HEALTH

- Smoking
- RH Law
- Cybercrime

 SMOKING (WHY IS IT HARMFUL)

 Around 5 million die yearly, every 8 seconds someone dies from smoking.
 Each stick has more than 4,000 chemicals
 Smoke contains:
1. Hydrogen cyanide- used in gas chambers
2. Insecticides
3. Methanol & Butane fuels
4. Benzene- causes leukemia
5. Cadmium
6. Formaldehyde- used for embalming
 Most harmful:
1. Tar- carcinogenic/ disrupts clearing process of the lungs and ruins air sacs.
2. Nicotine- makes smoking addictive/ makes the heart beat fast, brings lightheadedness, and upsets
stomach.
3. Carbon monoxide- poisonous chemical from burnt cigarette.

o KINDS OF TOBACCO SMOKE

1. Mainstream smoke- commonly known as “first hand smoke”. The one who inhales and exhales
the smoke.
2. Second hand smoke- “sidestream smoke”. It is the smoke being puffed by the smokers.
3. Third-hand smoke- attached to smoker’s hair, clothing,walls, floors, etc.

TOBACCO REGULATION ACT OF 2003 (RA 9211)

- to promote a healthful environment and informs the public of the health risks associated with cigarette
smoking and tobacco use as well as regulate and subsequently ban all tobacco advertisements and
sponsorships.

 Government Warnings:
Cigarette Is Dangerous To Your Health
Tobacco Smoke Can Harm Your Children
Cigarettes Are Addictive
Smoking Kills

 IMPORTANT MATTERS:
 The law also provides minimum age requirements for the sale, purchase, and use of tobacco by a
minor (below 18 years old). In case of doubt as to the age of the buyer, the retailer must verify
by asking for an identification card with a photo and date of birth.
 Selling tobacco is also prohibited within 100 meters away from a school, public playground, or
other facilities frequented by minors.
 Stores selling tobacco products must also post a notice that "Sale/Distribution to or purchase
by minors of tobacco products is unlawful" or "It is unlawful for tobacco products to be
sold/ distributed to or purchased by persons under 18 years of age."
 In addition to the above health warnings, all packages of tobacco products must also contain on
one side panel the statement "No Sale to Minors" or "Not for Sale to Minors."
 Violators of the law will be punished with a fine ranging from P500.00 to P400,000 and
imprisonment from 30 days to three years.

 RH LAW

RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACT OF 2012

(RA 10354)
- It guarantees universal access to methods of contraception, fertility control, sexual education, and
maternal care. It is also informally known as the Reproductive Health Law or RH Law.

 Responsible Parenthood
- generally considered as a natural outcome of marriage. It is about raising children and supporting
their needs financially, morally, educationally, teaching them values, and giving them love and
care.
  Reproductive Health
- It refers to the state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease relating to the reproductive system and to its functions and processes.

 Family Planning
- It is a program that provides information and a means for couples and individuals to have the
desired number of children that they can responsibly raise. Family planning is deciding the
number of children a married couple would want.

 Birth Control
- As part of family planning, husband and wife will have to decide on the prevention of a birth of a
child. This is where birth control comes in. To prevent pregnancy, couples would have to decide
on a particular procedure, device, or medication that would prevent the chances of pregnancy.

o BIRTH CONTROL METHODS

1. Withdrawal
2. Contraceptive Sponge
3. Cervical Cap
4. Spermicide
5. Male Condom & Male Condom with Spermicide
6. Female Condom
7. Intrauterine device
8. Combined Pill Triphasic Pill
9. Tubal Ligation
10. Vasectomy

 Abstinence- safe method/ no sex

 CYBERCRIME

CYBERCRIME PREVENTION ACT OF 2012 (RA 10175)

- It is a law which is aimed at addressing legal issues concerning online interactions and the
Internet in the Philippines. It is the first law in the Philippines which specifically criminalizes
computer crime.

 CYBER CRIME OFFENSES

1. Illegal Access - The access to the whole or any part of a computer system without the right to do
so.
2. Illegal Interception - The interception made by technical means, and without right, of any
nonpublic transmission of computer data to, from, or within a computer system including
electromagnetic emissions from a computer system carrying such computer data.
3. Data Interference - The intentional or reckless alteration, damaging, deletion or deterioration of
computer data, electronic document, or electronic data message, without right, including the
introduction or transmission of viruses.
4. Cybersquatting - The acquisition of a domain name over the Internet in bad faith to profit,
mislead, destroy reputation, and deprive others from registering the same.

 COMPUTER-RELATED OFFENSES
1. Computer-related Forgery - The input, alteration, or deletion of any computer data without right
resulting in inauthentic data with the intent that it be considered or acted upon for legal purposes as if
it were authentic.
2. Computer-related Fraud- The unauthorized input, alteration, or deletion of computer data or
program or interference in the functioning of a computer system, causing damage thereby with
fraudulent intent: Provided that if no damage has yet been caused, the penalty imposable shall be one
(1) degree lower.

 CONTENT-RELATED OFFENSES
1. Cybersex- The willful engagement, maintenance, control, or operation, directly or indirectly, of
any lascivious exhibition of sexual organs or sexual activity, with the aid of a computer system for
favor or consideration.
2. Child Pornography - The unlawful or prohibited acts defined and punishable by Republic Act
No. 9775 or the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009, committed through a computer system. The
penalty to be imposed shall be (1) one degree higher than that provided for in Republic Act No.
9775.
3. Libel-The unlawful or prohibited acts of libel as defined in Article 355 of the Revised Penal Code,
as amended, committed through a computer system or any other similar means which may be devised
in the future.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

1. National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) are
responsible for the implementation of the provisions of this Act.
2. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is responsible for assisting in investigations or proceedings
concerning criminal offenses related to computer systems or data.

LAWS
1. Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 (RA 9211)
2. Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 (RA 10354) / RH Law
3. Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 (RA 10175)
4. Republic Act No. 9775 or the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009
5. Article 355 of the Revised Penal Code- Libel
6. Senate Bill 1573- Miriam Defensor Santiago’s rejected bill which is the Pandemic
Preparedness Bill