Section 9Sec./Art. 9

Control Measures and Enforcement. The DND, the DOH and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) shall at all times ensure strict compliance with the rules governing the use of the emblems of the Red Cross, the Red Crescent, and the Red Crystal; the name "Red Cross", "Red Crescent", or "Red Crystal" or their translation in any official language and dialect or the distinctive signals. They shall exercise strict control over their respective personnel authorized to use the said emblems, names and signals.

They shall take every appropriate step to prevent misuse, in particular by disseminating the rules on their usage as widely as possible, among the armed forces, the police forces, the instrumentalities of the State and the civilian population. They shall likewise issue instructions to national, civilian and military authorities on the use of the distinctive emblem in accordance with the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols and by providing appropriate sanctions in cases of misuse.