Mother-Baby Friendly

Workplace Certification
 Republic Act No. 10028*
AN ACT EXPANDING THE PROMOTION OF
BREASTFEEDING, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7600, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “AN
ACT PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO ALL GOVERNMENT
AND PRIVATE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS WITH ROOMING-
IN AND BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES”
*Otherwise known as the “Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009”
 Republic Act No. 10028*
RA 10028 mandates that all health and non-health facilities, establishments or
institutions shall establish lactation stations. The lactation stations shall be adequately
provided with the necessary equipment and facilities, the standards of which shall be
defined by the Department of Health.

All health and non-health facilities, establishments or institutions shall take strict
measures to prevent any direct or indirect form of promotion, marketing, and/or sales of
infant formula and/or breastmilk substitutes within the lactation stations, or in any event
or circumstances which may be conducive to the same.
 RA 10028: Workplace Provisions
• Workplace Lactation Policy
• SPACE: Lactation Station
• TIME: Lactation Periods
• Provision of Breastfeeding Information
• Compliance with EO 51 s. 1986 (Milk Code)
 Department Circular No. 2011-0365
Guidelines for the “Mother-Baby Friendly Workplace
Certification”
Salient features:
• Responsibilities of implementing agencies:
⚬ Department of Health (DOH) is the lead agency to oversee the
implementation of the law
• Requirements and contents for/of application
• Minimum requirements of a lactation station
• Self-assessment tool
The certification shall be valid for two (2) years, subject to re-application and reassessment.
 Guidelines for MBFW Certification

• WORKPLACE POLICY

DOST-STII - Breastfeeding in the Workplace Policy

Office Order No. 22-011 s. 2022
15 December 2022
 Guidelines for MBFW Certification
2. LACTATION STATION
 Guidelines for MBFW Certification
3. LACTATION PERIODS
 Guidelines for MBFW Certification

4. BREASTFEEDING INFORMATION
 Guidelines for MBFW Certification
5. EO NO. 51 (THE MILK CODE)
“National Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, Breast Supplements, and
other related products or the Philippine Milk Code of 1986”
 Orientation on Breastfeeding

The Orientation on Breastfeeding was conducted on 21 June 2023 at the STII Cast Room attended by STII female
personnel. The three (3) resource speakers were from Taguig City Health Office, headed by Ms. Joann O. Espiritu,
City Nutrition Program Coordinator.
 Process Flow of Certification
21 June 2023 19 July 2023 Sept 1st week DOH-MMCHD DOH-MMCHD

Conduct of Submission of letter Schedule of Reviews Grant 2-year

Breastfeeding of intent and assessment visit of recommendation; certification to
Orientation requirements to DOH-MMCHD may conduct random establishments
Department of Health validations
Initial assessment of via email.
Taguig LGU Rejects applications
or grants MBFWC

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