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Long Title
AN ACT REVERTING TO THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT THE DISCHARGE OF BASIC HEALTH SERVICES DEVOLVED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs) AND AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991
Date filed
July 30, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 1596, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REVERTING TO THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT THE DISCHARGE OF BASIC HEALTH SERVICES DEVOLVED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs) AND AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 | |
| ABSTRACT : "Renationalizat ion of Devolved Health Services and Facilities Act." The objectives of this Act are: a) To prevent the further deterioration of government health services and facilities brought about by devolution; b) to provide essential health services to the people, especially the sick, the poor and marginalized sector of society; c) to improve and uplift the morale, social and economic well-being of devolved health workers; and d) to develop a professional health manpower that is responsiveto the people's health needs and problems. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ESCUDERO, FRANCIS G. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-30 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Lacson (008 ) | 2. Macarambon (022 ) |
| 3. Del Mar (022 ) | 4. Tulagan (041 ) |
| 5. Chipeco (005 ) | 6. Antonino-custodio (009 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ON 2001-08-06 |
Abstract
"Renationalizat ion of Devolved Health Services and Facilities Act." The objectives of this Act are: a) To prevent the further deterioration of government health services and facilities brought about by devolution; b) to provide essential health services to the people, especially the sick, the poor and marginalized sector of society; c) to improve and uplift the morale, social and economic well-being of devolved health workers; and d) to develop a professional health manpower that is responsiveto the people's health needs and problems.
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