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The document outlines the Sanitation Code which was promulgated in 1975 to improve public health services in the Philippines by consolidating scattered sanitation laws. It establishes the Department of Health as responsible for public health and defines key terms used in the code such as health officer, engineer, and section.

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The document outlines the Sanitation Code which was promulgated in 1975 to improve public health services in the Philippines by consolidating scattered sanitation laws. It establishes the Department of Health as responsible for public health and defines key terms used in the code such as health officer, engineer, and section.

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SANITATION CODE

The Sanitation Code


• Presidential Decree 856
• Promulgated by the late President Marcos
on December 23, 1975
• improve the way of the Filipinos by
directing public health services
• protection and update the scattered
sanitary laws to ensure the provision of
reference and guide for fast reinforcement
Chapter 1- General Provisions
• Section 1: Title "Code of Sanitation of the
Philippines"
• Section 2: Definition of Terms:
a. Code- Sanitation code of the Philippines
b. Department- Department of Health
c. Secretary- Secretary of Health
d. Regional Director- Head of Regional Health
Office
e. Local Health Authority- official or employee
ina local political subdivision
f. Health Officer- provincial, city or municipal
g. Engineer- Sanitary Engineer
h. Section- any section of the code unless
specifically mentioned.
• Section 3: Functions of the Department of Health
a. Undertake the promotion and preservation of
the health of the

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