Question & AnswerQ&A (DOH)
These rules apply to all rest areas, bus terminals, bus stops, bus stations and service stations and their premises, including establishments operating within their premises, whether privately or publicly operated, and personnel working there.
A bus terminal or bus station is a passenger station and a place for the final stopover or a permanent station, office and yard of buses, which may also serve as loading and unloading area for passengers.
Yes. No establishment covered by these rules shall be operated for public patronage without a sanitary permit issued by the city or municipal health office.
All personnel including bus drivers, conductors, inspectors, mechanics, office personnel, and those working in shops/stalls within the premises must secure and possess an up-to-date health certificate issued by the city or municipal health officer before working.
They must provide adequate and clean sanitary facilities such as toilets, hand-washing facilities, proper water supply, proper solid waste management, vermin control programs, adequate lighting and ventilation, as prescribed in the implementing rules, with specific standards for number and maintenance of such facilities.
At least once every three (3) months, and additional inspections as deemed necessary.
The local health officer may recommend suspension or revocation of the sanitary permit. The establishment may be ordered to cease operation, and continued operation without a permit can lead to court proceedings.
Violators are guilty of misdemeanor and upon conviction may be punished by imprisonment of not exceeding six (6) months, a fine not exceeding Php 1,000, or both at the court's discretion.
The establishment must achieve at least a satisfactory rating based on the sanitary inspection of public places form, pay the prescribed fees, and comply with all sanitation requirements.
Overcrowding means the convergence of a large number of persons or motor vehicles closely accommodated together or adjacent to each other without order.