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Act No. 1458 Section 3

Act No. 1458 Section 3

Section 3

SEC 3. After the passage of this Act, no burial ground or cemetery shall be authorized or established, which shall not be at least twenty-five meters from any dwelling house: Provided, That abandoned houses, or houses used by employees or attendants of the cemetery, and houses used for administrative or other necessary purposes connected with the cemetery, shall not, within the meaning of this Act, be considered as dwelling houses : And provided further, That it shall be the duty of the person or persons, or of the order or society of persons, or of the corporal ion or corporations, or of the church or other organization establishing such cemetery, to maintain an open space, unobstructed by habitations or other structures, of at least twenty-five meters on all sides of said burial ground or cemetery, except as herein before provided.

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CitationAct No. 1458 Section 3 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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