RELATED

LAWS AND
POLICIES IN
PUBLIC
HEALTH
NCM 104
LEARNING • Adhere to ethico-legal considerations when providing safe,
OUTCOME quality, and professional nursing care.
• Apply ethical reasoning and decision-making process to
address situations of ethical distress and moral dilemma.
• Adhere to established norms of conduct based on the
Philippine Nursing Law and other legal, regulatory, and
institutional requirements relevant to safe nursing practice.
• Protect client rights based on “Patient’s Bill of Rights and
Obligations”
• Implement strategies/ policies related to informed consent
as it applies in multiple contexts.
CONTENTS • RA 9173: Philippine Nurses Act
• RA 7305: Magna Carta for Public Health Worker
• RA 11332: Law on Reporting of Communicable
Diseases
• PD 856: Sanitation Code
• RA 8749: Clean Air Act
• RA 6675: Generic Act
• RA 7875: National Health Insurance Act
• RA 7432: Expanded Senior Citizen’s Act of 2003
• RA 9165: Revised Dangerous Drugs Law
• RA 10028: Breastfeeding Act
REPUBLIC
ACT 9173:
PHILIPPINE
NURSING
ACT
REPUBLIC ACT • An act providing for a more responsive
nursing profession, repealing for the purpose
9173: Republic Act no. 7164,

PHILIPPINE • known as "the Philippine nursing act of 1991"

NURSING ACT • State to assume responsibility for the

protection and improvement of the nursing
profession by instituting measures that will
result in relevant nursing education, humane
working conditions, better career prospects
and a dignified existence for our nurses.
ARTICLE III:
ORGANIZATIO • Board, to be composed of a
N OF THE
BOARD OF Chairperson and six (6)
NURSING
members
• Appointed by the president
of the Republic of the
Philippines
QUALIFICATIO • Be a natural born citizen and resident of the Philippines;
NS OF THE • Be a member of good standing of the accredited professional
CHAIRPERSON organization of nurses
AND MEMBERS
OF THE BOARD • Be a registered nurse and holder of a master's degree in nursing,
education or other allied medical profession conferred by a college
or university duly recognized by the Government
• Have at least ten (10) years of continuous practice of the profession
prior to appointment: Provided, however, That the last five (5) years
of which shall be in the Philippines;
• Not have been convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude;
Provided, That the membership to the Board shall represent the
three (3) areas of nursing, namely: nursing education, nursing
service and community health nursing
SECTION 5. REQUIREMENTS UPON QUALIFICATION AS MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF NURSING.

• Appointed Chairperson or Member of the Board shall

immediately resign from any teaching position in any
school, college, university or institution offering BSN
and/or review program for the local nursing board
examinations or in any office or employment in the
government or any subdivision, agency or
instrumentality .
SECTION 6. The Chairperson and Members of the Board shall hold
office for a term of three (3) years
TERM OF • Until their successors shall have been appointed and

OFFICE qualified
• And may be re-appointed for another term
SECTION 7. COMPENSATION OF THE BOARD MEMBERS

The Chairperson and Members of the Board shall

receive compensation and allowances comparable to
the compensation and allowances received by the
Chairperson and members of other professional
regulatory boards.
SECTION 8. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISION OF THE BOARD,
CUSTODIAN OF ITS RECORDS, SECRETARIAT AND SUPPORT
SERVICES

• All records of the Board, including applications for examinations, administrative and
other investigative cases conducted by the Board shall be under the custody of the
Commission.
• The Commission shall designate the Secretary of the Board and shall provide the
secretariat and other support services to implement the provisions of this Act.
• Conduct the licensure examination for nurses
• Issue, suspend or revoke certificates of registration for the practice of nursing
• Monitor and enforce quality standards of nursing practice in the Philippines and
exercise the powers necessary to ensure the maintenance of efficient, ethical and
technical, moral and professional standards in the practice of nursing taking into
account the health needs of the nation
• Ensure quality nursing education by examining the prescribed facilities of universities
or colleges of nursing or departments of nursing education and those seeking
permission to open nursing courses to ensure that standards of nursing education are
properly complied with and maintained at all times.

SECTION 9. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD

• Conduct hearings and investigations to resolve complaints against nurse practitioners
for unethical and unprofessional conduct and violations of this Act, or its rules and
regulations
• Promulgate a Code of Ethics in coordination and consultation with the accredited
professional organization of nurses
• Recognize nursing specialty organizations in coordination with the accredited
professional organization
• Prescribe, adopt issue and promulgate guidelines, regulations, measures and decisions
as may be necessary for the improvements of the nursing practice, advancement of the
profession and for the proper and full enforcement of this Act subject to the review
and approval by the Commission.

SECTION 9. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD

ARTICLE IV:
EXAMINATION AND
REGISTRATION
SECTION 12. LICENSURE EXAMINATION

All applicants for license to practice nursing shall be

required to pass a written examination, which shall be
given by the Board in such places and dates as may be
designated by the Commission: Provided, That it shall
be in accordance with Republic Act No. 8981, otherwise
known as the "PRC Modernization Act of 2000."
SECTION 13. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO THE LICENSURE EXAMINATION.

In order to be admitted to the examination for nurses,

an applicant must, at the time of filing his/her
application, establish to the satisfaction of the Board
that:
(a) He/she is a citizen of the Philippines
b) He/she is of good moral character
(c) He/she is a holder of a Bachelor's Degree in
Nursing from a college or university
SECTION 14.
SCOPE OF
The scope of the examination
EXAMINATIO
N
for the practice of nursing in
the Philippines shall be
determined by the Board.
FIVE PARTS • Fundamentals of Nursing including
WILL TEST
THE Professional Adjustment
KNOWLEDGE,
SKILLS AND • Maternal and Child Health Nursing
ATTITUDE OF
AN
• Community Health and
EXAMINER Communicable Disease Nursing
ON
• Nursing of Adolescents, Adults and
Aged
• Mental Health and Psychiatric
Nursing
FIVE PARTS THAT CONTAINS ONE HUNDRED (100)
QUESTIONS.

• Nursing Practice I: Basic Foundation of Nursing and Professional Nursing Practice (100 items)
• Nursing Practice II: Community Health Nursing and Care of the Mother and Child (100 items)

• Nursing Practice III: Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations, Part A (100
items)

• Nursing Practice IV: Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations, Part B (100
items)
• Nursing Practice V: Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations, Part C (100
items)
SECTION 15.
RATINGS

In order to pass the

examination, an examinee
must obtain a general
average of at least seventy-
five percent (75%) with a
rating of not below sixty
percent (60%) in any
subject.
SECTION 16. OATH

• All successful candidates in the examination shall be required to take an oath of

profession before the Board or any government official authorized to administer oaths
prior to entering upon the nursing practice
SECTION 23.
REVOCATION AND
SUSPENSION OF CERTIFICATE
OF
REGISTRATION/PROFESSION
AL LICENSE AND
CANCELLATION OF
SPECIAL/TEMPORARY PERMIT
THE BOARD (a) For any of the causes mentioned in the preceding section;
SHALL HAVE THE
POWER TO (b) For unprofessional and unethical conduct;
REVOKE OR (c) For gross incompetence or serious ignorance;
SUSPEND THE
CERTIFICATE OF (d) For malpractice or negligence in the practice of nursing;
REGISTRATION/PR
OFESSIONAL (e) For the use of fraud, deceit, or false statements in obtaining a
LICENSE OR certificate of registration/professional license or a
CANCEL THE temporary/special permit;
SPECIAL/TEMPOR
ARY PERMIT OF A (f) For violation of this Act, the rules and regulations, Code of
NURSE UPON ANY Ethics for nurses and technical standards for nursing practice,
OF THE policies of the Board and the Commission, or the conditions and
FOLLOWING
limitations for the issuance of the temporarily/special permit;
GROUNDS:
(g) For practicing his/her profession during his/her suspension
from such practice.
• The Board may, after the expiration of a maximum of four (4) years from the date of
revocation of a certificate, for reasons of equity and justice and when the cause for
revocation has disappeared or has been cured and corrected, upon proper application
therefore and the payment of the required fees, issue another copy of the certificate of
registration/professional license.

SECTION 24. RE-ISSUANCE OF REVOKED CERTIFICATES AND REPLACEMENT OF LOST CERTIFICATES

ARTICLE V: NURSING
EDUCATION
SECTION 25. NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAM

The learning experiences

shall adhere strictly to
The nursing education specific requirements
program shall provide sound embodied in the prescribed
general and professional curriculum as promulgated
foundation for the practice of by the Commission on
nursing Higher Education's policies
and standards of nursing
education
SECTION 26: REQUIREMENT FOR INACTIVE NURSES RETURNING TO
PRACTICE

• Nurses who have not actively practiced the profession for five (5) consecutive years are
required to undergo one (1) month of didactic training and three (3) months of
practicum.
• The Board shall accredit hospitals to conduct the said training program.
SECTION 27: A member of the faculty in a college of nursing teaching professional
QUALIFICATIONS
OF THE FACULTY
courses must:
(a) Be a registered nurse in the Philippines
(b) Have at least one (1) year of clinical practice in a field of specialization
(c) Be a member of good standing in the accredited professional organization of
nurses
(d) Be a holder of a master's degree in nursing, education, or other allied medical
and health sciences conferred by a college or university
ARTICLE VI: NURSING PRACTICE
SECTION 28. SCOPE OF NURSING

• A person shall be deemed to be practicing nursing within the meaning of this Act when
he/she singly or in collaboration with another, initiates and performs nursing services to
individuals, families and communities in any health care setting.
• It includes, but not limited to, nursing care during conception, labor, delivery, infancy,
childhood, toddler, preschool, school age, adolescence, adulthood, and old age.
• As independent practitioners, nurses are primarily responsible for the promotion of health
and prevention of illness.
• A members of the health team, nurses shall collaborate with other health care providers for
the curative, preventive, and rehabilitative aspects of care, restoration of health, alleviation of
suffering, and when recovery is not possible, towards a peaceful death.
IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE NURSE TO:

(a) Provide nursing care through the utilization of the nursing process.
• Nursing care includes, but not limited to:
• Traditional and innovative approaches,
• Therapeutic use of self,
• Executing health care techniques and procedures,
• Essential primary health care,
• Comfort measures,
• Health teachings, and
• Administration of written prescription for treatment, therapies, oral topical and parenteral
medications,
• Internal examination during labor in the absence of antenatal bleeding and delivery.
IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE NURSE TO:

(b) establish linkages with community resources and coordination with the health team
(c) Provide health education to individuals, families and communities
(d) Teach, guide and supervise students in nursing education programs including the
administration of nursing services in varied settings such as hospitals and clinics
(e) Undertake nursing and health human resource development training and research,
which shall include, but not limited to, the development of advance nursing practice
SECTION 29. QUALIFICATION OF NURSING SERVICE
ADMINISTRATORS

• A person occupying supervisory or managerial positions requiring knowledge of

nursing must:
(a) Be a registered nurse in the Philippines;
(b) Have at least two (2) years’ experience in general nursing service administration;
(c) Possess a degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing, with at least nine (9) units in
management and administration courses at the graduate level
(d) Be a member of good standing of the accredited professional organization of nurses
POSITION OF CHIEF NURSE OR DIRECTOR OF
NURSING SERVICE QUALIFICATIONS SHOULD
POSSESS:

(1) At least five (5) years of experience in (2) A master's degree major in nursing
a supervisory or managerial position in
nursing;
ARTICLE VIII: PENAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SECTION 35. • A fine of not less than Fifty
PROHIBITIO
NS IN THE thousand pesos (P50,000.00) nor
PRACTICE OF more than One hundred thousand
NURSING.
pesos (P100,000.00)
• or imprisonment of not less than
one (1) year nor more than six (6)
years, or both, upon the discretion
of the court, shall be imposed
upon:
(A) ANY PERSON PRACTICING NURSING IN THE
PHILIPPINES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THIS ACT:

(1) without a certificate of registration/professional license and professional identification

card or special temporary permit or without having been declared exempt from examination
in accordance with the provision of this Act
(2) who uses as his/her own certificate of registration/professional license and professional
identification card or special temporary permit of another; or
(3) who uses an invalid certificate of registration/professional license, a suspended or
revoked certificate of registration/professional license, or an expired or cancelled
special/temporary permits;
(4) who gives any false evidence to the Board in order to obtain a certificate of
registration/professional license, a professional identification card or special permit
(5) who falsely poses or advertises as a registered and licensed nurse or uses any other
means that tend to convey the impression that he/she is a registered and licensed nurse
(6) who appends B.S.N./R.N. (Bachelor of Science in Nursing/Registered Nurse) or any
similar appendage to his/her name without having been conferred said degree or
registration
7) who, as a registered and licensed nurse, abets or assists the illegal practice of a person
who is not lawfully qualified to practice nursing.

(A) ANY PERSON PRACTICING NURSING IN THE PHILIPPINES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THIS
ACT:
REPUBLIC ACT 7305: MAGNA CARTA FOR PUBLIC HEALTH WORKER
REPUBLIC ACT • Also known as “Magna Carta of Public Health
Workers”
7305: MAGNA • SEC 2. Declaration of Policy and Objective.

CARTA FOR • The State shall instill health consciousness among

our people to effectively carry out the health
PUBLIC programs and projects of the government essential
for the growth and health of the nation.
HEALTH
WORKER
RA 7305 AIMS: (a) To promote and improve the social and
economic well-being of the health workers,
their living and working conditions and terms
of employment
(b) To develop their skills and capabilities in
order that they will be more responsive and
better equipped to deliver health projects and
programs
(c) To encourage those with proper
qualifications and excellent abilities to join and
remain in government service.
SEC. 3. DEFINITION

• Health Workers” mean all persons who are:

• engaged in health and health-related work
• all persons employed in all hospitals, sanitaria, health infirmaries, health centers, rural health units,
barangay health stations, clinics and other health-related establishments owned and operated by
the Government or its political subdivisions with original charters and shall include medical, allied
health professional, administrative and support personnel employed regardless of their
employment status.
SEC. 4.
a public worker must meet the
RECRUITMENT
minimum requirements in accordance
AND
with policies and standards of the Civil
QUALIFICATIO Service Commission.
N.

It is necessary to fill a vacancy; a

temporary appointment shall be issued
to the person who meets all the
requirements

Temporary appointment shall not

exceed twelve (12) months nor be less
than three (3) months renewable
SEC. 5.
PERFORMANCE
EVALUATION AND
MERIT PROMOTION

• all public health personnel

shall include provisions on
merit promotion,
performance evaluation, in-
service training grants, job
rotation, suggestions and
incentive award system.
SEC. 6. a) A transfer is a movement from one
position to another which is of equivalent
TRANSFER OR rank, level or salary without break in
service

GEOGRAPHICAL
REASSIGNMENT
OF PUBLIC b) A geographical reassignment,
hereinafter referred to as “reassignment,”

HEALTH is a movement from one geographical

location to another

WORKERS
c) a public health worker shall not be
transferred and or reassigned, except
when made in the interest of public
service, in which case, the employee
concerned shall be informed of the
reasons therefore in writing.
SEC. 7.
MARRIED
• Whenever possible, married
PUBLIC
HEALTH
couples, whom are both
WORKERS
public health workers be
employed or assigned in the
same municipality, but not in
the same office.
SEC. 8. SECURITY OF TENURE

PHW be entitled to
reinstatement without loss of
Regular employment of public seniority rights and to his/her
If a public health worker is
health workers, their services back wages with twelve
found by the Civil Service
shall not be terminated except percent (12%) interest
Commission to be unjustly
for cause provided by law and computed from the time
dismissed from work,
after due process his/her compensation was
withheld from him/her up to
the time of reinstatement
SEC. 9. • A public worker shall not be discriminated
against with regard to gender, civil status,
DISCRIMINATIO creed, religious or political beliefs and ethnic

N PROHIBITED groupings in the exercise of his/her

profession.
SEC. 10. NO UNDERSTAFFING/OVERLOADING OF
HEALTH STAFF

• There shall be no understaffing or overloading of public health workers.

• The ratio of health staff to patient load shall be such as to reasonably effect a sustained
delivery of quality health care at all times without overworking the public health
worker and overextending his/her duty and service.
• Health students and apprentices shall be allowed only for purposes of training and
education.
SEC. 11. ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES

• Administrative charges against a public health worker shall be heard by a committee

composed of the provincial health officer of the province where the public health
worker belongs, as chairperson, a representative of any existing national or provincial
public health workers’ organization or in its absence its local counterpart and a
supervisor of the district, the last two (2) to be designated by the provincial health
officer mentioned above.
• The committee shall submit its findings and recommendations to the Secretary of
Health within thirty (30) days from the termination of the hearings.
• Where the provincial health officer is an interested party, all the members of the
committee shall be appointed by the Secretary of Health.
 ANY PUBLIC HEALTH WORKER
MAY BE REQUIRED TO RENDER
SERVICE BEYOND THE NORMAL
EIGHT (8) HOURS A DAY, THE
WORKERS SHALL BE PAID AN
ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING
LAWS AND PREVAILING
PRACTICES
SEC. 17. • a) Where a public health worker is made to work on his/her
WORK scheduled rest day, he/she shall be paid an additional
DURING compensation in accordance with existing laws.
REST DAY • b) Where a public health worker is made to work on any special
holiday he/she shall be paid an additional compensation in
accordance with existing laws. Where such holiday work falls
on the worker’s scheduled rest day, he/she shall be entitled to
an additional compensation as may be provided by existing
laws.
SEC. 18. NIGHT-SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL

a) Every public health worker shall be paid night-shift differential of ten percent
(10%) of his/her regular wage

b) Every health worker required to work on the period covered after his/her regular
schedule shall be entitled to his/her regular wage plus the regular overtime rate and
an additional amount of ten percent (10%) of such overtime rate for each hour of
work performed between ten (10) o’clock in the evening to six (6) o’clock in the
morning.
SEC. 19. • In the determination of the salary scale of public
health workers, the provisions of Republic Act No.
SALARIES 6758 shall govern, except that the benchmark for
Rural Health Physicians shall be upgraded to Grade
24.
SEC. 20.
ADDITIONAL
COMPENSATION

• Public health workers

shall receive the following
allowances: hazard
allowance, subsistence
allowance, longevity pay,
laundry allowance and
remote assignment
allowance.
 SEC. 22. Subsistence SEC. 23. Longevity SEC. 24. Laundry
SEC. 21. Hazard Allowance Pay Allowance
Allowance.
▪ Hazard allowances ▪ Public health • A monthly ▪ All public health
equivalent to at workers is entitled longevity pay workers who are
least (25%) of the to full subsistence equivalent to five required to wear
monthly basic allowance of three percent (5%) of the uniforms regularly
salary of health (3) meals monthly basic pay shall be entitled to
workers receiving ▪ Travel allowance shall be paid to a laundry allowance
salary grade 19 and shall be given to health worker for equivalent to One
below, rural health every five (5) years hundred twenty-
▪ five percent (5%) physicians as of continuous, five pesos (P125.00)
for health workers enjoyed by efficient and per month
with salary grade 20 municipal meritorious ▪ The rate shall be
and above agriculturists, services reviewed
municipal planning periodically and
and development increased
officers and budget accordingly by the
officers. Secretary of Health
 SEC. 27. Medical • Compulsory medical examination shall be provided free
of charge to all public health workers before entering the
Examination service in the Government

• Public health workers shall be protected against the

SEC. 28. Compensation consequences of employment injuries in accordance with existing
laws.
for Injuries • Injuries incurred while doing overtime work shall be presumed
work connected.

SEC. 29. Leave Benefits • Public health workers are entitled to such vacation and
for Public Health sick leaves as provided by existing laws and prevailing
Workers practices

SEC. 30. Highest Basic • Three (3) months prior to the compulsory retirement, the public
Salary Upon Retirement health worker shall automatically be granted one (1) salary range
or grade higher than his/her basic salary and his/her retirement
benefit, computed on the basis of his/her highest salary
ACT 11332:
MANDATORY
REPORTING OF
NOTIFIABLE
DISEASES AND
HEALTH EVENTS
OF PUBLIC
HEALTH
CONCERN ACT
 The Department of
Health (DOH) urged all It aims to protect Recognizes the disease
private and public health people from public surveillance and
workers, especially at the health threats response systems of the
municipal, provincial and through the efficient DOH and its local
barangay levels, to report counterparts as the first
all public health threats and effective disease line of defense against
and emergencies to the surveillance of epidemics or any events
DOH to continuously diseases of public that may pose a health
promote the welfare of health concern. threats to the public.
the people
Public health emergency refers to an occurrence or imminent threat of an illness or health condition that:

(1) Is caused by any of the following:

•Bio terrorism
•Appearance of a novel or previously controlled or eradicated infectious agent or biological toxin
•A natural disaster
•A chemical attack or accidental release
•A nuclear attack or accident
•An attack or accidental release of radioactive materials

(2) Poses a high probability of any of the following:

•A large number of deaths in the affected population;
•A large number of serious injuries or long-term disabilities in the affected population;
•Widespread exposure to an infectious or toxic agent that poses a significant risk of substantial harm to a large number of people in the
affected population;
•International exposure to an infectious or toxic agent that poses a significant risk to the health of citizens of other countries; or
•Trade and travel restrictions
PRESIDENTIAL
DECREE 856:
CODE ON
SANITATION
REPUBLIC ACT
8749: CLEAN
AIR ACT
REPUBLIC ACT 8749: CLEAN AIR ACT
REPUBLIC ACT
6675: GENERIC
ACT
 REPUBLIC ACT 6675: GENERIC ACT
• known as the "Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008"
• State to protect public health and, when the public interest or circumstances of extreme
urgency so require, it shall adopt appropriate measures to promote and ensure access to
affordable quality drugs and medicines for all.
• State recognizes as a reserve instrument the regulation of prices of drugs and medicines,
with clear accountability by the implementing authority as mandated in this Act, as one of
the means to also promote and ensure access to quality affordable medicines.
REPUBLIC ACT 7875: NATIONAL HEALTH
INSURANCE ACT
REPUBLIC ACT • known as the “National Health Insurance Act
of 1995”
7875: NATIONAL • State shall adopt an integrated and
HEALTH comprehensive approach to health
development which shall endeavor to make
INSURANCE ACT essential goods, health and other social
services available to all the people at
affordable cost. Priority of the needs of the
underprivileged, sick, elderly, disabled,
women, and children shall be recognized.
HEALTH • The compulsory health insurance program of
the government as established in this Act,
INSURANCE which shall provide universal health

PROGRAM insurance coverage and ensure affordable,

acceptable, available and accessible health
care services for all citizens of the Philippines.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9994: EXPANDED SENIOR
CITIZEN’S ACT OF 2010
SEC. 4. PRIVILEGES FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS
THE SENIOR CITIZENS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE FOLLOWING:

• The grant of twenty percent (20%) discount and exemption from the value -added tax
(VAT)
• “on the purchase of medicines, including the purchase of influenza and pneumococcal
vaccines, and such other essential medical supplies, accessories and equipment to be
determined by the Department of Health (DOH).
• “on the professional fees of attending physician/s in all private hospitals, medical facilities,
outpatient clinics and home health care services
• “on the professional fees of licensed professional health providing home health care services
as endorsed by private hospitals or employed through home health care employment
agencies
• “on medical and dental services, diagnostic and laboratory fees in all private hospitals,
medical facilities, outpatient clinics, and home health care services, in accordance with the
rules and regulations to be issued by the DOH, in coordination with the Philippine Health
Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth)
SEC. 4. PRIVILEGES FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS
THE SENIOR CITIZENS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE FOLLOWING:

• The grant of twenty percent (20%) discount and exemption from the value -added tax
(VAT)
• “In actual fare for land transportation travel in PUBs, PUJs, taxis, Asian utility vehicles (AUVs),
shuttle services and public railways, including LRT, MRT, and Philippine National Railways
(PNR)
• “In actual transportation fare for domestic air transport services and sea shipping vessels and
the like, based on the actual fare and advanced booking
• “On the utilization of services in hotels and similar lodging establishments, restaurants and
recreation centers
• “On admission fees charged by theaters, cinema houses and concert halls, circuses, leisure
and amusement
• “On funeral and burial services for the death of senior citizens
SEC. 4. PRIVILEGES FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS
THE SENIOR CITIZENS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE FOLLOWING:

• “exemption from the payment of individual income taxes of senior citizens who are considered
to be minimum wage earners in accordance with Republic Act No. 9504
• “the grant of a minimum of five percent (5%) discount relative to the monthly utilization of water
and electricity supplied by the public utilities: Provided, further, That the monthly consumption
does not exceed one hundred kilowatt hours (100 kWh) of electricity and thirty cubic meters (30
m3) of water
• “Exemption from training fees for socioeconomic programs;
• “Free medical and dental services, diagnostic and laboratory fees such as, but not limited to, x-
rays, computerized tomography scans and blood tests, in all government facilities, subject to the
guidelines to be issued by the DOH in coordination with the PhilHealth
• “The DOH shall administer free vaccination against the influenza virus and pneumococcal
disease for indigent senior citizen patients
SEC. 4. PRIVILEGES FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS
THE SENIOR CITIZENS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE
FOLLOWING:
• “Educational assistance to senior citizens to pursue secondary, tertiary, post tertiary, vocational
and technical education, as well as short-term courses for retooling in both public and private
schools through provision of scholarships, grants, financial aids, subsides and other incentives to
qualified senior citizens, including support for books, learning materials, and uniform allowances,
to the extent feasible
• “To the extent practicable and feasible, the continuance of the same benefits and privileges given
by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), the Social Security System (SSS) and the
PAG-IBIG
• “Retirement benefits of retirees from both the government and the private sector shall be
regularly reviewed to ensure their continuing responsiveness and sustainability, and to the extent
practicable and feasible, shall be upgraded to be at par with the current scale enjoyed by those in
actual service
SEC. 4. PRIVILEGES FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS
THE SENIOR CITIZENS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE
FOLLOWING:
• To the extent possible, the government may grant special discounts in special programs
for senior citizens on purchase of basic commodities, subject to the guidelines to be
issued for the purpose by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department
of Agriculture (DA)
• provision of express lanes for senior citizens in all commercial and government
establishments; in the absence thereof, priority shall be given to them
• Death benefit assistance of a minimum of Two thousand pesos (Php2, 000.00) shall be
given to the nearest surviving relative of a deceased senior citizen which amount shall be
subject to adjustments due to inflation in accordance with the guidelines to be issued by
the DSWD.
IN THE AVAILMENT OF THE PRIVILEGES MENTIONED ABOVE, THE SENIOR CITIZEN, OR HIS/HER
DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE, MAY SUBMIT AS PROOF OF HIS/HER ENTITLED THERETO ANY
OF THE FOLLOWING:

• An identification card issued by the Office of the Senior Citizen Affairs (OSCA) of the
place where the senior citizen resides
• The passport of the senior citizen concerned; and
• Other documents that establish that the senior citizen is a citizen of the Republic and is at
least sixty (60) years of age as further provided in the implementing rules and regulations.

In the purchase of goods and services which are on promotional discount, the
senior citizen can avail of the promotional discount or the discount provided
herein, whichever is higher.
SEC. 5. GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE
THE GOVERNMENT SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:

• Employment
• Senior citizens who have the capacity and desire to work, or be re-employed, shall
be provided information and matching services to enable them to be productive
members of society.
• Education
• The DepED, TESDA and the CHED, in consultation with NGOs and people’s
organizations (POs) for senior citizens, shall institute programs that will ensure
access to formal and nonformal education.
• Health
• The DOH, in coordination with LGUs, NGOs and POs for senior citizens, shall
institute a national health program and shall provide an integrated health service
for senior citizens.
REPUBLIC ACT
9165: REVISED
DANGEROUS
DRUGS LAW
REPUBLIC ACT 9165: REVISED DANGEROUS DRUGS LAW

• known and cited as the “Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs

Act of 2002”
• State to safeguard the integrity of its territory and the
well-being of its citizenry particularly the youth, from the
harmful effects of dangerous drugs on their physical and
mental well-being, and to defend the same against acts or
omissions detrimental to their development and
preservation.
DANGEROUS DRUGS

Include those listed in the Schedules annexed to

the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, as
amended by the 1972 Protocol, and in the
Schedules annexed to the 1971 Single
Convention on Psychotropic Substances as
enumerated in the attached annex which is an
integral part of this Act.
CANNABIS
OR
COMMONLY
KNOWN AS
“MARIJUANA”

• or “Indian Hemp” or by its any other name.

• whether dried or fresh and flowering, flowering or fruiting
tops, or any part or portion of the plant and seeds thereof,
and all its geographic varieties, whether as a reefer, resin,
extract, tincture or in any form whatsoever.
METHYLENEDIOXY • or by its any other name.
METHAMPHETAMI
NE (MDMA) OR • Refers to the drug having such chemical composition,
COMMONLY
KNOWN AS including any of its isomers or derivatives in any form.
“ECSTASY”
METHAMPHETAMINE
HYDROCHLORIDE OR
COMMONLY KNOWN
AS “SHABU”, “ICE”,
“METH”
• or by its any other name.
• Refers to the drug having
such chemical
composition, including
any of its isomers or
derivatives in any form.
OPIUM

• Refers to the coagulated juice of the opium

poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) and embraces
every kind, class and character of opium
PDEA • Refers to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency
under Section 82, Article IX of this Act.
REPUBLIC ACT
10028:
BREASTFEEDING
ACT
BREASTMILK IS THE BEST FOOD SINCE IT CONTAINS
ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS COMPLETELY SUITABLE FOR THE
INFANT’S NEEDS. IT IS ALSO NATURE’S FIRST IMMUNIZATION,
ENABLING THE INFANT TO FIGHT POTENTIAL SERIOUS
INFECTION. IT CONTAINS GROWTH FACTORS THAT ENHANCE
THE MATURATION OF AN INFANT’S ORGAN SYSTEMS.
 Lactation management – the
general care of a mother-infant
nursing couple during the mother’s
prenatal, immediate postpartum
and postnatal periods. It deals with
educating and providing
knowledge and information to
pregnant and lactating mothers on
the advantages of breastfeeding,
the risks associated with
breastmilk substitutes
Lactation stations – private, clean,
sanitary, and well-ventilated rooms
or areas in the workplace or public
places where nursing mothers can
wash up, breastfeed or express
their milk comfortably and store
this afterward.
Rooming-in – the practice of
placing the newborn in the
same room as the mother
right after delivery up to
discharge to facilitate
mother-infant bonding and
to initiate breastfeeding.
The infant may either share
the mother’s bed or be
placed in a crib beside the
mother.
Wet-nursing – the
feeding of a
newborn from
another mother’s
breast when
his/her own
mother cannot
breastfeed.
SECTION. 4. APPLICABILITY

Applicable to all private enterprises as well as

government agencies, including their subdivisions and
instrumentalities, and government-owned and -
controlled corporations.
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