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Proclamation No. 922 declaring a state of public health emergency throughout the Philippines.

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., General
Keyword
Public health Early warning system Hazards
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

Section 7 of Republic Act (RA) No. 11332 provides that the President of the Republic of the Philippines shall declare a State of Public Health Emergency in the event of an epidemic of national and/or international concern which threatens national security in order to mobilize governmental and nongovernmental agencies to respond to the threat.

Full text
English
Website
www.officialgazette.gov.ph

References - Legislation

Implements

Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act (Republic Act No. 11332).

Legislation | Philippines | 2019

Keyword: Public health, Data collection/reporting, Monitoring, Pests/diseases, Quarantine

Source: FAO, FAOLEX