25/08/2026
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TABUK CITY โ Sanitary Engineer Smith Dawaton presented the official report of the City Health Services Office Sanitation Division during Tabuk City's regular Flag Raising ceremony, detailing revenue collection, water quality testing, and sanitation milestones across the city as of August 19, 2026.
The division recorded an overall collection of PHP 636,800. Revenue sources included PHP 269,300 from the issuance of 2,693 Sanitary Permits to Operate compliant establishments under Presidential Decree 856 and the Tabuk City Sanitation Code of 2024, authored by City Councilor Ivan Yannick S. Bagayao. An additional PHP 148,600 was generated from issuing 2,972 Health Certification ID Cards to workers in food establishments, water refilling stations, ambulant vendors, barber shops, hotels, swimming pools, massage clinics, and beauty centers. Fines and penalties for sanitation violations yielded PHP 111,000. Laboratory fees from the Tabuk City Health Services Water Laboratory totaled PHP 106,600, while PHP 1,300 was collected from exhumation permits, non-hazard certifications, and certificates of water potability. Sanitation staff co-located at the Business One-Stop Shop during the business permit renewal period to facilitate compliance and continue routine monitoring.
To prevent waterborne illness including cholera, typhoid fever, dysentery, amoebiasis, leptospirosis, and hepatitis A, health officers conducted bacterial analysis on water sources. Out of 4,642 master-listed water sources in the city, personnel collected 247 samples from various barangays, 36 samples from schools, and 165 samples from water refilling stations to test for E. coli and bacteria. Initial testing identified 149 failed samples, prompting the Sanitation Section to implement chlorination water treatments. Subsequent re-testing confirmed that all treated sources passed standard safety requirements. Rural Sanitary Inspectors maintain quarterly water monitoring, sample collection, chlorination, and public education on waste management and toilet usage.
Community sanitation efforts advanced with 31 out of 43 barangays attaining Zero Open Defecation (ZOD) Level 1 status, indicating that these communities have eliminated open defecation and adopted safely managed sanitation toilets. This progress aligns with Department of Health CAR Administrative Order No. 2019-0054, which aims for all Cordillera provinces to achieve Level 1 ZOD by 2028, alongside city-level targets for 2027. Local authorities continue offering incentive programs and certifications to recognize compliant barangays// Jesse Maguiya
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