Environmental Health Laws and Policies o Air pollution management and
control program
• PD No. 856 – Code on Sanitation of the
o All motor vehicles are required
Philippines
to pass the smoke emission
• EO No. 489 s. 1991 – Inter-Agency standards
Committee on Environmental Health o Ban smoking in enclosed public
(IACEH) places
• National Objectives for Health (NOH) • DENR, 2000 AO No. 2000-81 –
2011-2016 Implementing Rules and Regulations
• DOH AO 2010-0021 – Sustainable (IRR) for RA 8749
Sanitation as a National Policy and a • DOH 1995a IRR of Chapter II – Water
National Priority Program of the DOH Supply of the Code of Sanitation of the
• DOH AO 2014-0027 – National Policy on Philippines
Water Safety Plan (WSP) for All • DOH 1995b IRR of Chapter III – Food
Drinking-Water Service Providers Establishments of the Code of
• DOH AO 2017-0006 – Guidelines for the Sanitation of the Philippines
Review and Approval of the Water • DOH 1995c IRR of Chapter XVII –
Safety Plans of Drinking-Water Service Sewage Collection and Disposal, Excreta
Providers Disposal and Drainage of the Code on
• DOH AO 2017-0010 – Philippine Sanitation of the Philippines
National Standards for Drinking Water • DOH 1997 IRR of Chapter XVI – Vermin
(PNSDW) of 2017 Control of the Code on Sanitation of the
• RA 9003 – Ecological Solid Waste Philippines
Management Act of 2000 • DOH 2007 AO No. 2007-0012 –
o Systematic, comprehensive, and Philippine National Standards for
ecological solid waste Drinking Water
management programs
• PD 825 – Provide Penalty for improper Laws for Control of Communicable Diseases
Disposal of Garbage
• RA 3573 - Report on Communicable
• RA 6969 – Toxic Substances and
diseases
hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control
o Category I – Immediately notifiable
Act of 1990
o Category II – Weekly Notifiable
o Regulate import, use,
• RA 4073 – Act of Liberalizing the
movement, treatment, and
Treatment of Leprosy
disposal of toxic chemicals and
o No person with leprosy shall be
hazardous and nuclear wastes
confined in a leprosarium and shall
• RA 9275 – Clean Water Act of 2004
be treated in any government
o Establish wastewater treatment
facilities
facilities
• RA 1136 – TB Law of 1954
• RA 9711 – Food and Drug
• Memorandum Circular No. 98-155
Administration Act
o NTCP as the highest priority public
• PD 1096 – National Building Code of the
health program of the LGUs
Philippines
• AO No. 24 s. 1996
• RA 8749 – Clean Air Act of 1999
o NTCP adopted DOTS
Laws Affecting Control of Non-communicable Laws and Policies for Senior Citizens
Disease
• RA 9257 – The Expanded Senior Citizen
• EO 958 – National Healthy Lifestyle Act of 2003
Advocacy Campaign • RA 9994 – Expanded Senior Citizen Act
• RA 1054 – Free emergency medical and of 2010
dental treatment for employees • RA 10642 – Mandatory National Health
• RA 9211 – Tobacco Regulation Act of insurance program of PhilHealth for all
2003 Senior Citizen
• RA 6425 – Penalties for violations of the • Madrid International Plan of Action on
Dangerous Drug Act Aging
• RA 9165 – Comprehensive Dangerous • Regional Framework for Action on Aging
Drug Act and health in the Western Pacific 2014-
• RA 8423 – Traditional and Alternative 2019
Medicine Act • The 1987 Philippine Constitution
• AO 179 Series of 2004 – Guidelines for • Aquino Health Agenda
the implementation of the National • Philippine Plan of Action for Senior
Prevention of Blindness Program Citizens (2012-2016)
• Department Personnel No. 2005-0547 – • PD No. 470 s 1994 – First week of
Creation of Program Management October of every year as Elderly Filipino
Committee for the National Blindness Week
Program
Laws and Policies for Blindness
• Proc. No. 40 – Declaring the month of
August as Sight Saving Month • AO No. 179 s. 2004 – Guidelines for the
• RA 7277 – Magna Carta for Disable Implementation of the National
Persons Prevention of Blindness Program
• Proclamation No. 40 – Declares month
Mental Health Policies and Laws
of August every year as Sight Saving
• DOH AO No. 8 Series of 2001 – The Month
National Mental Health Policy
Laws affecting the Public Health and Practice of
• DOH AO No.2016-0039 – Revised
CHN
Operational Framework for a
Comprehensive National Mental Health • RA 7305 – Magna Carta of Public Health
Program Workers
• RA 11036 – Mental Health Act • RA 9173 – Philippine Nursing Act of
2002
Calendar of Activities
• RA 7160 – Local Government Code
• September 10 – World Suicide • RA 2382 – Philippine Medical Act
Prevention Day • RA 1082 – Rural Health Act
• October 10 – World Mental Health Day • RA 6425 – Dangerous Drugs Act
• 2nd Week of October – National Mental • RA 9165 – New Dangerous Drug Act of
Week 2000
• PD No. 651 – encourage registration of
birth within 30 days
• PD No. 996 – Compulsory immunization • RA 8980 – Comprehensive policy and a
of all children below 8 years old national system for Early childhood care
• RA 6758 – Standardizes the salary of and Development (ECCD)
government employees • AO No. 2006-0015 – Guidelines of Hep
• RA 6675 – Generics Act of 1988 B Vaccines for infants
• RA 6713 – Code of Conduct and Ethical • RA 7846 – Compulsory Hep B
Standards of Public Officials and Immunization
Employees • RA 2029 – Liver Cancer and Hep B
• RA 8423 – Philippine Institute of Awareness Month Act (February)
Traditional and Alternative Health Care • AO No. 2006-0012 – Revised
• PD No. 965 – Applicants for marriage implementing rules and regulations of
shall be instructed on family planning EO No. 51
and responsible parenthood • RA 3573 – Report communicable
• PD No. 79 – Defines, objectives, duties, diseases
and functions of POPCOM
• RA 4073 – Home treatment for leprosy
• Letter of Instruction No. 949 – promotes
development of health programs on the
community level
• RA 3573 – Reporting all communicable
diseases
• Ministry Circular No. 2 of 1986 –
Includes AIDS as notifiable disease
• RA 7875 – National Health Insurance
Act
• RA 7432 – Senior Citizen Act
• RA 7876 – Senior Citizens Center Act
• RA 9994 – Additional benefits
• RA 7719 – National Blood Services Act
• RA 8172 – Salt Iodization Act (ASIN Law)
• RA 7277 – Magna Carta for PWDs
• AO No. 2005-0014 – All newborns shall
be breastfed
• EO No. 51 – Philippine Code of
Marketing of Breast Milk Substitute
• RA 10028 – Expanded Breastfeeding
Promotion Act
• RA 11148 – scaling up nation and local
health and nutritional programs
• RA 7600 – Rooming in and
Breastfeeding Act of 1992
• RA 8976 – Food Fortification Law
