine garbage
according to the Department of Environment and National
Resources (DENR).
Metro Manila
Metro Manila produces about ______ of
garbage daily, according to the Metro Manila Development
Authority (MMDA).
-6 to 7 tons
________ 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.
-Executive Order No. 26
“Providing for the establishment of
smoke-free environments in public and enclosed places”.
Executive Order No. 26
This
order imposes fines of up to _______ for violation of the
smoking ban in public places as prescribed in ______ of the
Tobacco Regulation Act.
-₱10,000
-section 32
According to the new order, tobacco cannot be sold within
______________, of schools, playgrounds or
anywhere children might gather.
100 meters, or about 330 feet
President Duterte signed on
June 20, 2017, _______ banning fireworks in
households or places of residence nationwide and shall only
confine the use of firecrackers to “community works display”.
Executive Order No.28
According to the EO, a community fireworks display is
“conducted under the supervision of a trained person duly
licensed by the _________”.
Philippine National Police
were also
mandated to promulgate rules and regulations for the
implementation of the EO and conduct information campaigns
on the danger of using fireworks.
PNP,
Department of Health,
Department of the Interior
Local Government,
Department of Environment and
Natural Resources, and
Bureau of Fire Protection
Among the culprits were
prohibited firecrackers such as
_________, which caused
192 injuries (31%) and 32 cases
(5%).
Piccolo, Goodbye Philippines,
and Five-star
Families of children who were immunized with the Dengvaxia vaccine and their supporters from the __________ group picketed in front of the Department of Health main office in Manila to protest the implementation of the ______ dengue immunization program without sufficient clinical trials.
Gabriela partylist
P3.5 billion
Dengvaxia is made by the French drug maker ,
Sanofi Pasteur
Issue on PhilHealth ID – The senate has included a provision in the proposed ________ national budget canceling the need for patients seeking treatment in hospitals
to present a _________ as a condition for availing themselves of benefits from the state health
insurer.
-P3.35-trillion
-Philippine Health Insurance Card
Senate Minority Leader _______ said the scrapping of the “No PhilHealth ID, No Benefits” policy is one of the many
provisions that the Senate had crafted to guarantee universal health coverage.
Ralph Recto
Funding for the PhilHealth social insurance program has been
raised to .
P53.2 billion
‘PAMANA’ meaning
(PAyapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn)
Recto said the inclusion of senior
citizens under the medicare
umbrella was made pursuant to
________, the 2014
Recto-authored law mandating
automatic PhilHealth coverage
for 60-year-olds and above.
Republic Act 10645
In the Philippines, a total of ____ new HIV cases and _____
HIV/AIDS-related deaths were recorded from January to March
2025,
-5,101
-145
The majority
of these cases, _____ (95%), were male, while ___ (5%) were
female.
-4,849
-252
Additionally, nearly 80% of the cases occurred among
individuals aged _____, indicating a growing prevalence of HIV
among younger populations.
15 to 34
the second largest
city-recording a 15% prevalence rate in 2015.
cebu city
