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Act No. 2156 Section 5

Act No. 2156 Section 5

Section 5

SEC. 5. Each municipality of a sanitary division shall have one or more sanitary inspectors, appointed by the provincial board on tors' the recommendation of the district health officer after consulting with the president of the sanitary division; except in cases of emergency such appointees shall be selected in accordance with the requirements of the Director of Civil Service: Provided, That with the approval of the Director of Health, persons who have previous to the passage of this law held the position of president of a municipal board of health, not ex officio, may be appointed sanitary inspectors without previous examination; likewise undergraduates of medicine and persons now holding the office of sanitary inspector. The duties and powers of sanitary inspectors shall be determined by the district health officer of the province in conference with the presidents of the local sanitary divisions.

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CitationAct No. 2156 Section 5 (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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