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PD 856 Section 100

Responsibility of the Local Health Authority.

Section 100

SEC. 100. Responsibility of the Local Health Authority.—The local health authority shall: Administer city or municipal cemeteries; Issue permits to inter, disinter or transfer remains; Apply prescribed measures when cause of death is due to a dangerous communicable disease. Keep records of death occurring within his area of jurisdiction; and Authorize the delivery of unclaimed remains to medical schools and scientific institutions for purposes specified in this Chapter and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Department.

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Other provisions in CHAPTER XXI.—DISPOSAL OF DEAD PERSONS

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CitationPD 856 Section 100 (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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