The document lists several Republic Acts passed by the Philippine Congress between the 11th and 16th Congresses. The Acts relate to health, medical services, and social welfare policies. They include establishing institutions, increasing hospital capacities, regulating industries like tobacco, and providing benefits to vulnerable groups like solo parents and senior citizens.
The document lists several Republic Acts passed by the Philippine Congress between the 11th and 16th Congresses. The Acts relate to health, medical services, and social welfare policies. They include establishing institutions, increasing hospital capacities, regulating industries like tobacco, and providing benefits to vulnerable groups like solo parents and senior citizens.
The document lists several Republic Acts passed by the Philippine Congress between the 11th and 16th Congresses. The Acts relate to health, medical services, and social welfare policies. They include establishing institutions, increasing hospital capacities, regulating industries like tobacco, and providing benefits to vulnerable groups like solo parents and senior citizens.
An act providing for an ecological solid waste management program, creating the necessary institutional mechanisms and incentives, declaring certain acts prohibited and providing penalties, appropriating funds therefor, and for other pruposes
Republic Act No. 8980
An act promulgating a comprehensive policy and a national system for early childhood care and development (ECCD), providing funds therefor and other for other purposes
Republic Act No. 8976
An act establishing the Philippine food fortification program and for other purposes
Republic Act No. 8972
An act providing for the benefits and privileges to solo parents and their children, appropriating funds therefor and for other purposes
Republic Act No. 8750
An act requiring the mandatory compliance by motorists of private and public vehicles to use seat belt devices, and requiring vehicle manufacturers to install seat belt devices in all their manufactured vehicles
Republic Act No. 8749
An act providing for a comprehensive air pollution control poicy and for other purposes
REPUBLIC ACT - 12TH CONGRESS
Republic Act No. 9296
An act strengthening the meat inspection system in the country, ordaining for this purpose a "meat inspection code of the Philippines" and for other purposes
Republic Act No. 9288
An act promulgating a comprehensive policy and a national system for ensuring Newborn Screening
Republic Act No. 9275
An act providing for a comprehensive water quality management and for other purposes
Republic Act No. 9271
An act strengthening the regulatory capacity of the Department of Health in Quarantine and International Health Surveillance, repealing for the purpose Republic Act No. 123 of 1947, as amended
Republic Act No. 9262
An act defining violence against women and their children, providing for protective measures for victims, prescribing penalties therefor, and for other purposes
Republic Act No. 9259
An act creating a body corporate to be known as the La Union Medical Center and for other purposes
Republic Act No. 9257
An act granting additional benefits and privileges to Senior Citizens amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 7432, otherwise known as "An act to maximize the contribution of Senior Citizens to nation building, grant benefits and special privileges and for other purposes" Republic Act No. 9245 An act creating the Philippine National Ear Institute within the University of the Philippines System, defining its powers and functions, providing funds therefor and for other purposes
Republic Act No. 9241
An act amending Republic Act No. 7875, otherwise known as "An act instituting a National Health Insurance PRogram for all Filipinos and Establishing the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation for the purpose
Republic Act No. 9240
An act converting the Las Pinas District Hospital into a Medical Center to be known as the Las Pinas General Hospital and Satellite Trauma Center and appropriating funds therefor
Republic Act No. 9211
An act regulating the packaging, use, sale, distribution and advertisements of tobacco products and for other purposes
Republic Act No. 9208
An act to institute policies to eliminate trafficking in persons especially women and children, establishing the necessary institutional mechanisms for the protection and support of trafficked persons, providing penalties for its violations, and for other purposes
Republic Act No. 9173
An act providing for a more responsive nursing profession, repealing for the purpose republic Act No. 7164, otherwise knows as "the Philippine Nursing Act of 1991" and for other purposes
Republic Act No. 9165
An act instituting the comprehensive dangerous drugs act of 2002, repealing Republic Act No. 6425, otherwise known as the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, as amended, providing funds therefor, and for other purposes
REPUBLIC ACT -13TH CONGRESS
Republic Act No. 9484
An act to regulate the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene and dental technology of the Philippines, repealing for the purpose Republic Act No. 4419, otherwise known as "An act to regulate the practice of dentistry in the Philippines, and for other purposes", and Republic Act No. 768, otherwise known as "An act to regulate the practice of dental hygienitsts in the Philippines, and for other purposes", and appropriating funds therefor
Republic Act No. 9482
An act providing for the control and elimination of human and animal rabies, prescribing penalties for violation thereof and appropriating funds therefor
Republic Act No. 9442
An act amending Republic Act No. 7277, otherwise known as the "Magna Carta for disabled persons, and for other purposes
Republic Act No. 9439
An act prohibiting the detention of patients in hospitals and medical clinics on grounds of nonpayment of hospital bills or medical expenses.
Republic Act No. 9421
An act upgrading the Valenzuela General Hospital in the City of Valenzuela, Metro Manila into a two hundred bed capacity tertiary level hospital, to be known as the Valenzuela Medical Center and appropriating funds therefor
Republic Act No. 9420
An act converting two hundred (200) beds of the 200-bed Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium for tertiary general health care, appropriating funds therefor and for other purposes Republic Act No. 9419 An act increasing the bed capacity of the Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center from one hundred fifty (150) to three hundred (300) beds and appropriating funds therefore
REPUBLIC ACT - 14TH CONGRESS
Republic Act No. 9502
An act providing for cheaper and quality medicines, amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 8293 or the intellectual property code, Republic Act No. 6675 or the Generics Act of 1988, and Republic Act No. 5921 or the Pharmacy Law, and for other purposes
REPUBLIC ACT - 15TH CONGRESS
Republic Act No. 10354
An Act Providing For A National Policy on Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health
Republic Act No. 10152
An Act Providing for Mandatory Basic Immunization Services for Infants and Children, Repealing For the Purpose Presidential Decree No. 996, As Amended
Republic Act No. 10611
An act to strengthen the food safety regulatory system in the country to protect consumenr health and facilitate market access of local foods and food products, and for other purposes
Republic Act No. 10606
An act amending Republic Act No. 7875, otherwise known as the "National Health Insurance Act of 1995", as amended, and for other purposes
Republic Act No. 10595
An act converting the Western Visayas College of Science and Technology (WVCST) in the city of Iloilo into a state university to be known as the Iloilo Science and Technology University, with campuses in the municipalities of Barotac Nuevo, Dumangas, Leon and Miag-ao, all located in the province of Iloilo, and appropriating funds therefor
Republic Act No. 10586
An act penalizing persons driving under the influence of alcohol, dangerous drugs, and similar substances, and for other purposes
Republic Act No. 10532
An act institutionalizing the Philippine National Health Research System
Republic Act No. 10524
An act expanding the positions reserved for persons with disability, amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 7277, as amended, otherwise known as the Magna Carta for Persons with Disability
Republic Act No. 10345
An act increasing the bed capacity of the Quirino Memorial Medical Center from three hundred fifty (350) to five hundred (500) beds, amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 8313, appropriating funds therefor and for other purposes
Republic Act No. 10174
An act establishing the people's survival fund to provide long-term finance streams to enable the government to effectively address the problem of climate change, amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 9729, otherwise known as the "Climate Change Act of 2009", and for other purposes Republic Act No. 10614 An act increasing the bed capacity of Region 1 Medical Center in Dagupan City, Pangasinan from three hundred (300) to six hundred (600), authorizing the increase of its medical personnel, upgrading its services, facilities and professional health care and appropriating funds therefor
Republic Act No. 10613
An act increasing the minimum bed capacity of the Zamboanga City Medical Center from two hundred fifty (250) to five hundred (500) amending for the purpose section 2 of Republic Act No. 7272
REPUBLIC ACT - 16TH CONGRESS
Republic Act No. 10747
An Act Promulgating a Comprehensive Policy in Adddressing the Needs of Persons with Rare Disease.
Republic Act No. 10410
An act recognizing the age from zero (0) to eight (8) years as the first crucial stage of educational development and strengthening the early childhood care and development system, appropriating funds therefor and for other purposes
Republic Act No. 10678
An act coverting the Davao Regional Hospital into Davao Regional Medical Center, increasing its bed capacity and appropriating funds therefor, amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 7179
Republic Act No. 10677
An act increasing the bed capacity of the Northern Mindanao Medical Center in Cagayan de Oro City, amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 7938, appropriating funds therefor and for other purposes
Republic Act No. 10671
An act changing the name of Gubat District Hospital to Salvador R. Encinas District Hospital in Gubat, Sorsogon
Republic Act No. 10666
An act providing for the safety of children aboard motorcycles
Republic Act No. 10645
An act providing for the mandatory Philhealth coverage for all Senior Citizens, amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 7432, as amended by Republic Act No. 9994, otherwise known as the "Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010"
Republic Act No. 10643
An act to effectively instill health consciousness through graphic health warnings on tobacco products
Republic Act No. 10640
An act to further strengthen the anti-drug campaign of the government, amending for the purpose section 21 of Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as the "Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002
Republic Act 10635
An aact establishing the maritime industry authority (Marina) as the single maritime administration responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the 1978 international convention standards of training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers, as amended, and international agreements or covenants related thereto