DOH ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 106, October 28, 1980
DELINEATION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF P.D. 856 AT ALL SEAPORTS AND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
efficiency, the responsibility for the implementation of P.D. 856,
otherwise known as the Sanitation Code of the Philippines, particularly
Chapters II, III, and XV to XVII thereof, in all seaports and
international airports throughout the country particularly those in the
cities of Cebu, Davao, Zamboanga, Tacloban, Iloilo, Cagayan de Oro,
Tabaco, Albay and San Fernando, La Union shall devolve solely on the
Bureau of Quarantine, this Ministry.
The Bureau of Quarantine in Manila and its Quarantine Stations in the
provinces shall thereby take all necessary steps to ensure the
maintenance of a sanitary environment within the “rat-proof” zones in
those international airports and seaports, including the supervision and
control aver the sanitation of eating establishments therein and the
issuance of sanitary permits thereto and their employees.
In Metro Manila, such jurisdiction shall extend over the MIA terminal
building, the pre-departure area, transit lounge, employees canteen and
observation deck, including airline catering point and in the rat-proof
zones of both the Manila North and South Harbors.
The Director of Quarantine is authorized, in consultation with other
agencies concerned to delineate the geographical areas encompassed
within the aforementioned “rat-proof” zones.
The unnumbered Memorandum Circular issued by this Office on 1 October
1980 and all other previous orders and memoranda inconsistent herewith
are hereby rescinded.
This will take effect immediately,
Adopted: 28 Oct. 1980
(SGD.) ENRIQUE M. GARCIA, M.D.
Minister of Health
Effective: 28 October 1980