These documents summarize various ordinances from different localities in the Philippines related to food service, sanitation, and health codes. The ordinances establish guidelines for food establishments, food handlers, food quality standards, and penalties for non-compliance. They aim to promote public health and hygiene through proper sanitation practices and food safety regulations.

1. LOCAL ACTS OF FOOD
AND BEVERAGE
SERVICE

2. ORDINANCE NO. 2014-014
An Ordinance Establishing and Regulating A
Food and Beverage Area in Naga City
• Achieve sustainable and inclusive economic
development
• Micro, small and medium enterprises should be
recognized by the city government as a vital tool
for uplifting the socio-economic status of the
poor

3. • For providing employment to individuals in the
marginalized sector
• Correcting the existing discrepancy between the
privileged and underprivileged

4. • Establishment of a Food and Beverage Area will
provide micro, small and medium enterprises
more avenue to sell their goods and offer their
services, thereby increasing their income and
enhancing their capacity to generate more
employment opportunities for unskilled workers.
• Beverage – Alcoholic drinks should be less than
20% alcohol content.

5. SECTION 6. Set-Up and Lay-Out
Here are the ff. guidelines for the operation:
1. The concession shall be offered to all qualified
persons. Provided that he / she could present a
Barangay Clearance, Police Clearance,
Community Tax Certificate, Health Clearance
(food handlers).

6. 2. The Food and Beverage Area operators
shall pay their electricity consumption to
Eurotel Hotel Management based on their
wattage used.
3. No operator shall be allowed to utilize a
sound system where the level of noise
would destruct or cause discomfort to the
customers of neighboring operators.

7. 4. Food and Beverage Area operators are
only allowed to have a common sound
system and live entertainment but loud
music and band are prohibited.
5. Illegal vending is prohibited inside the
Food and Beverage Area.
6. Bringing any kind of bladed weapons /
firearms inside the premises of the Food
and Beverage Area shall be prohibited.

8. 7. Serving of alcoholic drinks should only be
from 8:00 PM up to 12:00 Midnight; and
should not be allowed below 18 year’s old.
SECTION 7. Sanitation and Waste Disposal
Here are the following:
1. Plastic utensils and styrofoam are not
allowed.

9. 2. Stall owners shall provide their own
set of containers / garbage bag for proper
sanitation. They are responsible for the
cleanliness of their surroundings.
3. No solid and or liquid waste shall be
thrown in the river.
4. Wash area will be provided by Eurotel
Hotel.

10. SECTION 10. Penalty Provisions
First Offense – a fine of PhP500.00
Second Offense – a fine of PhP1,000.00
Third Offense – a fine of PhP1,500.00
Fourth and Subsequent Offense –
cancellation of Mayor’s Permit
Penalty for Subleasing – closure of stall,
and the operator shall be banned from
applying for another stall

11. ORDINANCE NO. 2594 IN CEBU CITY
An Ordinance Reducing Food Waste Through
Food Donation and Recycling, Imposing
Penalties, and Providing Funds
• According to the Food Agriculture Organization’s
(FAO) latest estimates, 1.3 billion tons of food is
lost or wasted in the world every year,
representing a third of total food production; and
what is morally unacceptable is the fact that the
number of hungry people in the world is growing,

12. reaching close to 750 million in 2019 or nearly one
in ten people in the world were exposed to severe
levels of food insecurity (Source: The State of Food
Security and Nutrition in the World, 2020).
SECTION 3. Covered Establishments and
Entities
a. Food establishments (restaurants, hotels,
cafeterias, and fast-food chains)

13. b. Supermarkets and grocery stores with at
least 500 square meters of selling space
c. Culinary schools which offer culinary
baking and pastry courses with at least
fifty students
d. School canteens
e. Organized farmers and vendors groups
f. Food manufacturers

14. SECTION 20. Penalties
For anyone caught reselling donated food
surplus, the following fines shall be imposed:
First Offense – PhP1,000.00
Second Offense – PhP3,000.00
Third Offense – PhP5,000.00 or
imprisonment not exceeding one month
at the discretion of the court

15. ORDINANCE IN BATANGAS OF 2018
An Act Ordaining The Health and Sanitation
Code of Batangas City
FOOD ESTABLISHMENT
SECTION 14. Sanitary Permit
Any person or entity operating a food
establishment for public patronage shall secure
a sanitary permit from the City Health Office.

16. SECTION 18. Food Handlers
a. No person shall be employed in any food
establishment without a health certificate issued
by the City Health Officer.
b. Food handlers shall at all time:
i. Wear clean working garments. The Cook
shall wear prescribed caps, employees
caps, or hairnets and proper cover for the
mouth.
ii. Observe good personal hygiene.

17. iii. Wash their hands thoroughly with
soap and water and dry them with a clean
or disposable towel or a suitable hand-
drying device immediately before working,
or after visiting the toilet.
SECTION 19. Quality & Protection of Food
a. Milk and milk products shall be obtained
from sources approved by national or
local authorities.

18. b. Meat, meat products, and fish shall be
procured from sources approved and duly
licensed by local authorities, and must
have passed meat inspection procedures
prescribed by law or ordinance.
c. No meat products, fish, vegetables, fruits,
and other food or drink sources shall be
procured from sources known to have
been affected by radioactivity, fish kill,
red tide, or any hazardous condition.

19. SECTION 33. Food Servicing Operations
a. Hand contact with food or drink shall be
avoided; finger shall not be used to serve
butter. Sugar shall be served in covered
dispensers or containers or in packages.
b. The surface of containers and utensils,
including glasses and table wares, which
come in contact with food and drink shall
not be handled.

20. c. Disposable cups, plates, spoons and other
single-service containers and utensil shall
be purchased in sanitary cartons and
stored in a clean, dry place until used.
d. Clean cloths, napkins, spoons, towels and
other equipment shall be stored in clean
places designated specifically for them.
Soiled linens, including towels, aprons and
coats, shall be stored in a closed bin or
locker, suitably marked.

21. e. Spoons, spatulas, dippers and scoops used
intermittently for dispensing frozen
desserts shall be kept in running water or
in water maintained at 170 degree F.
f. The use of plastic or styrofoam, straw for
food serving operation is prohibited in
accordance with the Batangas City
E-CODE.

22. SECTION 37. Penalties
Any person who commits any of the prohibited
act herein provided shall be fined an amount not
less than PhP1,000.00 but not more than
PhP5,000.00 or imprisonment of not more than one
year or both, at the discretion of the court. If the
offense is committed by a firm, corporation,
partnership or other juridical entity, the chief
executive officer, president, general manager, or
person-in-charge shall be held liable for the offense.

23. MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 2012-593
An Ordinance Enacting the Health and
Sanitation Code of the Municipality of
Solsona, Ilocos Norte
This ordinance covers all
establishments (private or public) engaged
in trade or business including the acts of
the owners, operators, and employees
thereof and all private persons within the
territorial jurisdiction of the Municipality
of Solsona, Ilocos Norte.

24. SECTION 25. Quality and Protection of Food
1. All foods must be obtained from
sources approved by the Municipal
Health Officer, Municipal Meat
Inspector and Municipal Agriculturist.
2. Transporting of food and food materials
3. Preparation, storing and serving of
foods and drinks
4. Suitable utensils shall be provided to
minimize handling of food and reduce
hand contact of food by the employee.

25. 5. Ice to be used shall come from ice-
plants with sanitary permit or from other
source producing ice but using sanitary
water as required by this ordinance.
SECTION 26. Food Servicing Operations
1. All foods displayed in food servicing
shall be properly covered and protected
from contamination from consumers and
other sources by providing effective, easily
cleanable containers.

26. 2. Hand contact with food and drink shall
be avoided.
3. Juice, slush-ice and other food
beverages shall be disposed by an
approved bulk dispenser.
4. Ice shall not be handled directly with
the hands but shall be picked with
clean tongs and spoons.

27. 5. Disposable cups, plates, spoons, forks
and other single-service containers and
utensils shall be purchased in sanitary
cartoons and stored in a clean dry
place until their use.
6. The surfaces of containers & utensils,
glasses & table wares which come in
contact with food or drink shall not be
touched.

28. 7. Clean clothes, napkins, towels, and
other cloth equipment shall be stored in
clean places designated specifically
with them.
8. Use of colored lights/bulbs in the
display area of food or food materials
shall be strictly prohibited.
9. Leftover and/or unsold food shall not
be resold or re-served for human
consumption.

29. SECTION 42. Food Handlers
1. No person shall be employed in any
food establishment without a
health/medical certificate issued by the
Municipal Health Officer.
2. Food handlers should wear clean
working garments, observe good
personal hygiene, and also wash their
hands with soap before working or after
using the toilet.

30. SECTION 204. Penalties
First Offense – a fine of PhP500.00
Second Offense – a fine of PhP750.00
and compulsory seminar on sanitation
Third and Subsequent Offense – a fine of
PhP1,500.00 or a clean and green
community service for 16 hours and
compulsory Seminar on Sanitation

31. ORDINANCE NO. 20-563
An Ordinance Creating the Health and
Sanitation Code of the City of Isabela
SECTION 35. Special Provisions
a. Groceries or “Sari-sari” Stores
1. No grocery or sari-sari store shall be
established within a distance of 25m
from any source of contamination.

32. 2. All foods which require no further
cooking before they are eaten shall
be protected from contamination
while in counters or showcases.
b. Bakeries
1. Delivery trucks and carts of bakery
products shall always be kept clean
and sanitary.

33. c. Dairies
1. No dairy is unhealthy or with infected
cows, carabaos, or goats for the
production of milk or feed them
unwholesome food which products
are impure.
2. No dairy shall sell unwholesome milk
that has not been previously
pasteurized or otherwise sterilized.

34. d. Fish Marketing Areas
1. Only fresh and wholesome fish
products shall be sold.
2. Fish caught in radioactive zones as
well as in areas contaminated by
toxic substances
3. The selling, distribution and buying
of fish caught through the use of
explosives and chemicals are
prohibited.

35. SECTION 34. Evaluation of Food
Establishment
It shall be the duty of the City Health
Officer to have an inspection of every food
establishment requiring a permit for its
operations, at least every six months and
shall have as many additional inspections
and evaluation as necessary for the
enforcement of the provision of this
chapter.

36. SECTION 37. Penalties
a fine of less than PhP1000.00 but not
more than PhP5000.00 or imprisonment
of not more than one year or both

37. CITY ORDINANCE NO. CO 55-2015
An Ordinance Enacting the Health,
Sanitation, and Safety Code of the City of
Bacoor, Cavite
SECTION 28. Sanitary Permit
All food establishments, public
markets, food manufacturers, and
commercial malls must obtain a Sanitary
Permit Certificate before it can operate.
Such permits must be renewed within the
first two months of each year.

38. SECTION 31. Health Requirements for Food
Handlers
1. Wearing clean working garments and hair
restrainer such as hairnets, ball caps or hats
at all times
2. Refraining from handling food with no shirt
or only using sleeveless shirts
3. Not using aprons when preparing food in
the kitchen
4. Using sanitary food gloves while preparing
food

39. 5. Washing hands, arms, and fingernails
before working
6. Using, chewing or smoking tobacco in
any form while engaged in food
preparation or service or while in the
equipment and utensils washing or
food preparation areas shall not be
allowed
7. Use of mouth masks while preparing or
serving food

40. 8. Taking alcoholic beverages or
prohibited drugs while preparing,
serving, or handling foods is not
allowed
9. Using clean utensils and knives while
preparing or serving food.

41. ORDINANCE NO. 312. S-2005
An Ordinance Prescribing the Sanitation
Code of Mandaluyong City Pursuant to the
Local Government Code of 1991
SECTION 15.
Injection of water and/or coloring
agents to fresh or frozen livestock and
poultry and poultry products is strictly
prohibited.

42. SECTION 16.
Selling of fresh meat, poultry and
fish shall be made only within the
premises of duly designated public
markets and licensed private markets.
SECTION 17.
All public and private markets shall
use only impervious materials for the
tables, walls and floorings of stalls for
meat, poultry, vegetables etc.

43. SECTION 25. Enforcement &
Implementation
In order to give effect to the intent
and purposes of this ordinance, the full
enforcement and implementation thereof
shall be vested on the offices created
and/or established through previous
ordinances, executive orders/memos of
the Local Chief Executive such as the
Anti-Vice, Task Force Ordinance and all
other local public officers/employees
authorized and designated by the Local
Chief Executive.

44. MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 010-2017
A Municipal Ordinance Enacting the
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of The
Municipality of Mexico, Pampanga;
Providing For The Administration,
Enforcement and Amendment or
Modification Thereof; And Repealing All
Existing Municipal Ordinances Inconsistent
Therewith.

45. SECTION 3. Purpose
1. Guide, control, and regulate future
growth and development of Mexico,
Pampanga in accordance with its
Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
2. Protect the character and stability of
residential, commercial, industrial,
institutional, forestry, agricultural,
open spaces and other functional areas
within the locality and promote the
orderly and beneficial development of
the same.

46. 3. Promote and protect the health, safety,
peace, comfort, convenience and general
welfare of the inhabitants in the locality.
Different Terms With Their Definition
(according to this ordinance)
1. Agricultural Zone (AGZ) – an area
within the municipality intended for
cultivation / fishing and pastoral activities
e.g. fishing, farming, cultivation of crops,
goat/cattle raising, etc.

47. 2. Agri-Industrial Zone (AgInZ) – an area
within the municipality intended primarily
for integrated farm operations and related
product processing activities such as
plantation for bananas, pineapple,
sugarcane, etc.
3. Aquaculture Sub-Zone (Aq-SZ) – an
area within the Municipal Waters Zone
designated for “fishery operations
involving all forms of raising and culturing
fish and other fishery species in fresh, and
marine water areas” (Fisheries Code).

48. REGULATION ORDINANCE NO. 2017-144
An Ordinance Requiring the Foodservice
Industry in the City of Iloilo to Include as An
Option Half Cup Rice Serving in Their Menu
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy
The City of Iloilo shall adopt
measures, which shall ensure rice
conservation and shall educate the
consuming public not to waste rice in
order to attain rice self-sufficiency.

49. SECTION 5. Half Cup Rice Serving
The Half Cup Rice Serving should
not be less than the US Standard
measurement of one-half cup cooked
regular rice or 80 grams of cooked regular
rice.
SECTION 7. Penalties
a fine of PhP3,000.00 to PhP5,000.00
and suspension of the Business Permit

50. CITY ORDINANCE NO. SP 2014-014
An Ordinance Mandating the Food Industry
Within the Territorial Jurisdiction of Laoag
City to Include Half-Cup Rice Serving in
Their Respective Menu
Same with the ordinance in Iloilo
City, the main objective of Half-Cup Rice
Serving is to prevent wastage and give
consumers more choices.