[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. [69], Lagman on the other hand said that both these priorities are important but with a burgeoning population the budget will become even tighter, thus population growth is a major issue. 2020-10-16-019 COMELEC Timeline and Submission of Local COMELEC Composition. Anti-RH Deputy Speaker Congressman Pablo Garcia said the members of the Committee on Health knew of the WHO announcement on the carcinogenicity of combined estrogen-progestogen oral contraceptives. In 1990, the Board conducted its first fully-computerized licensure examinations. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: SECTION 1. [10] They stressed that "the experience from across Asia indicates that a population policy cum government-funded [family planning] program has been a critical complement to sound economic policy and poverty reduction". – Except for prevailing laws against abortion, any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or is inconsistent with the provisions of this Act including Republic Act No. 17. [2], The Senate Policy Brief titled "Promoting Reproductive Health", the history of reproductive health in the Philippines dates back to 1967 when leaders of 12 countries including the Philippines' Ferdinand Marcos signed the Declaration on Population. Joseph Estrada used mixed methods of reducing fertility rates, while Rvee Jude A. Olandsca focused on mainstreaming natural family planning, while stating that contraceptives are openly sold in the country. Act 3573: law of reporting of communicable diseases; Administrative Order No. Access to Family Planning. "[15], The RH bill provides for "prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and other, STIs/STDs", especially since the number of HIV cases among the young nearly tripled from 41 in 2007 to 110 in 2008. – This Act shall be known as the “Data Privacy Act of 2012”. Single Joint Research Ethics Board. [5], The Philippine Medical Association (PMA) stated in their Position Paper that the goal of reducing the rise of maternal and child deaths "could be attained by improving maternal and child health care without the necessity of distributing contraceptives. We are thus deeply disturbed and saddened by calls made by some members of the Catholic Church to reject a proposed legislation that promises to improve the wellbeing of Filipino families, especially the lives of women, children, adolescents, and the poor". The Philippine National Drug Formulary System and Family Planning Supplies. He also stated that he gives full support to a firm population policy, educating parents to be responsible, providing contraceptives to those who ask for them, but he refuses to promote contraceptive use. (Sgd.) The supply and budget allotments shall be based on, among others, the current levels and projections of the following: (a) Number of women of reproductive age and couples who want to space or limit their children; (b) Contraceptive prevalence rate, by type of method used; and. – Private and nongovernment reproductive healthcare service providers including, but not limited to, gynecologists and obstetricians, are encouraged to provide at least forty-eight (48) hours annually of reproductive health services, ranging from providing information and education to rendering medical services, free of charge to indigent and low-income patients as identified through the NHTS-PR and other government measures of identifying marginalization, especially to pregnant adolescents. Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). 30–32. [36][37], Proponents argue that research by the Guttmacher Institute, involved in advancing international reproductive health, reveals that the use of contraceptives can reduce abortion rates by 85%. The COC shall monitor and ensure the effective implementation of this Act, recommend the necessary remedial legislation or administrative measures, and shall conduct a review of this Act every five (5) years from its effectivity. Republic of the Philippines Thus the UP economists "strongly and unequivocally support" the thrust of the bill to enable "couples and individuals to decide freely and responsibly the number and spacing of their children and to have the information and means to carry out their decisions". No person shall be denied information and access to family planning services, whether natural or artificial: Provided, That minors will not be allowed access to modern methods of family planning without written consent from their parents or guardian/s except when the minor is already a parent or has had a miscarriage. [8], Employers with more than 200 employees shall provide reproductive health services to all employees in their own respective health facilities. Thus, for these women, abortion has become a family planning method, in the absence of information on and access to any reliable means to prevent an unplanned and unwanted pregnancy". 26. 3. Proponents also accuse the Catholic Church of holding the Philippines "hostage" and violating the separation of church and state. On September 30, 2010, one of the freethinkers, Carlos Celdran staged a protest action against the Catholic Church, holding a sign which read "DAMASO," a reference to the villainous, corrupt clergyman Father Dámaso of the novel Noli Me Tangere by Filipino revolutionary writer Jose Rizal, and shouting "stop getting involved in politics!" Those with fewer than 200 workers shall enter into partnerships with health professionals for the delivery of reproductive health services. REPUBLIC ACT No. 10526 of July 23, 2012 is an act declaring the month of January of every year as “LIVER CANCER AND VIRAL HEPATITIS AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH”. Maternal and Newborn Health Care in Crisis Situations [38], Both sides of the debate accuse the other side of deception and misleading the public. [24], In response, the Ateneo administration announced its unity with Catholic teaching and that it had "serious objections to the present bill". [62] Former Finance Secretary Roberto de Ocampo stated that these punitive provisions "are tantamount to an affront to civil liberties and smack of religious persecution". SEC. The justices, however, struck down eight provisions of the law partially or in full. SEC. They announced that "Catholic social teachings recognize the primacy of the well-formed conscience over wooden compliance to directives from political and religious authorities", urging Catholic authorities to withdraw their opposition the bill. National BHW Registry System. Presidential candidate Gilbert Teodoro or Gibo suggested a cash transfer from the government to individuals wanting access to family planning methods, whether natural or artificial. There are several studies cited by those who support the bill: President Aquino stated he was not an author of the bill. [71], In December 2010, the Cabinet and the CBCP agreed to have a joint campaign providing full information on the advantages and risks of contraceptives, natural and artificial family planning and responsible parenthood. It provides that "the government shall ensure that all women needing care for post-abortion complications shall be treated and counseled in a humane, non-judgmental and compassionate manner". 2. [12], Proponents argue that smaller families and wider birth intervals resulting from the use of contraceptives allow families to invest more in each child's education, health, nutrition and eventually reduce poverty and hunger at the household level. President Ferdinand Marcos pushed for a systematic distribution of contraceptives all over the country, a policy that was called "coercive", by its leading administrator. On April 8, 2014, through a statement delivered in Baguio City by Spokesperson of the Supreme Court Theodore Te, Republic Act No. 96: An Act Providing For a National Policy on Reproductive Health, Responsible Parenthood and Population and Development and Other Purposes", "Full text of House Bill No. 12. That amount can build 4,644 new classrooms…or it can subsidize the college education of 300,000 scholars—a chance for underprivileged student achievers to earn their diploma". Oral arguments concluded on August 27, with the petitioners against and for the law being instructed to submit memorandums within 60 days. (l) Modern methods of family planning refers to safe, effective, non-abortifacient and legal methods, whether natural or artificial, that are registered with the FDA, to plan pregnancy. Our country's HIV/AIDS statistics have increased by 30 percent! “By 2040, the Philippines is a prosperous middle class society where no one is poor. 8792 of the Philippines or the e-Commerce Act of 2000 is a law that aims to facilitate domestic and international dealings, transactions, 6517 or the proposed “Philippine Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act” which seeks to provide compassionate and right of access to medical cannabis and expand research into its medicinal properties. Proponents, on the other hand, state that the church should not meddle in matters of the state and should focus on religious matters, not political matters.[64]. 9. The MHCS shall deliver health care goods and services to its constituents, more particularly to the poor and needy, as well as disseminate knowledge and information on reproductive health. 22. This law is already in effect as the Supreme Court uphold its constitutionality (February 18, 2014). Lacierda said that the Executive Branch "is not involved in the passage of the RH bill, saying the measure's fate rests solely on the legislative branch. [6], Different presidents had different points of emphasis. Integration of Responsible Parenthood and Family Planning Component in Anti-Poverty Programs. – For the purpose of this Act, the following terms shall be defined as follows: (a) Abortifacient refers to any drug or device that induces abortion or the destruction of a fetus inside the mother’s womb or the prevention of the fertilized ovum to reach and be implanted in the mother’s womb upon determination of the FDA. Midwives for Skilled Attendance The Catholic Church also states that their stand is based on secular reasons and natural law that are both acceptable to non-Catholics as well. (z) Skilled health professional refers to a midwife, doctor or nurse, who has been educated and trained in the skills needed to manage normal and complicated pregnancies, childbirth and the immediate postnatal period, and in the identification, management and referral of complications in women and newborns. 2016-0002 “privacy guidelines for the implementation of the philippine health information exchange”. In the upper house, the Senate voted, on December 18, 2012, to pass the bill on second reading with 13–8, while Senators Sergio Osmeña III and Lito Lapid were absent. [82], In response to petitions challenging the law's constitutionality, the Supreme Court voted 10–5 on March 19, 2013 to issue a status quo ante order halting the implementation of the law for four months. (n) Public health care service provider refers to: (1) public health care institution, which is duly licensed and accredited and devoted primarily to the maintenance and operation of facilities for health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care of individuals suffering from illness, disease, injury, disability or deformity, or in need of obstetrical or other medical and nursing care; (2) public health care professional, who is a doctor of medicine, a nurse or a midwife; (3) public health worker engaged in the delivery of health care services; or (4) barangay health worker who has undergone training programs under any accredited government and NGO and who voluntarily renders primarily health care services in the community after having been accredited to function as such by the local health board in accordance with the guideline’s promulgated by the Department of Health (DOH). Poverty incidence is higher among big families. 21. (aa) Sustainable human development refers to bringing people, particularly the poor and vulnerable, to the center of development process, the central purpose of which is the creation of an enabling environment in which all can enjoy long, healthy and productive lives, done in the manner that promotes their rights and protects the life opportunities of future generations and the natural ecosystem on which all life depends. Title. The DOH shall provide such programs, technical support, including capacity building and monitoring. (f) Fetal and infant death review refers to a qualitative and in-depth study of the causes of fetal and infant death with the primary purpose of preventing future deaths through changes or additions to programs, plans and policies. 7392, otherwise known as the Midwifery Act, is hereby repealed, modified or amended accordingly. Although some provisions were deemed as unconstitutional (struck down) particularly Sections 4(c)(3), 7, 12, and 19. The proponents state that the passage of the RH Bill would mean: The Department of Health states that family planning can reduce maternal mortality by about 32%. [32], Proponents such as E. Ansioco of Democratic Socialist Women of the Philippines argued that "The World Health Organization (WHO) includes contraceptives in its Model Lists of Essential Drugs" and thus are safe medicines. – (a) Pursuant to the herein declared policy, the DOH shall serve as the lead agency for the implementation of this Act and shall integrate in their regular operations the following functions: (1) Fully and efficiently implement the reproductive health care program; (2) Ensure people’s access to medically safe, non-abortifacient, legal, quality and affordable reproductive health goods and services; and. 2. – The cities and municipalities shall endeavor that barriers to reproductive health services for PWDs are obliterated by the following: (a) Providing physical access, and resolving transportation and proximity issues to clinics, hospitals and places where public health education is provided, contraceptives are sold or distributed or other places where reproductive health services are provided; (b) Adapting examination tables and other laboratory procedures to the needs and conditions of PWDs; (c) Increasing access to information and communication materials on sexual and reproductive health in braille, large print, simple language, sign language and pictures; (d) Providing continuing education and inclusion of rights of PWDs among health care providers; and. Penalties [85], On July 16, the justices voted 8–7 to extend the status quo ante order, which would have expired the next day "until further orders effective immediately. Fifteenth Congress 17. – This Act shall be liberally construed to ensure the provision, delivery and access to reproductive health care services, and to promote, protect and fulfill women’s reproductive health and rights. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Agnette de Perio Peralta and Maria Cecilia Credo Matienzo (apperalta@co.doh.gov.ph and mccmatienzo@yahoo.com) ... Department of Health Rizal Avenue, Manila 1003 , Philippines. [7], SEC. [citation needed], The 2013 total fertility rate (TFR) is 3.20 births per woman, from a TFR of 7 in 1960. (d) Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEMONC) refers to lifesaving services for emergency maternal and newborn conditions/complications as in Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care plus the provision of surgical delivery (caesarian section) and blood bank services, and other highly specialized obstetric interventions. 12. Secretary General All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated. Francisco Montalvan of the Inquirer said that in the end the Damasos are the scheming, corrupt and deceptive people, implying that the "pro-death advocates" are these, while the Cardinal Rosales who started a nationwide fund for the poor is very far from Damaso. Separability Clause. 8. It also includes neonatal interventions which include at the minimum: newborn resuscitation, provision of warmth, and referral, blood transfusion where possible. Role of the Food and Drug Administration – The DOH shall be responsible for disseminating information and providing training programs to the LGUs. The natural or juridical person involved in the processing of personal data is found or established in the Philippines; b. [9], In Population and Poverty, Aniceto Orbeta, Jr., showed that poverty incidence is higher among big families: 57.3% of Filipino families with seven children are in poverty while only 23.8% of families who have two children live below the poverty threshold. For the purposes of this Act, midwives and nurses shall be allowed to administer lifesaving drugs such as, but not limited to, oxytocin and magnesium sulfate, in accordance with the guidelines set by the DOH, under emergency conditions and when there are no physicians available: Provided, That they are properly trained and certified to administer these lifesaving drugs. 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