104.

Issuance of Environmental Sanitation Clearance (ESC)

Environmental Sanitation Clearance (ESC) is issued by the DOH Regional Office

allowing the collection, handling, transport, treatment and disposal of domestic sludge or
septage for mobile and/or stationary.

Office or Division: Local Health Support Division

Classification: Highly Technical
Type of G2B – Government to Business and
Transaction: G2G – Government to Government
Who may avail: All entities / Owners/Operators/Developers who wanted to establish
collection, handling, transport, treatment and disposal of domestic sludge
or septage (mobile and/or stationary).
CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS WHERE TO SECURE
For both Mobile Service and
Stationary Service
1. Notarized application Requesting Party
(1 original, 3 photocopy)
2. Report of Inspections, Local Health Office
recommendations and findings from the
LGU concerned (through local health
office)
(1 original, 3 photocopy)
3. Report of validation and site evaluation DOH Regional Office and Provincial Health Office
conducted by the CHD Regional Office in
coordination with the concerned
Provincial Health Office
(1 original, 3 photocopy)
Representative
Authorization Letter (1 original) Owners / Operators/ Developers
Any government valid ID both from the Post Office, DFA, PSA, SSS, GSIS, Senior
owner and the representative Citizen’s Office, Pag-ibig, COMELEC, LTO, PRC,
(1 original, 1 photocopy) NBI, PhilHealth, BIR
AGENCY FEES TO PROCESSING PERSON
CLIENT STEPS
ACTIONS BE PAID TIME RESPONSIBLE
1. Coordinate and 1.1 Receives and None 40 minutes Designated Staff
Submit Notarized evaluates the EOH
Application Form application for its
including correctness and
documentary completeness of
requirements the necessary
(c/o Local Health documents
Office) forwarded by the
local health office
1.2 Receives and None 5 minutes Administrative
logs Aide VI
Central Receiving
1.3 Tabletop None 5 days Regional Sanitary
evaluation of the Engineer
application EOH

1.4 Schedules the None 3 days Designated Staff

inspection/ EOH
evaluation and
prepares Office
Order/ travel
documents and
 inform the
establishment of
the inspection
1.5 Conducts None 1 day Regional Sanitary
inspection/ (excludes travel Engineer
evaluation visit time) EOH

1.6 Prepares and None 2 days Regional Sanitary

process inspection/ Engineer
evaluation report EOH

1.7 Issues Order of None 10 minutes Designated Staff

Payment EOH
2. Pays the amount 2.1 Accepts and Clearance 20 minutes Administrative
due reflected in issue official Fee: Assistant III
the Order of receipt based on Mobile and Cashier
Payment to the the amount Stationary -
Cashier’s Office reflected in the PHP
Order of 2,800.00
Payment
Combined-
PHP
3,000.00
3. Submits copy of 3.1 Receives and None 5 minutes Designated Staff
Official Receipt logs EOH
of payment at the
EOH office 3.2 Prepares None 1 day Regional Sanitary
Environmental Engineer
Sanitation EOH
Clearance (ESC)
3.3 Recommends None 1 day Medical Officer V
the Approval of LHSD Chief
ESC Office
3.4 Signs the ESC None 10 minutes Regional Director
RD’s Office
4. Receives 4.1 Releases the None 15 minutes Administrative
Approved ESC Approved ESC Aide VI
Records Section
TOTAL Clearance 13 days, 1
Fee: hour, 45
Mobile and minutes
Stationary -
PHP
2,800.00

Combined-
PHP
3,000.00