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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOGAL GOVERNMENT
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PANGASINAN PROVINCIAL OFFICE
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ADVISORY
TO CLUSTER LEADERS
C/ MLGOOS

SUBJECT REQUEST FOR ASSISTAI.ICE RE: IMPLEMENTATION OF

DA MEMORANDUM ORDER NOS. 202347-188
(ENFORCEMENT OF THE REOUIREIUIENTS THE lN
HANDLIilG, STORAGE, DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF
MEAT tN
ilEAT MARKETS), AND 2023-07-189
(ENFORCilENT OF THE REQUTREMENTS THE tN
SLAUGHTER OF FOOD ANIMALS IN CITY AND MUNICIPAL
SLAUGHTERHOUSES OF REGION 1

DATE September 7, 2023

Per memorandum issued by DILG Regional Director Jonathan Paul M. Leusen, Jr.,
CESO lll dated September 6,2023 regarding the above-mentioned subject, please cause the
widest dissemination of this issuance to all LGUs concerned within your area of jurisdiction.

For guidance and dissemination.

VIRGILIO P. SISON, CESO V

Provincial Director

For and By the Authority of the Provincial Director:

CAL JULIUS B. LUBRIN

P anager/ln-Charge of ffice

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNANCE REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTER 1
Regional Office I
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TO ALL PROVINCIAL OIRECTORS

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SUBJECT REQUEST ASSISTANCE RE: IMPLE

MEMORANDUM ORDER NOs. 202347-188 (ENFORCEMENT
OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE HANDLING, STORAGE,
D|STR|BUT|ON AND SALE OF MEAT tN MEAT MARKETS),
AND 202347.189 (ENFORCEMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
IN THE SLAUGHTER OF FOOD ANIMALS IN CITY AND
MUNICIPAL SLAUGHTERHOUSES OF REGION 1)

DATE SEPTEMBER 6,2023

Please cause the widest dissemination in your area of jurisdiction re: Department of
Agriculture-National Meat lnspection Office (DA-NMIO) Memorandum Order Nos.
2023-07-188 on the Enforcement of the Requirements in the Handling, Storage,
Distribution and Sale of Meat in Meat Markets, and 2023-07-189 on the Enforcement
of the uirements tn the slaughter of food animals in City and Municipal
sla s of Region 1, for appropriate action by the LGUs concerned

JONATH . LEUSEN, JR., CESOIil

Regional Direct

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HON, IONATHAil PAUL M. LEUSEN' IR", CESO III

Regional Director
Department of lnterior and Local Government, Region I t a
Aguila Road, Sevilla Norte, City ofsan Fernando, La Union ?Fntg*
Dear Director Leusen,

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The National Meat lnspection service is an attached agency of the- Department
to
A;;;il;. that serves ls the sole national controlling/competent authority tasked to meat
iriplement policies, programs' guidelines and rules and regulations Pertajning
insp"crion ina meai hygiene io ensurc meat safety and quality from farm.to
table'
lnspection Codc the
frirrr", ro RA 9296 oi zoo+ otherwise lsrown as t5e Meat
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'ehitippines, as amended by RA 10536 of 2014. Also, Executive Order No. 737 of 1993
p.oriir. the implementing rules and reg,lation in the devolution of certain powers and
Government Units
iunctions of the National Meat lnspection Commission to the Local
However'
vvhich details these functions between NMIS, Provinces and city/municipality'-
laws, rules
through rhe years, most LGUS has not fully embraced and appreciated these
operation, inspection of
rigrt"tinn. in their daily or routine works of slaughtering
meat or the managcment ;f the overall meat inspection system in their territorial
"na
iurisdiction,
these laws'
ln this regard, may we rcquest fr<lm you to assist us compel LGUs implement
to
rules aniregulatrons in tireir terntorial iurisdiction. We have enclosed memoranda
in the operation of
thc Local Goiernment Units, one is to comply the minimum standards
city and municipal slaughterhouses to class A or AA standards, and the other is the
your
requirements in the selling of meat in all meat markeLs' May we also seek
intervenrion on the some iCUs not implementing the mandatory creation of City
and
Municipal veterinary oflice and the appointrnent of city and Municipal veterinarian,
prouunt to RA 716d otherwise known as the Lr.rcal 6oyernment Code and Republic Act
9482, otherwise known as the Anti-Rabies Act of 2007. We believe that the Department
(DILG) has the influence and power over to compel the Local Govemment units
especially to implement the (national) laws, rules and regulations'

We humbly request lbr your intercession.

Thank you.

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DEPARTMEiM OF AGRIc1,,LTURE
NATIONAI ifEAT IXSPECTIOIY SERVICE
REGIOT{AL TECH IIICAL OPERATIOI{ CENTER I
BrEa. &tonas W6L Urdaoet Clty, Pan8asin.n

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MEMORANDUM ORDER o 7- /99

FOR LOCAL CHIf,F EXECUTIVES OF THE PROVINCES, OTIES AND

MUNICIPAI,ITIES OF REGION 1

SUBJECT EIIIFORCEMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE SLAUGHTER OF

FOOD ANIMAJS IT{ CTTY OR MUIIICIPAL SI,/TUGHTERHOUSES OF
REGIOI{ I

ln order to ensure a safe, quality and wholesome meat supply to the consuming public,
owners and/or operators of slaughterhouses, as well as meat inspection officers
(veterinarians and meat inspectors), and supervisors fprovincial, city and municipal
veterinarians and municipal agriculturists) of thc Local Government Units are hereby
enjoined to enforce and implement the applicable l,aws, Rules and Regulations in the
slaughter and inspection of food animals. Pursuant to the Republic Act No. 9296,
otherwise known as the "Meat Inspection Code ofthe Philippines', as amended by RA No.
10536, *re slaugtter of food animals requires the following:

L. Requlr€ments of Hygiene and Sanlhdon. This requirement covers the location,

design and layout of the slaughterhouse, hygienic slaughtering and dressing
procedure, maintenance of hygiene and sanitation of slaughterhouse and meat
transport vehicle, personal hygiene, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP] and
Sanitation Sandard Operating Procedure (SSOP), among others.
2. Requirements of Meat lnspecllon This requirement covers two stages of
veterinary inspection such as antemortem inspection, the inspection of live food
animals ensuring its safety, suitability and disposition for slaughter; and
postmortem inspecrion, the inspection of carcass, organs and head ensuring for its
safety, suitability and disposition for human consumption. Also, a post-abattoir
inspection is required and conducted ouBide the slaughterhouse such as wet
markets, meat shops and supermarkeb to ensure that meats offered for sale f'or
human consumption are slaughtered in LGU-registered or NMIS-licensed
slaughterhouse and undergo meat inspection.
3. Requirements of Humane Slaughter or Animd Welfare. This covers the care
and humane treaEnent of animals awaiting slaughter and the humane procedure
of slaughtering through the provision of appropriate stunning devices such as
electric stunner for pigs and pneumatic stunner and/or captiye holt for large
animals. lnhumane practices such as zorro-markings on the skin of pigs and
flooding of large animals are strictly pmhibited.

Further, in the construction, operation and maintenance of slaughterhouse (swine, large

and small ruminants) or poultry dressing plang please be reminded that these facilities

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRI CULTT'RE
TATIONAI. MEAT IIUSPECTION SERVICE
RECIOTTAL TECII t{ ICAL O P€RATION CEIITER I
BrSr. Anona Wcst, Urdancta Crty. Pantasrnan
Tel. Ios. (075)522'4553
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shall be covered with appmved Sangguniang Panglunsod or Sangguniang Bayan

Resolution giving fianchise to any individual, corporation or cooperative and a Mayor's
Permit. Without such approval, the construction, operahon and its maintenance makes it
unauthorized and illegal. Executive order No, L37 of L993 Section 2. Classification and
Accreditation of Slaughterhouses, states that rrre NMIC sholl, bosd on esnblished
standords for production plans, designs and specifiations, classily ond occredit
slaughterhous* in acardonce with the following: Clos AAA, Class AA and Closs A.
No
slaughterhouse should operate without s-uch classihcation.

Furthermore, the Meat Inspection Code provides sanctions and penalties f<rr t}le
prohibited acts and violations committed or those that do not provide the basic and
mandatory requirements in the slaughter of food animals. Likewise, we are very much
willing to provide technical assistance in tfte construction, improvemeng upgrading or
operation of the slaughterhouse, as well as training of butchers and meat vendors in the
production of clean, safe and wholesome meat supply in the region.

For your information, guidance and appropriate acfion.

Thank you.

Very tnrly yours,

DR.ORLANDO GSOTTO, CESE

Director II

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MEMORANDUIII ORDER No. aL4"3- O7- lgl 4EGtor,

FOR LOCAT CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF THE PROVINCES, CITIES AND

MUNICIPALITIES OF REGION 1

suBlEcT ENFORCEMENT OrTHE REQTTIREMENTS II{ THE HANDUNG,

STORAGE, DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF IIEAT IN i{EAT
UARXE'TS

ln order to provide safe, quality and wholesome meat to the consuming public, the meat
industry stakeholders, such as meat dealers, meat vendors, market inspector, market
supervisor, market administrators, owners and operators of wet markets, supermarke!
groceries and meat shops, involved in the handling storing distribution and sale of meat
arc hereby enioined to follow the DA Administrative Order No. 5, series of 2O12 re: Rules
orul Regulotions on Hygienic Hondling of Newly Sloughtered Meat in Meot Markets, and DA
Administrative Order No. 06, series of 2O72 re: Rules and Regulotions on Hygienic
Hondling of Chilled, Frozen and Thowed Mat in Meot Mor*ecs.

The basic requirements in the handling storing, distribution and selling of meat are the
following, among others:
1.. The nteat (newly slaughtered and locally produced) sold in any meat markets shatl
be accompanied with meat inspection certificate (MlC); while the frozen,
imported meat shall be covered with certificate of inspection of imported meat
(COMI). No such certification means the meat is considered as "hot meat";
2. The meat transport vehicle shall be exclusively used for meat transport only and
not used for hauling live animals, registered by NMIS or LGU concerned. The
Eansport of chilled or frozen meat shall be carried by a registered and
refrigerated meat ftansport vehicle only;
3. Meat vendors selling frozen meat must provide refrigeration facilities in the
market to avoid sanctions and penalties. as provided for pursuant to the "Meat
Inspection Code ofthe Philippines'due to mishandling.

As observed in the conduct of post-abattoir insp€ction in public markets, meat shops and
supermarkets, these are the most common violations encountered and tie meat is only
confiscated and condemned. As part of t}te enforcement of these rules, sanctions and
penalties are hereby applied, such as criminal and administrative fines. To provide more
information, awareness and education among the stakeholders, NMts in collaboration
with the offices of the Provincial veterinarian in the region is very much willing to
provide technical assista nce.

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DEPARTMETT OF AGRICULTURE
NATIONAT MEAT INSPECTION SERVICE
REGrc}TAL TECHNICAT OPERATIOTI CE}ITER I
ErBy. Anonas Wes! Urdaneta City. hngesinan
TeL Nos. (075)522-4551
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For your guidance and appropriate action.

Thankyou.

Very truly yours,

DR" CESI
Director ll

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