Section 3
SEC. 3. The Regional Sanitation Committees, in consultation with Provincial and City Health Officers, are hereby vested with, but not limited to, the following powers and functions: Require all business establishments catering to the travelling public to have the necessary sanitary permits to operate; Require employees of such establishments to possess health certificates issued by the local health officials; Require all public transportation companies including hotels or tourist and travel agencies, with units plying the highways, to provide their own rest areas at strategic places along the National Highway to adequately accommodate the conveniences and personal necessities of their passengers in accordance with specifications formulated by the Department of Health; Prohibit public and private conveyances to make stops at points on the highways other than at the regular designated rest areas for the purpose of satisfying the demand for personal necessities of passengers; Require all eating and recreational establishments, rest areas, service stations, picnic grounds, airports, seaports and other similar business establishments catering to the travelling public to have adequate comfort rooms in conformity with the sanitary standards promulgated by the Department of Health; Construct rest areas with sanitary facilities and maintain their operations in conformity with accepted health standards, under maintenance of the Health Department or the Department of Public Highways; Make a classification or rating system for establishments catering to the travelling public for tourists' guidance, and to require the permanent or temporary closure of any establishment not meeting the specifications of the Department of Health; Perform such other duties as may be necessary to promote the convenience or comfort of the travelling public.