Bill Type
Congress Name
Full Title of Bill
AN ACT REQUIRING GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO INDICATE THE BLOOD TYPE OF INDIVIDUALS ON THEIR IDENTIFICATION CARDS, CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
August 23, 2022
Date Read
August 30, 2022
Bill Status
Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2022-08-30
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB03980 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REQUIRING GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO INDICATE THE BLOOD TYPE OF INDIVIDUALS ON THEIR IDENTIFICATION CARDS, CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR |
| ABSTRACT : Proposes that an individual's blood type must be duly certified by a pathologist to guarantee its accuracy. Seeks to identify government-issued documents that shall bear the blood type of an individual as follows: ID issued by the SSS/GSIS; passport issued by the DFA; professional ID card issued by the PRC; birth certificate issued by the Local Registrar's Office or the PSA; driver's license issued by the LTO; firearms license issued by the PNP; and such other issuance of certificates, license or ID document after the effectivity of this Act. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLAFUERTE, LUIS RAYMUND "Lray" Jr. F., VILLAFUERTE, MIGUEL LUIS R., HORIBATA, TSUYOSHI ANTHONY G., ENCISO, NICHOLAS VIII C. |
| DATE FILED : 2022-08-23 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2022-08-30 |
Abstract
ABSTRACT : Proposes that an individual's blood type must be duly certified by a pathologist to guarantee its accuracy. Seeks to identify government-issued documents that shall bear the blood type of an individual as follows: ID issued by the SSS/GSIS; passport issued by the DFA; professional ID card issued by the PRC; birth certificate issued by the Local Registrar's Office or the PSA; driver's license issued by the LTO; firearms license issued by the PNP; and such other issuance of certificates, license or ID document after the effectivity of this Act."]
Significance