WHEREAS,
one of the principalms of the New Society is to effect social, economic
and political reform through discipline and order;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
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;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
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:cralaw:red
Section 1. Any provision of existing laws to the
contrary notwithstanding, all citizens and residents of the
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, cinemahouses,
public markets, department stores, groceries and the like; all public
conveyances; all residential houses; and all other establishments of
any kinds, 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 garbages, 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 P100 nor more
than P2,000.00 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 idle lots in Greater Manila are
required to keep their idle lots clean to prevent them from becoming
the breeding places of mosquitos, 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, order or
regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby amended or modified
accordingly. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 6. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 7th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-five.
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