Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City

Sixteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 2564

Introduced by Honorable Danilo Ramon S. Fernandez

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 estly recommended.

DANILO RAMON S. FERN:



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Sixteenth Congress
First Regular Session

2564

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Honorable Danilo Ramon S. Fernandez

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:

SALARY GRADE (SG) ]
POSITION
FROM TO

Sanitation Inspector I SG06 SG 09

| Sanitation Inspector Il SG08 SG ii —
Sanitation Inspector Ii SGil | SG13
Sanitation Inspector IV — SGI3 SG 15
Sanitation Inspector V SG 15 SG 17
Sanitation Inspector V1 SG 18 SG 19



SECTION 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.

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

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thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

SECTION 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,