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GRIM REMINDERS. A total of 321 pairs of shoes and slippers owned by fatalities of smoking-related diseases are on display at the main lobby of the Lung Center of the Philippines in Quezon City on Tuesday (May 31, 2022). The number symbolizes the average daily death toll in the country caused by tobacco products. (PNA photo by Jess M. Escaros Jr.) MANILA - The Philippines has a daily average death of 321 due to tobacco-related diseases, according to the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP). Worldwide, tobacco kills more than 8 million each year, according to the World Health Organization. More than 7 million of those deaths are due to direct use while around 1.2 million are non-smokers exposed to second-hand smoke. On Tuesday, an art installation of 321 pair of shoes and slippers that belonged to smoking-related fatalities were displayed at the LCP lobby to mark World No Tobacco Day. It will be open for viewing until June 3. "Every day, 321 Filipinos die because tobacco companies c

Smoking cessation programDepartment of healthWorld health organizationPhilippine college of chest physiciansLung centerWorld healthWorld no tobaccoGlynna ong cabreraCessation programSophia san luisPhilippine collegeChest physiciansGrim remindersa total of 321 pairs shoes and slippers owned by fatalities smoking related diseases are on display at the main lobby lung center philippines in quezon city tuesday may 31022 the number symbolizes average daily death toll in country caused by tobacco products pna photo jessm escaros jr manila philippines hasa of 321 due to related diseasesCcording to the lung center of philippines lcp worldwideObacco kills more than 8 million each year