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PD 856 Section 61

Sanitary Requirements.

Section 61

SEC. 61. Sanitary Requirements.—The following requirements shall be enforced: Massage Clinic— The reception and office rooms shall be properly lighted and ventilated. Every massage room shall be adequately ventilated, provided with a sliding curtain at the entrance and equipped with a suitable and clean massage table. Sanitary and adequate handwashing, bath and toilet facilities shall be available. Customers shall be provided with soap, clean towels, sanitized rubber or plastic slippers. They shall be required to take a thorough bath before massage. Masseur and masseur attendant shall wash their hands with soap and water before and after massaging a customer. The establishment and its premises shall be maintained clean and sanitary at all times. Sauna Bath Establishment— The reception and office rooms shall be properly lighted and adequately ventilated. The sauna bath room shall be properly lighted, provided with thermometers, and maintained clean and sanitary at all times. Sanitary and adequate handwashing, bath and toilet facilities shall be available. Customers shall be provided with soap, clean towels and sanitized rubber or plastic slippers.

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CitationPD 856 Section 61 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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

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