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CONSULAR INFORMATION BULLETIN NO. 03/,
SERIES 2000
REQUIREMENTS
FOR SHIPPING HUMAN REMAINS TO THE PHILIPPINES
Pursuant to Sec. 671, of the
Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs Rules and Regulations, the following
documents must accompany the remains:
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A certificate of death issued by the
local registrar of deaths, or similar authority, showing the name, age,
nationality of the deceased person, the place, date, and cause of death as
certified by the attending physician;
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A certificate of the embalmer stating
that the body was properly embalmed by him, and that it is in a sanitary
condition for shipment abroad;
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A mortuary certificate certifying that
the casket contains only the body of the deceased; how the case is marked
and addressed; how it will be shipped to the Philippines, including the port
and date of shipment, name of carrier, port of destination, and scheduled
time of arrival;
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A removal permit from the local police
authorities; and
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Transmit permit issued by the proper
health authority at the place where transportation begins.
Under Sec. 672 of the above Rules and Regulations - requirements for entry of
remains into the Philippines, the National Quarantine Office requires the
following:
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Bodies of persons who have died from
cholera, small-pox, leprosy, plague and anthrax or any communicable disease
shall be properly embalmed and placed in a hermetically sealed metallic
casket which shall later be enclosed in a wooden coffin or case strongly
made and securely screwed or nailed and carefully disinfected.
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In the conveyance of a dead body, the
name of the deceased, date and hour of death, place of death, cause of death
(stating whether caused by a communicable disease), the point of
destination, the name of the person in charge and the consignees, shall be
securely fastened or pasted on the box at its most conspicuous portion.
All coffins must be provided with at least four handles.
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The transfer of bodies of person who
have died from any communicable disease must not be accompanied by persons
or articles which have been exposed to the infection of the disease, unless
certified to by the Health Officer as having been properly disinfected.
The Rules and Regulations also require that an Officer of the Philippine Embassy
or Consulate in the place from which the remains will originate should
personally seal the metal casket, coffin or box and to issue a certificate in
relation therero. This certificate will form part of the documents to
accompany the remains.
Certification fee is £43.00*
(effective 26 June 2000)
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY, LONDON, 26 June
2000
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