Philippine president ignores call to quit smoking
- Published: 24 Nov 2012 at 15.47
- Online news: Asia
Philippine President Benigno Aquino will not quit smoking despite the country's top medical body publicly appealing for him to lead by example and kick the habit, his spokesman said.
File picture. Benigno Aquino in 2010, before he became president of the Philippines. Aquino will not quit smoking despite the country's top medical body publicly appealing for him to lead by example and kick the habit, his spokesman said.
The Philippine Medical Association called on Aquino to give up after noticing his frequent coughing, spokesman Edwin Lacierda told government radio.
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