Legal basis and program link
- The memorandum implements participation in the nationwide campaign titled “National Tepok Lamok And Dengue Sapok” Program, which is identified as Administrative Order No. 281.
- The memorandum is tied to an Administrative Order No. 281 nationwide campaign on dengue control.
- The memorandum also proceeds “as per” DOTC Memorandum dated 30 August 1996.
Scope: who must comply nationwide
- The memorandum directs all those engaged in the local transportation business nationwide.
- Coverage includes all modes of transportation: land, sea, and air.
- The obligation applies across operations nationwide, i.e., in the local transportation business throughout the country.
- The required action concerns all units used in transportation service.
Mandatory fumigation/quarterine timing and method
- Operators must fumigate/quarantine/spray all their units.
- The fumigation/quarantine/spraying must be done one hour before boarding time.
- The purpose of the fumigation/quarantine/spraying is to ensure the non-transfer of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito.
- The Aedes Aegypti mosquito is identified as the carrier of dengue-fever.
Reporting and oversight requirements
- Operators must submit a semi-monthly report.
- Reports must be submitted to the Department of Health.
- Each semi-monthly report must be copy furnished to this Office (the LTO office that issued the memorandum) and to the DOTC.
- Reporting is required specifically for the implementation of the dengue control campaign.
Compliance and consequence posture
- The memorandum states “For compliance”, requiring obedience to its directive.
- The memorandum provides that failure to comply defeats the stated campaign objective of preventing mosquito transfer.
- The memorandum does not state specific penalty amounts, fines, or administrative sanctions.