House Bill No. 6496, 18th Congress of the Republic

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB06496
FULL TITLE : AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR THE ELIMINATION OF TUBERCULOSIS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10767 OR THE "COMPREHENSIVE TUBERCULOSIS ELIMINATION PLAN ACT"
SHORT TITLE : Strengthening The National Program For The Elimination Of Tuberculosis,
ABSTRACT : Seeks to support and expand efforts to eliminate tuberculosis as a public health problem in the country by intensifying information and education programs on the principles and practices of preventing, detecting, managing and controlling tuberculosis, as well as development and inclusion of curricula about tuberculosis in the basic education.Provides for the following significant features, among others: provisions on patients' rights and responsibilities, corporate social responsibility to encourage business corporations to contribute in the on-going efforts to reduce the incidence of TB in the country; convergence of services; TB Strategic Plan for local government units; integration of TB services into established Service Delivery Networks (SDNs) or local health referral system; and inclusion of TB-DOTS treatment as one of the requirements for the conditional cash transfer program.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : TAN, ANGELINA "HELEN" D.L. M.D., SUANSING, ESTRELLITA B., ROMAN, GERALDINE B., UNGAB, ISIDRO T., GARCIA, JOSE ENRIQUE "JOET" III S., MOMO, ROMEO S., BASCUG, ALFEL M., BORDADO, GABRIEL JR. H., GAITE, FERDINAND R., GO, MARK O., NATIVIDAD-NAGAÑO, MARICEL G., MD., ROMULO, ROMAN T., TUTOR, KRISTINE ALEXIE B.
DATE FILED : 2020-03-05
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Cagas (000 2020-05-31)
AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) :
1. Tan (A.)	2. Suansing (E.)
3. Roman	4. Ungab
5. Garcia (J.E.)	6. Momo
7. Bascug	8. Bordado
9. Gaite	10. Natividad-Nagaño
11. Romulo	12. Tutor
13. Jimenez	14. Romualdez (F.M.)
15. Dalipe	16. Nieto
17. Revilla
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00270
SUBMITTED ON 2020-03-05
SUBMITTED BY: HEALTH, APPROPRIATIONS, WAYS AND MEANS
RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval in substitution of House Bill No. 167
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB00167
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2020-03-09
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2020-03-09
DATE CALENDARED : 2020-03-10
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2020-03-10
SPONSORED BY : Revilla
DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2020-03-10
FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Tan (A.), Suansing (E.), Roman, Ungab, Garcia (J.E.), Momo, Bascug, Bordado, Gaite, Natividad-Nagaño, Romulo, Tutor, Jimenez, Romualdez (F.M.), Dalipe, Nieto, Revilla
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2020-03-10
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2020-05-14
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2020-06-01
THIRD READING TITLE : AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR THE ELIMINATION OF TUBERCULOSIS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10767 OR THE "COMPREHENSIVE TUBERCULOSIS ELIMINATION PLAN ACT"
HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:231 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0
Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A)
Y---Abante	Y---Abaya
Y---Abellanosa	Y---Abu
Y---Abueg-Zaldivar	Y---Abunda
Y---Acop	Y---Acosta
Y---Acosta-Alba	Y---Adiong
X---Advincula	Y---Agabas
Y---Agarao	Y---Aglipay
Y---Albano (A.)	D---Albano (R.)--(N/A)
Y---Vargas Alfonso	Y---Almario
Y---Alonte	Y---Alvarez (F.)
X---Alvarez (G.)	X---Alvarez (P.)
Y---Amante-Matba	X---Amatong
Y---Andaya	Y---Angara
Y---Aragones	Y---Arbison
Y---Arenas	Y---Macapagal Arroyo
Y---Arroyo	Y---Atienza
X---Aumentado	Y---Babasa
Y---Bagatsing	Y---Bainto-Aguinaldo
Y---Balindong	Y---Bañas-Nograles
Y---Barba	Y---Barbers
X---Baronda	X---Barzaga
Y---Bascug	Y---Bautista
Y---Bautista-Bandigan	Y---Belmonte
Y---Benitez	X---Bernos
X---Biazon	Y---Billones
Y---Biron	Y---Bolilia
Y---Bondoc	Y---Bordado
Y---Bravo	Y---Brosas
X---Bulut	Y---Bustos
Y---Cabatbat	Y---Cabochan
Y---Cabredo	Y---Cagas
Y---Calderon	X---Calixto
X---Caminero	Y---Campos
X---Canama	X---Caoagdan
D---Cardema--(N/A)	Y---Cari
Y---Castelo	Y---Castro (F.L.)
X---Castro (F.H.)	Y---Cayetano (A.P.)
Y---Cayetano (M.L.)	Y---Celeste
Y---Chatto	Y---Chipeco
Y---Chungalao	Y---Co (A.N.)
X---Co (E.)	X---Cojuangco
X---Collantes	Y---Crisologo
Y---Cua	Y---Cuaresma
Y---Cueva	Y---Cullamat
Y---Dagooc	X---Dalipe
Y---Dalog	X---Datol
X---Ruiz Daza	X---De Jesus
X---De Venecia	Y---Defensor (L.)
X---Defensor (M.)	Y---Del Mar
Y---Delos Santos	Y---Deloso-Montalla
Y---Dimaporo (A.)	Y---Dimaporo (M.K.)
Y---Duavit	Y---Dujali
Y---Duterte	Y---Dy (F.M.C.)
Y---Dy (F.)	X---Dy (I.P.)
Y---Ebcas	Y---Ecleo
Y---Elago	Y---Enverga
Y---Erice	Y---Eriguel
Y---Ermita-Buhain	Y---Escudero
Y---Espina	Y---Espino
Y---Estrella	Y---Fariñas (R.C.)
X---Fariñas I (R.C.)	Y---Fernandez
X---Fernando	Y---Ferrer (J.M.)
X---Ferrer (L.)	X---Flores
D---Fongwan--(N/A)	Y---Fortun
Y---Fortuno	Y---Frasco
Y---Fuentebella	Y---Gaite
X---Garbin	Y---Garcia (J.E.)
Y---Garcia (P.J.)	Y---Garcia (V.)
Y---Garin (J.)	Y---Garin (S.)
Y---Gasataya	X---Gatchalian
Y---Gato	X---Geron
Y---Go (E.C.)	Y---Go (M.)
Y---Torres-Gomez	Y---Gonzaga
X---Gonzales (A.)	Y---Gonzales (N.)
X---Gonzalez	Y---Gorriceta
Y---Guico	X---Gullas
X---Guya	Y---Haresco
Y---Hataman	Y---Hernandez
Y---Herrera-Dy	Y---Hofer
Y---Jalosjos	Y---Javier
Y---Jimenez	Y---Kho (E.)
X---Kho (W.)	X---Khonghun
Y---Labadlabad	Y---Lacson
X---Lacson-Noel	Y---Lagman
Y---Lagon	Y---Lara
Y---Lazatin	X---Leachon
Y---Legarda	Y---Lim
Y---Limkaichong	Y---Lopez (M.L.)
Y---Loyola	Y---Lusotan
Y---Maceda	X---Madrona
Y---Malapitan	X---Mangaoang
Y---Mangudadatu	Y---Marcoleta
Y---Mariano-Hernandez	X---Mariño
Y---Marquez	Y---Martinez
Y---Matba	Y---Matugas
X---Mendoza	X---Mercado
Y---Momo	Y---Natividad-Nagaño
X---Nava	Y---Nieto
X---Noel	Y---Nograles (J.J.)
Y---Nograles (J.F.F.)	Y---Nolasco
X---Nuñez-Malanyaon	Y---Oaminal
Y---Olivarez	Y---Ong (J.)
Y---Ong (R.)	D---Ordanes--(N/A)
X---Ortega	Y---Ouano-Dizon
Y---Pacquiao (A.)	Y---Pacquiao (R.)
Y---Padiernos	Y---Paduano
Y---Palma	Y---Pancho
X---Panotes	Y---Peña
X---Pichay	Y---Pimentel
Y---Pineda	Y---Plaza
Y---Puno	Y---Quimbo
Y---Radaza	Y---Ramirez-Sato
Y---Ramos	Y---Remulla
Y---Revilla	Y---Reyes
Y---Rivera	Y---Robes
Y---Rodriguez	Y---Roman
X---Romero	Y---Romualdez (F.M.)
Y---Romualdez (Y.M.)	Y---Romualdo
Y---Romulo	Y---Roque
X---Sacdalan	X---Sagarbarria
X---Sakaluran	Y---Salceda
Y---Salimbangon	Y---Salo
Y---Salvador-Tambunting	Y---Sanchez
Y---Sangcopan	Y---Santos-Recto
Y---Sarmiento	Y---Saulog
Y---Savellano	Y---Siao
Y---Silverio	X---Singson
Y---Singson-Meehan	Y---Sinsuat
Y---Suansing (E.)	Y---Suansing (H.)
X---Suarez (A.)	Y---Suarez (D.)
Y---Suntay	Y---Sy-Alvarado
Y---Taduran	Y---Tallado
X---Tan (A.S.)	Y---Tan (A.)
X---Tan (S.)	Y---Tan (S.A.)
X---Tan-Tambut	Y---Tejada
X---Teves (A.)	Y---Teves (J.)
Y---Tiangco	X---Tolentino
Y---Tulfo	Y---Tupas
Y---Tutor	X---Ty (A.)
Y---Ty (D.)	Y---Umali (A.)
Y---Umali (M.V.)	Y---Unabia
X---Ungab	X---Uy (J.)
X---Uy (R.)	Y---Valeriano
Y---Valmayor	Y---Vargas
Y---Velasco	Y---Veloso
X---Vergara	Y---Villa
X---Villafuerte	Y---Villanueva (E.)
Y---Villanueva (N.)	Y---Villar
Y---Villaraza-Suarez	Y---Villarica
X---Violago	X---Yap (E.)
Y---Yap (V.)	X---Yu
Y---Zamora (R.)	Y---Zamora (W.K.)
Y---Zarate	Y---Zubiri
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2020-06-03
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2020-06-03
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Entitled:

AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR THE ELIMINATION OF TUBERCULOSIS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10767 OR THE "COMPREHENSIVE TUBERCULOSIS ELIMINATION PLAN ACT"

[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ]

[ 2020 ]

Introduced by Representatives ANGELINA "HELEN" D. TAN, ESTRELLITA B. SUANSING, GERALDINE B. ROMAN and ISIDRO T. UNGAB, GARCIA (J.E.), et. al.;

Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on June 1, 2020;

6/3/2020 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;

6/3/2020 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY; HIGHER, TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION and FINANCE;

Seeks to support and expand efforts to eliminate tuberculosis as a public health problem in the country by intensifying information and education programs on the principles and practices of preventing, detecting, managing and controlling tuberculosis, as well as development and inclusion of curricula about tuberculosis in the basic education.Provides for the following significant features, among others: provisions on patients' rights and responsibilities, corporate social responsibility to encourage business corporations to contribute in the on-going efforts to reduce the incidence of TB in the country; convergence of services; TB Strategic Plan for local government units; integration of TB services into established Service Delivery Networks (SDNs) or local health referral system; and inclusion of TB-DOTS treatment as one of the requirements for the conditional cash transfer program.

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Entitled:
AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR THE ELIMINATION OF TUBERCULOSIS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10767 OR THE "COMPREHENSIVE TUBERCULOSIS ELIMINATION PLAN ACT"
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2020 ]
Introduced by Representatives ANGELINA "HELEN" D. TAN, ESTRELLITA B. SUANSING, GERALDINE B. ROMAN and ISIDRO T. UNGAB, GARCIA (J.E.), et. al.;
Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on June 1, 2020;
6/3/2020	Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
6/3/2020	Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY; HIGHER, TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION and FINANCE;