Proper Garbage Disposal
( Tamang Pamaagi sa
Mga Tumong:
Aron makabalo unsa ang gipasabot sa
“Tamang Pamaagi sa Saktong Paglabay og
Basura (Proper Garbage Disposal)”.
Pagsaysay kung kinsa maoy piligro sa
impeksyon tungod sa sayop nga paglabay
sa basura o hugaw.
Pagsaysay sa mga nagkada iyang matang
sa pagdumala sa basura o hugaw.
Unsa ang saktong Paglabay sa
Hugaw?
Kini ang sakto nga paagi sa
pagtigum, paghakot, pag-atiman
og pag-usisa sa mga basura.
Ang paglabay sa hugaw ang
gikinahanglang aspito sa
pagpugong sa pagkalat sa mga
impeksyon og mga sakit.
Ang Bili sa Saktong Paglabay
sa Basura:
Usa ka matang sa pagtabang sa atong
palibot pinaagi sa pag-iban sa polusyon og
pagpalambo sa Kinaiyahang kabtangan
(Natural Resources)
Pagpugong sa Kontaminasyon sa Yuta og
Tubig nga gigawi sa Katawhan.
Pagguba sa pinoy-anan sa mga insekto og
kahayupan nga nagadala og sakit.
Kinsa ang Responsable sa
tamang paglabay sa basura?
Ang Pagdumala sa Basura sa usa ka
kumunidad ay responsibilidad sa
Gobyerno nga ginsakupan.
Ang Local Health Officer ang naay
Katungod nga magpasiduma sa angay
nga paagi sa saktong pag tigum,
paghakot og paglabay sa Basura.
Unsa ang mga balaod
mahitungod sa tamang paglabay
sa basura?
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 856 DECEMBER 23, 1975
CODE ON SANITATION
CHAPTER XVIII
REFUSE DISPOSAL
Section 81. Definition of Terms As used in this Chapter, refuse is an inclusive
term for all solid waste products consisting of garbage, rubbish, ashes, night soil,
manure, dead animals, street sweepings and industrial wastes.
Section 82. Responsibility of Cities and Municipalities Cities and municipalities
shall provide an adequate and efficient system of collecting, transporting and
disposing refuse in their areas of jurisdiction in a manner approved by the local
health authority.
Section 83. Additional Requirements
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(a) Occupants of buildings and residences shall; provide a sufficient number of
receptacles for refuse. Refuse in receptacles shall be protected against vermin
and other animals.
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(b) Refuse shall be disposed through a municipal collection service. If this
service is not available, disposal shall be by incineration, burying, sanitary
landfill or any method approved by the local health authority.
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(c) Refuse shall not be thrown in any street, sidewalk, yard, park or any body
of water. It shall be stored in a suitable container while awaiting its final
disposal.
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(d) Streets shall be kept clean by occupants or owners of properties lining the
street from the line of the property to the middle of the street and from one
property to the other.
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(e) Parks, plazas and streets adjacent to public buildings shall be kept clean
by the local government concerned.
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 825 November 7, 1975
PROVIDING PENALTY FOR IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE AND OTHER FORMS OF UNCLEANLINESS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, one of the principal aims of the New Society is to effect social, economic and political reform through
discipline and order;
WHEREAS, a healthy citizenry is a vital factor in bringing about these reforms; and
WHEREAS, to attain these objectives it becomes the duty of every citizen and resident of the Philippines to keep his
environment or surroundings clean and wholesome;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by
the Constitution, do hereby order and decree:
SECTION 1. Any provision of existing laws to the contrary notwithstanding, all citizens and residents of Philippines; all universities, colleges and schools and other similar institutions, private as well as public; all commercial and industrial establishments such as hotels, restaurants, hospitals, cinema houses, public markets, department stores, groceries and the like; all public conveyances; all residential houses; and all other establishments of any kind, shall undertake the cleaning of their own surroundings, their yards and gardens, as well as the canals, roads or streets in their immediate premises.
All garbage, filth and other waste matters, shall be placed in the proper receptacles for the disposition thereof by garbage collectors.
SECTION 2. Any person, who shall litter or throw garbage, filth, or other waste matters in public places, such as roads, canals, esteros or parks, shall suffer an imprisonment of not less than 5 days nor more than one year or a fine of not less than P 100 nor more than P 2,000.00 or both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the Court or tribunal, without prejudice to the imposition of a higher penalty under any other law or decree.
If the violator is a corporation, firm, or other corporate entities, the maximum penalty shall be imposed upon the president, manager, director or persons responsible for its operation.
SECTION 3. Owners of the idle lots in Greater Manila are required to keep their idle lots clean to prevent them from becoming the breeding places of mosquitoes, flies, mice, rats and other scavengers. In the event of their failure or inability to comply with this obligation, the government shall undertake the cleaning of said lots at the expense of the owners. The government may, through the Barangay Council, further utilize the land for its food production program.
SECTION 4. The Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications, with the assistance of health officials and local governments concerned, shall supervise the implementation of this Decree.
SECTION 5. All provisions of laws, decrees, orders or regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby amended or modified accordingly.
