Section 4May 25, 2007, Sec./Art. 4

National Rabies Prevention and Control Program. - It is hereby mandated that there shall be a National Rabies Prevention and Control Program to be implemented by a multi-agency/multi-sectoral committee chaired by the Bureau of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture. The program shall be a multi-agency effort in controlling and eliminating Rabies in the country.

Among its component activities include: (1) mass vaccination of Dogs; (2) establishment of a central database system for registered and vaccinated Dogs; (3) impounding, field control and disposition of unregistered, Stray and unvaccinated Dogs; (4) conduct of information and education campaign on the prevention and control of Rabies; (5) provision on pre-exposure treatment to high risk personnel and Post Exposure Treatment to animal bite victims; (6) provision of free routine immunization or Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (P.E.P.) of schoolchildren aged five to fourteen in areas where there is high incidence of rabies as well as the (7) encouragement of the practice of responsible pet ownership.

The program shall be implemented by the Department of Agriculture (DA) , Department of Health (DOH) , Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Department of Education (DepEd) , as well as Local Government Units (LGUs) with the assistance of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) , Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and People's Organizations (POs) .