LAW Description

BON Resolution 08 s of 1994 Special Training on Intravenous injections for the RN

BON Resolution 110 of 1998
Adoption of a Guide to Evaluate Compliance with Standards for Safe Nursing
Practice
BON Resolution 118 s of 2002 Guidelines for the Implementation of Board Resolution No. 14 s of 1999
BON Resolution 14 s of 1999
Adoption of the Nursing Specialty Certification Program and Creation of the Nurse
Speciality Nursing Council
BON Resolution 425 s of 2003 Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 9173
EO 180 Guidelines on the right to organizeof government employees
EO 209 Family Code of the Philippines (amended by RA 6809)
EO 51 Philippine Milk Code
Improvement of Life and work conditions of nursing personnel (ILO
ILO Convention #149
recommendation # 157)
Members of accredited professional organizations given preference in hiring or
LOI # 1000
attendance to seminars
LOI 949 Legal Basis of Primary Health Care
PD 148 Amending RA 679 (women & child labor law)
PD 1519 Medicare benefits to all govt employees
PD 442 New labor code
PD 48 Four children with paid maternity leave
PD 491 Nutrition Program
PD 603 child and youth welfare code
PD 626 Employee compensation & state insurance fund
PD 651 Birth registration within 30 days following delivery
PD 69 Four children for personal tax exemption
PD 791 Revised population act as implemented by POPCOM
PD 825 Anti-improper garbage disposal
PD 851 13th month pay
PD 856 Code of sanitation

PD 965 Family Planning and responsible parenthood instructions prior to issuance of

marriage license
Compulsary immunization for children below eight yrs old against communicable
PD 996
diseases
Proclamation #539 Nurse week - every last week of October
Proclamation #6 United Nations Goal on Universal Child Immunization by 1990
RA 1080 Civil service eligibility
RA 1082 Creation of rural health units all over the Phils
RA 3573 Reporting communicable diseases

RA 4073 Treatment of leprosy at government skin clinic, rural health center or by a duly
liscensed physician
RA 6713 Code of conduct and ethical standards for Pblic official and employees
RA 6725 Prohibition of Discrimination vs. women
RA 6727 Wage rationalization
RA 6758 Salary standardization of govt employees
RA 6972 Day care center in every brgy
RA 7160 Local Autonomy Code
RA 7164 The Philippine Nursing Act of 1991
RA 7192 Women in development & Nation Bldg
RA 7305 Magna Carta for Public Health Workers
RA 7432 Senior citizen's act
RA 7600 Rooming-in and breastfeeding act of 1992
RA 7610 Special Protection of Children against child abuse, exploitation & discrimination
RA 7641 New retirement law of employees in the private sector
RA 7875 National health insurance act of 1995
RA 7877 Anti-sexual harassment act of 1995
RA 7883 Barangay health workers benefits & incentive act of 1992
RA 8187 Paternity Leave act of 1995
RA 8282 Social security law of 1997 (amended RA 1161)
RA 8291 GSIS act of 1997 (amende PD 1146)
RA 8344 Hospitals/doctors to treat emergency cases referred for treatment
RA 8749 Clean air act

RA 9173 An act providing for a more responsive Nursing profession repealing for the
purpose RA 7164, otherwise known as "Philippine Nursing Act of 1991
RA 9262 Violence against women and children