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City of lloilo
OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD
EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 2' 0 REGULAR SESSION OF THE 33RD
SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD, HELD AT THE SESSION HALL, SANGGUNIANG
PANLLUNGSOD, ILOILO TERMINAL MARKET BLDG., J. DE LEON ST., ILOILO CITY,
PHILIPPINES, ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012.
PRESENT:
HON. JOSE S. ESPINOSA III
City Vice Mayor & Presiding Officer
ABSENT:
None.
WHEREAS, with the increase in residential populace, commercial and industrial business
in the city and the establishment of various medical and health care facilities, there is an increase
in generation of medical, health care and septic wastes;
WHEREAS, the need to provide an effective and proper handling in the collection,
transport, storage and disposal thereof is imperative tOr there are lack of proper collection,
treatment and disposal of the said wastes proved to endanger the health of the general populace,
not to mention its devastating effect on the environment~
WHEREAS, the City of Iloilo, finding the need to address the problem on the proper
disposal of such kind of wastes pursuant to existing environmental and sanitation laws and
regulations;
Reg. ()rd. No. 2012027. Jan. 20. 2012 Page2
WHEREAS, the City Governn1ent may enter into public~private partnership to realize
and attain the objective in creating the proper handling in the collection of solid, liquid and toxic
waste in all medical and other health care waste generators/establishments in the City of lloilo;
WHEREAS, with the establishment and operation of the 1nedical health care wastes and
septic waste treatment facility, the city deems it appropriate to require the use of the facility in
accordance \Vith the condition hereunder contained.
Section 1. ~ Health Care Wastes shall include, but limited to, all wastes generated as a
result of the following:
Section 2. - Health Care Waste Ge11erators shall include facilities, institutions, business
establislunents and other similar health care services with activities or work process that generate
health care waste such as:
a. Infirmaries
b. Birthing Homes
c. Clinics
I. Medical
2. Ambulatory
3. Dialysis
4. Health care centers and dispensaries
5. Surgical
6. Alternative Medicine
7. Dental
8. Veterinary
d. llospitals (Primary Care, Secondary Care and Tertiary (~are)
c. Laboratories and Research Centers
1. Medical and Biomedical Laboratories
2. Medical Research Centers
3. Blood Banks and Blood Collection Services
4. Dental Prosthetics Laboratories
5. Nuclear Medicine Laboratories
6. Biotechnology Laboratories
7. Animal Research and Testing
Reg. Ord. No. 2012-027, Jan. 20, 2012 Page 3
Section 3. - Henceforth, the aforenamed establishments shall dispose of its medical and
health wastes only to the treatment facility installed and designated by the rloilo City
Goverrunent, otherwise approved by the Department of }lealth.
B. SEPTICWASTE:
Section 5. - Septic waste shall include, but not limited to, all wastes generated as a result
of human excretion and contained in any residential, commercial and industrial septic
containment facilities located within its respective premises in the City of lloilo.
Section 6. - I-Ienceforth, the aforenamed establishments shall dispose of its septic wastes
by its own processes or through another only to the Sewage Treatment Plant, installed and jointly
operated by the City Government and/or to any duly accredited and pe:nnitted septic waste
treatment facility.
Section 8. - Repealing Clause. - All other ordinances or parts thereof which are
inconsistent with the provision of this ordinance are hereby repealed, amended and/or modified
accordingly;
Section 9. - Effectivity. - '!'his ordinance shall take efl'ect fifteen (15) days ailer its
publication in a newspaper of local circulation.
UTH H. ARROYO
Sec etary to the Sanggunianl"'-
JED~"'
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