Question & AnswerQ&A (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1372)
The purpose of Presidential Decree No. 1372 is to amend Presidential Decree No. 480 by adding new functions and responsibilities to the Radiation Health Office of the Department of Health to address hazards posed by ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and ensure radiation protection.
The Radiation Health Office of the Department of Health is primarily affected by this decree.
The additional functions include establishing basic requirements for radiation-emitting apparatus; formulating policies to upgrade radiology practice; establishing and maintaining a National Radiation Standard Section (Secondary Standard Dosimetry Laboratory); and establishing and operating a Bio-Medical Engineering Division.
The decree addresses both non-ionizing and ionizing radiation emitting apparatus and installations.
Additional funds aside from the regular budget appropriation shall be allocated from the National Treasury, with the yearly amounts determined by the Secretary of Health on the recommendation of the Director of the Radiation Health Office.
Violators shall pay a fine of Five Hundred Pesos (P500.00), or imprisonment for a period not exceeding six (6) months, or both.
The decree took effect immediately upon its signing on May 8, 1978.
President Ferdinand E. Marcos signed Presidential Decree No. 1372.
Section 3 of the decree contains the penalty clause.
Any provisions of law, decree, order, rules or regulations inconsistent with this decree are repealed, revised, or amended accordingly as stated in Section 4 (Repealing Clause).