Bill Type
Congress Name
Full Title of Bill
AN ACT CREATING THE PHILIPPINE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
June 30, 2022
Date Read
July 26, 2022
Bill Status
Substituted by HB06522
Mother Bill Status
Approved by the House on 2022-12-12, transmitted to the Senate on 2022-12-14 and received by the Senate on 2022-12-14
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00159 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT CREATING THE PHILIPPINE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : Defines several terms among others such as “Disease Surveillanceâ€; “Epidemic/Outbreak; “Public Health Emergencyâ€.Proposes that the Center shall be responsible for the tracking and monitoring diseases and risk factors among Filipinos - to inform policy and action at national and local levels; and shall be the focal point for the implementation at the local level of international health regulations and other international initiatives for global health security and outbreak response. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MATIBAG, MA. RENE ANN LOURDES G. |
| DATE FILED : 2022-06-30 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| MOTHER BILL: HB06522 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2022-07-26 |
Abstract
ABSTRACT : Defines several terms among others such as "Disease Surveillance"; "Epidemic/Outbreak; "Public Health Emergency".Proposes that the Center shall be responsible for the tracking and monitoring diseases and risk factors among Filipinos - to inform policy and action at national and local levels; and shall be the focal point for the implementation at the local level of international health regulations and other international initiatives for global health security and outbreak response.
Significance