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BENEFITS OF SENIOR CITIZENS
RA 7432 An act to maximize the contribution of senior
citizens to nation building, frant benefits, and
special privileges and for other purposes
RA 9994 Expanded senior citizen act of 2010
 Amended 7432 to include additional
service
RA 10645 Mandatory PhilHealth coverage for all
senior citizens
Proc. 470 1st week of October every year as
Elderly Filipino Week
LAWS GOVERNING PWDS
RA 7277 Provides rehabilitation, self-development, and
self-reliance of disabled persons and their
integration into the mainstream of society.
Batas An act to enhance the mobility of disabled
Pambansa persons
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(Accessibility
Law)
RA 10754 An act expanding the benefits and
privileges of Persons with disabilities (PWDs)
PHILIPPINE LAWS ON CD CONTROL
RA 3573  Law on reporting of communicable
disease
 Notifiable/reportable diseases
Category 1: Immediately Notifiable
 Should be reported within 24 hrs
 Anthrax, Human Avian Influenza,
Measles, Meningococcal Diseases,
 neonatal tetanus, Rabies, SARS
Category 2 (Weekly Notifiable Diseases)
 Acute bloody diarrhea, acute
encephalitis, acute viral encephalitis,
bacterial meningitis, cholera, dengue,
leptospirosis, malaria, pertussis,
typhoid and paratyphoid fever, polio,
AIDS
RA 8504  Philippines AIDS Prevention and
Control
 Act of 1998
 Policy on the prevention and control
of
 AIDS
 Added HIV/AIDS as a notifiable
disease Mandated a nationwide
HIV/AIDS
 information dissemination program
RA 4073 Law liberalizing the treatment of Leprosy
RA 9482: Rabies Act of 2007
 This law informed the public of proper
management of animal bite and/or
rabies exposure
LEGISLATIONS (ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION)
PD 825 Anti-littering Act
 Provides for penalty for improper
disposal of garbage.
CHN 2 (Monthlys)
 Includes defecating and urinating in
public places.
 Includes posting of posters in illegal
public places.
 Fine of P500-1000 or community
service for 1-2 days depending on
severity.
 Parusa: pay or community service.
PD 856 Sanitation Code
 Empowers on promotion and control
of standards in environmental
indicators
 Provide for the control of man’s
environment that affect health
RA 9275 Clean Water Act
 Signed by GMA
 Preservation and revival of fresh,
brackish, and marine waters and
resources
 Management of water bodies
RA 8749 Clean Air Act
 Comprehensive act in air
management — to provide health air
for all Filipinos
 Mandates use of unleaded gasoline
because less hazardous
 Bans incinerators, requires vehicular
emission test for registration of
vehicles
RA 9003 Ecological Solid Waste Management Act
 Mandates segregation of wastes
 Proper storage, collection, treatment
of solid wastes in community
PD 1101 Declared November as Clean Air Month
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
RA 9003 Ecologic Solid Waste Management
Act of 2000
 Defines solid waste management as
the discipline associated with the
control of generation, storage,
collection, transfer, and transport,
processing, and disposal of solid
wastes in a manner that is in accord
with the best principles of public
health economics, engineering,
conservation, aesthetics, and other
environmental considerations