Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Fifteenth Congress
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 5344

Introduced by Honorable Edgar S. San Luis

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to upgrade the position of sanitation inspectors to the next
higher salary grade.

The work of the sanitation inspectors is of immense national and local
importance affecting the health and welfare of every member of the community. It
is of utmost necessity that, as the foot soldiers in the community, they must work
most of the time in the field or locality for the implementation of various
environmental and occupational health care programs. They are the missionaries of
the government in promoting health programs that will uplift the living conditions
of the community where they are assigned. They work together with the rural
health units in the prevention of epidemics and outbreaks of all kinds of diseases as
provided for under Presidential Decree No. 856, otherwise known as “The Code of
Sanitation of the Philippines.”

The functions of sanitation inspectors were devolved to the local
government units by virtue of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the
“Local Government Code of 1991.” Hence, they enforce sanitary rules, laws and
regulations under the supervision of the provincial, city or municipal health
officers.


The present ratio of sanitation personnel at one inspector for every forty
thousand (1:40,000) population is far from ideal. At this ratio, they can hardly
fulfill their primary function of safeguarding the health of the people in the
communities where they are assigned.

There is therefore an urgent need to hire an additional sanitation inspector in
order to meet the needs of our communities. Upgrading the salary grade of
sanitation inspectors will make the position competitive and will attract more
people to apply for the position. Further, for the existing and future sanitation
inspectors, the upgrading of their salary grade will inspire them to accomplish their
functions of providing quality health care with utmost perseverance and dedication.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this act is earnestly recommended.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City

Fifteenth Congress
Second Regular Session
HOUSE BILL No._ 53814

Introduced by Honorable Edgar S. San Luis

AN ACT
UPGRADING THE POSITION OF SANITATION INSPECTOR TO THE
NEXT HIGHER SALARY GRADE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. The position of sanitation inspector is hereby upgraded to the

next higher salary grade (SG) as follows:

Position Salary Grade (SG)
From To
Sanitation Inspector I $606 ~sG09
Sanitation Inspector IL SG 08 SG11
Sanitation Inspector IIT scgil SG 13
Sanitation Inspector IV SG 13 : SG IS
“Sanitation Inspector V 8G 15 SG17



Sanitation Inspector VI | SG 18 SG 19
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SEC. 2. Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Secretary
of the Interior and Local Government shall, in coordination with the Department of
Budget and Management, issue the necessary rules and regulations for the effective
implementation of this Act.

SEC. 3. The amount needed for the effective implementation of this Act
shall be charged to the appropriations of the respective local government units.

SEC. 4. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof
inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
the Official Gazette or in two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,