Local Police Authority shall issue police report to the MHO for the issuance of death certificate. The death certificate shall be forwarded to the local civil registrar before burial of the remains.
b. Shipment of remains abroad shall be governed by rules and regulations of the Bureau of Quarantine.
c. Grave where remains are buried shall be at least one and one half (1-½) meters deep and filled well and firmly.
d. The cost of burial of a dead person shall be borne by the nearest kin. If the kin is not capable of defraying the expenses or if the descendant had no kin, the cost may be borne by the municipal government.
e. The burial of remains in the municipal burial grounds shall not be prohibited on account of race, nationality, sex, religion or political persuasion.
f. If the person who issued a death certificate has reasons to believe or suspect that the cause of death was due to violence or crime, he shall notify immediately the local authorities concerned. In this case the deceased shall not be buried until permission is obtained from the provincial or city fiscal. If these officials are not available, the permission shall be obtained from any government official authorized by law.
g. Except when required by legal investigation or when permitted by the local health authority, no unembalmed remains shall remain unburied longer than forty eight (48) hours after death.
h. When the cause of death is a dangerous communicable disease, the remains shall be buried within twelve (12) hours after death. They shall not be taken to any place of public assembly. Only the adult members of the family of the deceased may be permitted to attend the funeral.
Sec. 77. Disinterment Requirements. Disinterment remains is subject to the following requirements:
a. Permission to disinter remains of persons who died of non-dangerous communicable diseases may be granted after a burial period of three (3) years.
b. Permission to disinter remains of persons who died of dangerous communicable diseases may be granted after a burial of five (5) years.
c. Disinterment of remains covered in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section may be permitted within a shorter time than that prescribed in special cases, subject to the approval of the Regional Director concerned or his duly authorized representative.
d. In all cases of disinterment, the remains shall be disinfected and placed in a durable and sealed container prior to their final disposal.
Sec. 78. Funeral and Embalming Establishments. These establishments are subject to the following requirements:
a. Scope of Inclusion. For the purpose of this Sec., requirements prescribed herein shall be applied and enforced to funeral chapels, embalming establishments and morgues.
b. Sanitary Permits. No establishment mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be operated without a sanitary permit issued by the MHO or his duly authorized representative. The fees payable for sanitary permits, and upon the issuances, renewal and noting of such certificates, shall be in the amount of One Hundred Pesos (Php100.00) per year as provided in the existing Municipal Revenue Code.
