The Effects of Prohibiting Smoking in Public Places in Cabanatuan City

The research conducted to know the effects of prohibiting smoking in public places in Cabanatuan City on the users of cigarettes in Cabanatuan Terminal, Cabanatuan Market and in Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (NEUST) Campuses. The question serves as an instrument to gather the needed information to sustain the problem stated. The profile of the respondents also asked to complete the data needed. Statistical treatment was used to get the percentage of the question. Based from the data gathered, the researchers drawn conclusions regarding to the effects of prohibiting smoking in public places in Cabanatuan City on the users of cigarettes of Cabanatuan Terminal, Cabanatuan Market and NEUST Campuses. The main cause of smoking is weak legislation cause users of cigarette. On the result of the effects of smoking is air pollution and it is one of the major causes of global warming. Therefore, the researchers formulated the following recommendation based on the smoker's responses: there should be a strict implementation of the rules and regulations to avoid smoking and at the same time to lessen a person smoking in public places; there should be an increase of tax of cigarette to lessen the buyers; and the government should add more police officer to secure the public places if there's anyone who violates the law about smoking ban.