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LAWS RELATED TO COVID-19 March 24, 2020

President signed the law RA 11469

IN THE PHILIPPINES

Valid: 3 months (unless extended

RA 11469: BAYANIHAN TO HEAL AS ONE ACT

by the Congress).

RA 11469
It is enacted by the house of

representative of the Philippines and
has been passed on March 23,
2020 decla ring a nationa l
e m e r g e n c y t h ro u g h o u t t h e
Philippines as result of the
COVID-19 situation

Effectivity: March 26, 2020

In it congress authorizes the

WHO organization has already
characterized COVID-19 as a
pandemic and called on all the
cou ntries to ta ke u rgent &
aggressive action to mitigate its
spread.
people.
president to exercise the necessary
special powers for a limited time &
subject to certain restrictions to
address a problem that put us a
clear and present danger to the

The outcomes in wake of initial measures Section 4 of RA 11469

already taken with the president to The law grants the President 30 special
address the confidential maintenance powers to address the COVID-19 in the
with issuance of proclamation 922
outbreak in the country.

Signed: March 8, 2022

1.. Adopt and implement these measures to
Declaring the state of public prevent further spread in the coronavirus, ff the
health emergency throughout the WHO guidelines

Philippines.
- Phys ica l or socia l
Proclamation 929
distancing
Signed: March 16, 2020
- Quarantine facilities (14
Declaring a state of calamity days quarantine for +)
throughout the Philippines and of ventilation of indoor
imposing an enhance community spaces
quarantine throughout Luzon.
- Covering coughs,
sneezes

- Hand washing
- Keeping and washed
hands away from the
face
- The use of face masks
or coverings has been
recommended in public
settings to minimize the
list of transmissions.
2. Expedite and streamline the accreditation
of testing kits and facilitate the testing of patient
under investigations and visions and under
monitoring with private and public hospitals as
well as the immediate isolation and treatment of
patients.
The law provides the compulsory and
immediate isolation & treatment of patients
and that the cause of such treatment for
covid-patient should be covered under the
national health insurance program of the
Philippines health insurance corporation or
PHILHEALTH.
3. Ensure that all the LGUs are acting
according to the regulations and directives issued
by the national government while implementing
the standards of the community quarantine to
their respective locales. The LGUs are still
allowed to exercise their autonomy in situations
not defined by the national government.
4. The authority to give 18 million low-income
families P5,000 - 8,000 a month in
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emergency cash aid - depending on the prevailing
minimum wage in the region - for 2 mos.
Total of 200 billion pesos cash
assistance provided by the bayanihan to
heal as one act.
5. P. Duterte grants a special risk allowance to
frontline public health workers
BENEFITS FOR HEALTH WORKERS UNDER
THE LAW
Covid-19 special risk allowance will be given to
all public health worker on top of their usual
hazard pay granted under the magna carta of
public health workers. (RA 7305)
Full health coverage for medical expenses of
private and public health workers who are
diagnosed to have covid-19 and there is also a
100,000 pesos compensation for health
workers who contracted severe COVID-19
i nfe ct io n w h i l e i n th e l i n e of d uty
(Retroactive Application (February 01,
2020)
1 million compensation to those who died
fighting the COVID-19 infection (Retroactive
Application (February 01, 2020))
6. Direct PhilHealth to shoulder all medical
costs of workers exposed to the coronavirus
for the duration of the emergency
7. Mandate that public and private health
workers who contract the virus will be given
100,000 pesos, and 1 M pesos for the families


of health workers who succumbed to the virus
while in the line of duty.
8. Take over private medical facilities
The public interest requires the act authorizes
the president to direct the operation of private
establishments specifically hospitals to serve
as quarantined areas or as medical relief and
aid distribution location or other temporary
medical facilities including the transport of
contemporary accommodations for health
emergency personnel.
T h e m a n a g e m e n t o f s u c h p r i va te
establishments are to be retained in the hands
of their owners but the owners are required to
to provide a full accounting to the president of
their operations including the costs and
damages incurred as the basis for their
unreasonable compensation
9. Discontinue appropriated programs or
activities of agencies of the executive branch
(including government-owned and controlled
corporations) - to save money. The savings will
then be allocated for support operations and
response measures in the fight against
COVID-19.
10. Enforce protective measures against
hoarding and profiteering of commodities such as
food, fuel, medicine, and medical supplies
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(Section 9) states that the act in full force
and effect only for the duration of the national
health emergency
Offenses that are in effect only for
the duration of the national health
emergency
(Section 6) enumerates some offenses under
the act:
Enga g ing in hoa rd ing a nd
profiteering price manipulation
product deceptions, monopolies, or
other pernicious practices affecting
th e su p p ly d ist r i b ut io n a n d
movement of food, clothing, hygiene
and sanitation products, medicine
and medical supplies, fuel in order
articles of fine necessity whether
imported or locally produced or
manufactured.
11. Ensure that donation, acceptance, and
distribution of health products are not delayed.
A.O. 27 establishing a framework for the
acceptance, management , distribution and
delivery of all the medicines, medical
equipment and supplies in other health
products donated to the national government
or DOH for addressing the COVID-19
situation.
(Section 4 (J)) authorized the
president as temporary emergency
measure to ensure that donation,
acceptance, and distribution of
health produces intended to entrust


the COVID-19 pu b l ic hea lth
emergency are not necessarily
delayed and that the health products
for the national certified by the
re g u l ato ry a g e n cy o r th e i r
accredited third countries with
esta b l ished regu lations sha l l
automatically be cleared.
Imperative need to properly consolidate and
manage all the donations of medicines, medical
equipment and supplies and other health
products to address COVID-19 whether to the
national government as a whole or the DOH
specifically assist the latter in the efficient and
expeditious delivery of assistance to the public
during the state of national emergency.
12. Secure goods such as protective laboratory
and medical equipment, medical supplies, tools,
testing kits, facilities and venues, and others in
an efficient manner.
13. Partner with PRC (Philippine Red
Cross) as the primary humanitarian agency..
PNRC/PRC will always provide emergency
relief to the people in need during natural
disasters, a rmed conflicts a nd other
emergencies they have the local knowledge
relationships and access that enable them to
be fast and effective responders before, during
an d after the pandemic.
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14. Engage temporary HRH (Human
Resources for Health) to complement or
supplement the current workforce in hospitals
and other facilities.
Health systems can only function with health
workers improving health service coverage and
realizing the right to the enjoyment of the
highest attainable standard of health is
dependent on their availability, accessibility,
acceptability and quality.
Mere availability of health workers is not
sufficient when they’re equitably distributed
and accessible by the population.
When they possess the required competency
and are motivated and empowered to deliver
quality care that s appropriate and acceptable
to the socio-cultural expectations of the
populations.
When they adequately supported by the health
system that can be theoretical coverage
translating to an effective service coverage.
15. Money a nd Credit. Ensu re the
availability of credit to the productive sectors
by lowering the lending interest rates and reserve
requirements of lending institutions.
16. Ease up grant incentives for the
manufacture or importation of much-needed
equipment or supplies, including medical
equipment and supplies
The president is also authorized to ensure the
availability of credit to productive sectors in


the countryside as well as incentive for
businesses to manufacture and import critical
or needed equipment against COVID-19 that is
exact from duties and tax sets.
17. Ease the availability of essential goods
through measures that will reduce interference to
the supply chain.
The act also provides that the president
ensures the availability of essential goods and
services including the food and the medicines
to the people by adopting reasonably
necessary measures to facilitate the movement
of such goods and services as well as to
minimize supply chain destruction to the
maximum extent as possible.
In order to ensure also the speeding movement
& distribution of such essential goods and
services, the government is also to make sure
that the encroachments and other obstacles to
traffic in all roads including legal constructions
in public places are also removed
18. Require business to prioritize and accept
contracts for services and materials necessary
to promote the law
In case of denying, (Section 6 of RA
11469 (d)) , it penalizes their revisal to
prioritize and accept contracts for materials
and services necessary to promote the
billionaire laws which is already declared as a
national policy
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19. Regulate and limit the operation of land,
sea and air transportation, private or public.
20. Regulate traffic on all roads, streets,
bridges, et al
In order to ensure also the speeding movement
& distribution of such essential goods and
services, the government is also to make sure
that the encroachments and other obstacles to
traffic in all roads including legal constructions
in public places are also removed
21. Continue to authorize alternative working
arrangements for employees and workers in
the executive branch, and if necessary, other
independent branches of government and the
private sector.
22. Regulate the distribution and use of
energy, fuel, and water, and ensure sufficient
supply of these.
The president is also authorized by the act
undertake measures to conserve and regulate
the distribution and use of power, fuel, energy,
and water to ensure an adequate supply of
such necessities for the duration of the
national health emergency
23. Use unutilized funds to fight against the
coronavirus. Any unutilized funds shall be
considered abandoned during the state of
Emergency.


The LGSF covid-19 to LGUs should be
recorded called as trust receipts by the
LGUs for the specified purposes for which the
funds were received.
Funds remain unutilized (ex. It has not been
used up until December 31, 2021) shall be
reverted to the national trust by the recipients
of the local government units. However, if at
any point. (Before December 31, 2021), the
LGU determine that the fund can no longer be
utilized
24. Authorize to allocate funds - including
unutilized or unreleased subsidiaries held by
G O C C s - to a d d ress th e CO V I D - 1 9
EMERGENCY
25. Move the deadline and timeline for the
submission and filing of documents, taxes, fees,
and others while in community quarantine.
BIR Issues amendment to extend deadlines
suspended assessment and collection of the
efficiency taxes unaccepted the importation of
needed health care equipment or materials
from certain taxes and duties in view of the
enhanced community quarantine imposed by
the Philippine government in response to the
worsening COVID-19 in the Philippines.
26. Direct banks and other financial institutions
- including GSIS, SSS, & PAG-IBIG Fund - to
implement a 30 day grade period for
payments of loans and credit card bills
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The imposition of the enhanced quarantine has
severally disrupted economic activity &
negatively affected the livelihood of many it has
difficult for in the individuals and business to
either pay their loans, rents, and bills to
produce adequate funds to settle these
obligations.
To address these concerns private companies
allow the extension of the deadline of bills
payment to at-least 30 days from the original
date without the additional penalty.
The government mandated this grace period
with inclusion section 4(a&b) of RA
11469
Direct all banks was the banks financing
companies lending companies and other
financial institutions- public or private
including GSIS, SSS, PAG-IBIG - to
implement a 30 day grace period for
payments of loans and credit card bills
including but not limited to salary
personal housing and motor vehicles
loans as well as credit card payments
falling due within this period of the
enhanced community quarantine without
incurring interest, penalties, fees or other
charges a person with multiple loans shall
be given the minimum30 day grace
period of every loan.
Section 4a: allows the president to enforce
30-day grace period on payment of loans
and also to ensure the implementation of the
provision that there are penalty or it penalizes
the refusal to provide the 30 day grace

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period under section 4 with fine or Cited: Presidential Proclamation 929

imprisonment or both at the discretion of the Dated: March 16, 2020
court.
28. Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program
(4Ps) implement an expanded the 4ps to
include persons working in informal economy
(self-employed, construction, etc.) and those who
are not recipients of the current 4Ps.

29. Lift the 30% cap on the amount

appropriated for the quick response fund

Under the lifting of limits on DRRM funds and

personal services cup
Under RA 10121 (Philippine Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Act of 2010)
applicable during the state of national
emergency as declared by the president

BENEFITS FOR THE PRODUCTIVE Realignment of local funds:

SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY
27. Provide a 30-day grace period on
residential rents within the period of the ECQ
without incurring interest, penalties, et al.
DTI enforces 30-day grace period for
residential, commercial rent which has
cumulative amount of rents falling due within
the ECQ shall be equally amortized in the next
6 months, without incurring interest,
penalties, fees and charges.
Falls: March 17, 2020 - April 12, 2020
Section 4(q) : local chief executive of all the
LGUs are hereby authorized to realign their
respective local funds including but not limited
to their development fund, GAD, SK, and
Special Education fund including the utilized
or unreleased subsidies and transfers in order
to address the covid-19 pandemic.
Section 4(j) : withstanding the provisions of
section 272 of RA 7160 or local
government code of 1991, a portion of a
special education fund may be used for the
support of alternative learning modalities
digital education, digital infrastructure and

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continuity plans such as purchase of Violators of these law

equipment, materials and supplies related to Disobedience by LGU officials of
printing and delivery of self-learning modules, national government policies or
provision of safe schools infrastructure, directives in imposing quarantine.
equipment and facilities such as hand-washing Unjustified refusal of owners and
station, soap, alcohol sanitizers & other possessors of privately-owned hospitals
disinfecting solutions as well as medical health and facilities; to operate pursuant to the
supplies deemed appropriate by public health directive of the President
officials such as thermometers, face masks Engaging in hoarding, profiteering,
and face shields subject to existing, injurious speculations, manipulation of
accounting and auditing rules. prices, product deceptions, and cartels,
monopolies, or other combinations in
30. Undertake other reasonable and restraint of trade, or other pernicious
necessary measures to carry out the law p ra ct ic es affe ct i n g th e su p p ly ,
subject to the constitutions. distribution, and movement of food,
clothing, hyg iene, a nd sa nitation
The constitution constitutes to be in effect the products, medicine and medical supplies,
act provide that nothing here in shall be fuel, fertilizers, chemicals, building
construed as an implement restriction or materials, and equipment required in
modification of the provisions of the agriculture, industry and other essential
constitution which states in services, and other articles of prime
Section 7: Bill of Rights and other necessity, whether imported or locally
Constitutional Guarantees. produced
Refusal to prioritize and accept
PUNISHABLE ACTS contracts for materials & services
necessary to address the COVID-19
Section 6 of RA 11469 pandemic.
Law provides that aside from acts or Refusal to provide the 30-day grace
omission already penalized by existing period.
laws, the following acts shall be Creating, perpetrating, or spreading of
punishable with imprisonment of 2 false information rega rding the
months or a fine of 10,000.00 - COVID-19 crisis on social media and
1,000,000 pesos or both, at the other platforms
discretion of the court

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Failure to comply with reasonable

limitations on the operation of certain
transportation sectors, whether land, sea
or air, be it private or public.
Impeding access to roads, streets,
and bridges, putting up prohibited
encroachments or obstacles, and
maintenance of illegal constructions in
public places that have been ordered to
be removed.
Note:
Violations of the act are punishable with either
imprisonment or a fine and if the offense is
committed by a corporation or any other
juridical person,t he penalties to be imposed on
the president, directors, managing partners or
participated in the commission of the offense
or who allowed it to be committed or failed to
prevents its commission.
If the offender is a public official or
government employee, the person can be
admitted the additional punishment of
perpetual or temporary absolute disqualification
from the office