Resolution No. R-925, S. of 2015

February 10, 2016

HLURB ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 004-16

 

 

 

Attached herewith is HLURB Board Resolution No. R-925, Series of 2015, Amending Commission Proper Resolution No. R-247, S. 1985, The Guidelines Governing the Application for Slaughterhouse/Abattoir, One of Ten (10) Projects Considered of National and Local Significance, approved by the Board on 01 October 2015:

The said Board Resolution was published in The Philippine Star on 06 February 2016, and, in accordance with the provisions of law, will take effect fifteen (15) days from its date of publication, on 21 February 2016.

Please be guided accordingly. HTcADC

(SGD.) ANTONIO M. BERNARDOChief Executive Officer and Commissioner

 

ATTACHMENT

 

October 1, 2015

HLURB BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 925-15

AMENDING COMMISSION PROPER RESOLUTION NO. R-247, S. 1985, THE GUIDELINES GOVERNING THE APPLICATION FOR SLAUGHTERHOUSE/ABATTOIR, ONE OF TEN (10) PROJECTS CONSIDERED OF NATIONAL AND LOCAL SIGNIFICANCE

WHEREAS, the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board, by virtue of Executive Order No. 648 as amended by Executive Order No. 90 is mandated to promulgate zoning and other land use control standards and guidelines which shall govern the land use plans and zoning ordinances of local government units;

WHEREAS, The National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS), a specialized regulatory agency under the Department of Agriculture (DA), is the sole national controlling authority in all matters pertaining to meat and meat product inspection and meat hygiene including the classification and accreditation of slaughterhouses;

WHEREAS, the provisions for the establishment, renovation, construction and location of slaughterhouses provided for in Administrative Order No. 28, S. 2005 (A.O. 28, S. 2005) of the Department of Agriculture, otherwise known as the Implementing Rules and Regulations to Republic Act No. 9296, "The Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines" are all in accordance with the standards established under the Philippine Agricultural Engineering Standards (PAES) and the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Chapter IV "Markets and Abattoirs" of the Code on Sanitation of the Philippines (P.D. 856, S. 1975);

WHEREAS, the HLURB Guidelines Governing the Application for Slaughterhouse/Abattoir (one of ten projects considered of national and local significance), approved through Commission Proper Resolution No. 247, S. 1985 provides for, among other things, three (3) categories for slaughterhouse, namely: Class "AA", "A" and "B" as against four (4) distinct slaughterhouse categories, namely: Class "AAA", "AA", "A" and locally registered meat establishment under the aforesaid A.O. 28, S. 2005;

WHEREAS, the NMIS requested for the harmonization of policies and technical parameters relative to the establishment of slaughterhouses/abattoirs and other meat establishments for consistency;

WHEREFORE, be it RESOLVED as it is hereby RESOLVED that the Guidelines Governing the Application for Slaughterhouse/Abattoir, one of ten projects considered of national and local significance approved under Commission Proper Resolution No. R-247, S. 1985 be, as the same is hereby amended through the adoption of pertinent provisions in the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 9296, "The Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines," particularly on slaughterhouse categories and their corresponding definitions and the allowable zones for the establishment or operation of slaughterhouses/abattoirs, as follows: aICcHA

Categories	Definition
Class "AAA"	Those with facilities and operational procedures appropriate to
	slaughter food animals, or premises to cut and pack carcasses or
	primal parts, or establishments to process and manufacture meat
	and meat products for distribution and sale for domestic and
	international meat trade. The NMIS shall certify the fitness for
	human consumption of meat and meat products for export and
	for distribution outside of the province or of the independent
	city. The application of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
	(HACCP) program shall be required.
Class "AA"	Those with facilities and operational procedures sufficiently
	adequate to slaughter food animals, or premises to cut and pack
	carcasses or primal parts; or establishments to process and
	manufacture meat and meat products for inter-provincial
	distribution and sale in any meat market nationwide. In the
	event that there is intra-provincial distribution of products,
	certification shall be done by the Provincial Veterinarian while
	inter-provincial distribution of products shall be certified by the
	NMIS and/or NMIS deputized officer. The application of Good
	Manufacturing Practices (GMP) program shall be required.
Class "A"	Those with facilities and operational procedures of minimum
	adequacy to slaughter food animals; or premises to cut and pack
	carcasses or primal parts' or establishments to process and
	manufacture meat and meat products for intra-provincial
	distribution and sale in any meat market within the province.
	The conduct of meat inspection shall be by the Municipal or
	city Inspection Office. In the event that there is intra-provincial
	distribution of product, supervision of meat inspection and
	certification of products shall be by the provincial veterinarian.
Locally Registered	Those meat establishments that are allowed to operate by the
Meat Establishment	respective LGU wherein the meat inspection is supervised by
	the Municipal or City Meat Inspection Office. The distribution
	and sale of meat and meat products shall be limited to
	City/Municipality where the meat establishment is located.
Categories	Allowable Zones
Class "AAA"	Heavy Industrial Zone (I-3)
	Medium Industrial (I-2)
	Agri-industrial Zone
	Agriculture Zone
Class "AA"	Heavy Industrial Zone (I-3)
	Medium Industrial (I-2)
	Agri-industrial Zone
	Agriculture Zone
Class "A"	Heavy Industrial Zone (I-3)
	Medium Industrial (I-2)
	Agri-industrial Zone
	Agriculture Zone
Locally Registered	Medium Industrial (I-2)
Meat Establishment	Agri-industrial Zone
	Agriculture Zone

RESOLVED FURTHER that the following criteria be, as the same are hereby adopted for the evaluation of proposed slaughterhouses/abattoirs:

1. Slaughterhouse/Abattoir location:

a) Site is at least two hundred (200) meters radial distance away from residential areas, schools, churches and other places of public assembly, funeral establishments, assembly courts or public offices and at least twenty five (25) meters radial distance away from markets and other food establishments (Figure 1 attached as Annex "A");

b) Site is not adjacent to public markets;

c) Site is at least ten (10) meters away from the banks of rivers, streams, or lakes;

d) Accessible to transportation;

e) Free from flooding.

2. Complies with the accreditation process of the NMIS and its operation is in accordance with the requirements of the Code on Sanitation of the Philippines.

3. Complies with the district zoning regulations stipulated in the city/municipal zoning ordinance, if any, where the facility will be established.

APPROVED, 01 October 2015, Quezon City.

(SGD.) CHITO M. CRUZHUDCC Chairman

AUSTERE A. PANADEROUndersecretary, DILG

(SGD.) ANTONIO M. BERNARDOChief Executive Officer and Commissioner

(SGD.) JOSE F. JUSTINIANOUndersecretary, DOJ

(SGD.) RIA CORAZON A. GOLEZ-CABRERACommissioner

(SGD.) EMMANUEL F. ESGUERRADeputy Director-General, NEDA

(SGD.) LUIS A. PAREDESCommissioner

(SGD.) MARIA CATALINA E. CABRALUndersecretary, DPWH

LINDA L. MALENAB-HORNILLA, MNSACommissioner

Attested:

(SGD.) CHARITO B. LANSANGBoard Secretary

ANNEX A

Figure 1

Published in The Philippine Star on February 6, 2016.