^
+ Follow SPITTING Tag
Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 798197
                    [Title] => Anti-spitting bill
                    [Summary] => 

NO SPITTING. There is a bill pending in Congress seeking to ban — and penalize — spitting in public places.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1769982 [AuthorName] => The Ear [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 796865 [Title] => EDITORIAL - No spitting [Summary] =>

Beijing told its people to stop spitting in public, and the Chinese followed. But that’s a different society.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img829/391/startoonthumbz.gif ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 748508 [Title] => Another Ifugao town bans spitting [Summary] =>

Another town in Ifugao has banned spitting in public places.

[DatePublished] => 2011-11-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804891 [AuthorName] => Artemio Dumlao [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 66190 [Title] => Spitting images [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2008-06-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135623 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1793865 [AuthorName] => Yason Banal [SectionName] => Young Star [SectionUrl] => young-star [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 205914 [Title] => Spitting in public should be prohibited [Summary] => Someone once improvised these lyrics to a popular song:

Toreador, don’t spit
On the floor
Use the Cuspidor
That is what it’s for

[DatePublished] => 2003-05-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135432 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1115213 [AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 165290 [Title] => Public spitting to be banned in Manila [Summary] => Will it work here?

A Manila councilor filed an ordinance that would prohibit spitting in any public place, which he described as a "very unsanitary and unhygienic act" that could spread diseases.

Councilor Don Bagatsing of the city’s fourth district explained that spitting in public only shows utter disrespect towards the public, public property and those who value cleanliness and a clean environment.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) ) )
SPITTING
Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 798197
                    [Title] => Anti-spitting bill
                    [Summary] => 

NO SPITTING. There is a bill pending in Congress seeking to ban — and penalize — spitting in public places.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1769982 [AuthorName] => The Ear [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 796865 [Title] => EDITORIAL - No spitting [Summary] =>

Beijing told its people to stop spitting in public, and the Chinese followed. But that’s a different society.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img829/391/startoonthumbz.gif ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 748508 [Title] => Another Ifugao town bans spitting [Summary] =>

Another town in Ifugao has banned spitting in public places.

[DatePublished] => 2011-11-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804891 [AuthorName] => Artemio Dumlao [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 66190 [Title] => Spitting images [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2008-06-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135623 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1793865 [AuthorName] => Yason Banal [SectionName] => Young Star [SectionUrl] => young-star [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 205914 [Title] => Spitting in public should be prohibited [Summary] => Someone once improvised these lyrics to a popular song:

Toreador, don’t spit
On the floor
Use the Cuspidor
That is what it’s for

[DatePublished] => 2003-05-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135432 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1115213 [AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 165290 [Title] => Public spitting to be banned in Manila [Summary] => Will it work here?

A Manila councilor filed an ordinance that would prohibit spitting in any public place, which he described as a "very unsanitary and unhygienic act" that could spread diseases.

Councilor Don Bagatsing of the city’s fourth district explained that spitting in public only shows utter disrespect towards the public, public property and those who value cleanliness and a clean environment.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) ) )
abtest
By Yason Banal | June 6, 2008 - 12:00am
Are you sure you want to log out?
X
Login

Philstar.com is one of the most vibrant, opinionated, discerning communities of readers on cyberspace. With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape the country. Sign up now!

Get Updated:

Signup for the News Round now

FORGOT PASSWORD?
SIGN IN
or sign in with