Section 91Republic Act No. 123 shall be applied and enforced., Sec./Art. 91

Burial Requirements The burial remains is subject to the following requirements:

(a) No remains shall be buried without a dead certificate. This certificate shall be issued by the attending physician. If there has been no physician in attendance, it shall be issued by the mayor, the secretary of the municipal board, or a councilor of the municipality where the death occurred. The death certificate shall be forwarded to the local civil register within 48 hours after death.

(b) Shipment of remains abroad shall be governed by the rules and regulations of the Bureau of Quarantine.

(c) Graves where remains are buried shall be at least one and one-half meters deep and filled well and firmly.

(d) The cost of burial of a dead person shall be borne by the nearest kin. If the kin is not financially capable of defraying the expenses or if the deceased had no kin, the cost shall be borne by the city or municipal government.

(e) The burial of remains in city or municipal burial grounds shall not be prohibited on account of race, nationality, religion or political persuasion.

(f) If the person who issues a death certificate has reasons to believe or suspect that the cause of death was due to violence or crime, he shall notify immediately the local authorities concerned. In this case the deceased shall not be buried until a permission is obtained from the provincial or city fiscal. If these officials are not available the permission shall be obtained from any government official authorized by law.

(g) Except when required by legal investigation or when permitted by the local health authority, no unembalmed remains shall remain unburied longer than 48 hours after death.

(h) When the cause of death is a dangerous communicable disease, the remains shall be buried within 12 hours after death. They shall not be taken to any place of public assembly. Only the adult members of the family of the deceased may be permitted to attend the funeral.