Number of smokers declines in Baguio, so do tobacco-related illnesses

BAGUIO CITY — The number of smokers in the summer capital has steadily declined. At the same time, the number of patients with tobacco-oriented ailments like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has also gone down because now, few people are puffing cigarettes. The city’s epidemiologist informed Baguio lawmakers about these developments last week.  These are