Presented by:

Raquel S. Vibal
 Legislative history

Bill introduced in the House of Representatives An Act providing for a Comprehensive Policy
of the Philippines on Responsible Parenthood, Reproductive
Health, and Population and Development, and
for Other Purposes

Bill introduced in the Senate of the Philippines An Act providing for a National Policy on
Reproductive Health and Population and
Development
 Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012

Congress of the Philippines

Citation Republic Act No. 10354

Enacted by House of Representatives of the
Philippines
Enacted December 19, 2012
Enacted by Senate of the Philippines
Enacted December 19, 2012
Signed December 21, 2012
Signed by Benigno Aquino III
Commenced January 17, 2013
 What is RH Law?
A law in the Philippines which
guarantees universal access to
methods on:
• Contraception
• Fertility Control
• Sexual Education
• Maternal Care
 Declaration of Policy
The state recognizes and guarantees the human
rights of all persons including their right to equality
and nondiscrimination of these rights, the right to
human development, the right to health which
includes :
• Reproductive Health
• Right to Education and information
• Right to choose and make decisions for
themselves in accordance with their religious
convictions, ethic, cultural beliefs
• Demands of responsible parenthood
 Declaration of Policy
The state recognizes and guarantees the
promotion of :
• Gender equality
• Gender Equity
• Women empowerment
• Dignity as a health human rights concern as a
social responsibility
 Declaration of Policy
“The advancement and protection of
women’s human rights shall be central to
the efforts of the State to address
reproductive health care.”
 Declaration of Policy

• Guarantees • Information and

universal access to education
medically –safe
 Reproductive Health
• It refers to a complete physical, mental and
social well-being and merely the absence of
disease relating to the productive system and
to its functions and processes.
• It also implies that people are able to have a
responsible, safe and consensual sex life.
 Family Planning
• Couples and individuals to decide freely and
responsibly the number and spacing of their
children and to have the information and
means to do so, and to have access to a full
range of safe, affordable, effective, non-
abortifacient modern and artificial methods of
planning pregnancy.
 Family Planning
Two types of Family Planning
1. Natural Planning
- A method of birth control that involves abstention fro sexual
intercourse during the period of ovulation

Rhythm Method Temperature Method Withdrawal Method

 Family Planning
2. Artificial Family Planning
-Any unnatural technique that is used to
prevent conception.
 Artificial Family Planning

Condom
Contraceptive Pills

Tubal Ligation
 Access to Family Planning
• All accredited facilities shall provide a full range
of modern family planning methods
• Private health facilities may provide services for
a pay but will also likewise provide free services
to indigents (except for those non-maternity
specialty hospitals and those owned by religious
group)
• Minors will not be allowed to access moderns
methods of family planning without parental
consent (except if the minor is a parent or has
had a miscarriage)
 Drugs, Supplies and Health Products
and Standards
• Products and supplies for modern family
planning methods shall be part of the National
Drug Formulary

• Included in the purchase of essential

medicines and supplies (FDA)
 Drugs, Supplies and Health Products
and Standards
• DOH shall procure, distribute to LGU’s and
monitor the usage.

• Distribution shall be based on:

-number of women in their reproductive age
and couples who want to space or limited their
children
-Contraceptive prevalence
-Cost of family planning supplies
What is important of Family Planning?
Mother Father
-It gives mothers time - Lightens the burden
and opportunity to give and responsibility of the
sufficient attention to father in supporting his
themselves family

Children Family
- Get quality time and - Have more
attention from their opportunities to enjoy
parents each others company

Community
- Improve the economic
and social status of
community
What is Responsible Parenthood?
Parents plan and work to meet the goals
of their family

Parents plan the desired number ,

spacing and stats, socio economic
concerns and religious convictions

Parents respond to the need of

their children
 Governance-Duties and Responsibilities

Ensure people’s Ensure that all public health
access to medically- facilities in the service
safe of reproductive delivery network have an
health services and adequate of skilled health
products. professionals for
reproductive health.
Regularly provide the
DOH and LGU’s with
the updated list of
poor, as the primary
source of identifying
priority beneficiaries.
 Governance-Duties and Responsibilities

• CSO’s and private

sector
organizations
involved in
responsible
parenthood and
Implementation of
age –and- reproductive
development health s
appropriate
reproductive health
education
Reference:
• https://www.doh.gov.ph/sites/default/files/po
licies_and_laws/RA10354_RPRHLawIRR1.pdf
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsible_Pa
renthood_and_Reproductive_Health_Act_of_
2012
Thank you.