Janno Gibbs gets slammed by netizens over his statement about smoking

- Janno Gibbs aired his personal thought about increasing the tax on cigarettes

- He issued a statement through a series of Instagram stories

- The netizens criticized him immediately because of what he said

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Veteran actor Janno Gibbs received heavy criticisms in the online world after he issued a statement regarding the proposed tax that will be added to cigarettes every year.

KAMI learned that President Rodrigo Duterte deemed it urgent for the Senate to work on the bill that will put higher excise taxes on tobacco products.

The proposal suggests that 45 pesos will be added to every pack of cigarette starting January 1, 2020 and there will be a 5% increase every succeeding year.

Because of this, Janno took to social media his reaction and expressed that he will not stop smoking even though the prices of cigarette will be much higher in the coming years.

He admitted that smoking is already his happiness and he clarified that he gets away from non-smokers whenever he lights up a stick.

“I’m a smoker! Kaligayahan ko na ito. Raising product prices will not make me stop,” he wrote through a Instagram story.

“On smoking ban: I always make it a point to get away from nonsmokers so they are not affected,” he added.

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After reading his statement, a lot of netizens did not like what the controversial celebrity said about smoking.

Some of them warned the actor that he will soon experience the negative effects of being a chain-smoker and that he should be prepared for them.

Here are the reactions of netizens:

In a previous article by , Janno struck back at netizens who criticized him for posting against the Kapamilya network.

Janno Gibbs, or Janno Ronaldo Ilagan Gibbs in real life, is a Filipino actor and comedian who started in showbiz as a member of the teen variety show “That's Entertainment.”

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