AN ACT RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH PATIENT RIGHTS AND TOA HOSPITAL'S DUTY TO PROVIDE CHOICE OF THE SEX OF STAFF PROVIDING INTIMATE CARE TO A MENTAL HEALTH PATIENT

AN ACT REGULATING THE USE OF GOVERNMENT AMBULANCES PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED ALARMING RISE OF LEPTOSPIROSIS CASES IN WESTERN VISAYAS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY TO INQUIRE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9211 OR THE TOBACCO REGULATIONS ACT OF 2003

AN ACT CONCERNING FIRE-SAFE CIGARETTES

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MANDATORY LABELING OF POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) PRODUCTS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE INCREASING PERCENTAGE OF BLOOD DONATIONS FOUND TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH THE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV), WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENFORCING STRINGENT SCREENING PROCEDURES AMONG BLOOD COLLECTING AGENCIES AND ESPOUSING HONESTY AMONG DONORS TO ADVOCATE RECIPIENT SAFETY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PROLIFERATION OF DANGEROUS AND SUBSTANDARD CHINA-MADE PRODUCTS IN THE PHILIPPINE MARKET

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG RETAIL PRICE REGISTRY

AN ACT REGULATING THE ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE PREPAREDNESS OF THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT IN THE FACE OF A POTENTIAL RESURGENCE OF THE DEADLY AVIAN INFLUENZA A(H5N1)

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED PLAN OF PRIVATE HOSPITALS TO HOLD A HOSPITAL HOLIDAY, ALLEGEDLY DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE NON-PAYMENT OF HOSPITAL BILLS BY PATIENTS

AN ACT PROHIBITING CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS FROM CHARGING PATIENTS FOR THEIR RECORDS

AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7394, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'CONSUMER ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES' BY IMPOSING STIFFER PENALTIES FOR ANY PERSON, NATURAL OR JURIDICAL, WHO OFFERS TO SELL OR DISTRIBUTE, IN WHOLE OR PART, AN ADULTERATED MEAT PRODUCT OF A DISEASED ANIMAL OR OF AN ANIMAL WHICH HAS DIED OTHER THAN BY SLAUGHTER, OTHERWISE TERMED AS 'DOUBLE DEAD MEAT' AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON YOUTH, WOMEN AND FAMILY RELATIONS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED INCREASE OF SUICIDE DEATHS IN RECENT YEARS, PARTICULARLY AMONG MALES, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF DEVELOPING A SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE ALLEGATIONS THAT MEDICAL INCINERATORS UNDER THE AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL WASTE PROJECT IN THE PHILIPPINES FAILED TO MEET ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT TEST AND THAT IT CONTINUES TO BE A FINANCIAL LIABILITY OF THE GOVERNMENT DESPITE ITS ADVERSE EFFECT TO HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT

AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN OVARIAN CANCER PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

AN ACT REQUIRING THE INSTALLATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS

RESOLUTION URGING THE COMMITTEES ON TRADE AND COMMERCE AND HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO INQUIRE ON THE AVAILABILITY, REASONABLE PRICING AND ACCESSIBILITY OF CURRENT DENGUE TEST KITS TO THE MARKET WITH THE END IN VIEW OF REDUCING DENGUE EPIDEMICS IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY AD THOROUGH REVIEW, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE VIABILITY TO AMEND SECTION 4 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9334 OR THE SIN TAX LAW BY INCREASING FURTHER THE RATES SET ON THE EXCISE TAX IMPOSED ON TOBACCO, CIGARETTES AND CIGARS, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF COLLECTIVELY REDUCING GOVERNMENT'S BALOONING PUBLIC SECTOR BUDGET DEFICIT, PREVENT THE INCIDENCE OF SMOKING RELATED DISEASES, AND PROVIDE PROTECTION TO THE ENVIRONMENT

AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN TO PREVENT AND SUPPRESS THE SPREAD OF EMERGENCY INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND OTHER EPIDEMICS

AN ACT LOWERING THE COST OF HEALTH CARE IN THE PHILIPPINES, EXEMPTING FOR THE PURPOSE THE SALE AND IMPORTATION OF DRUGS, MEDICINES, PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS AND RELATED RAW MATERIALS, AND MEDICAL, DENTAL AND HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUMENTS, FROM COVERAGE OF VALUE-ADDED TAX (VAT) AND THE IMPOSITION OF TARIFF AND DUTIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY, AND CIVIL SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION TO LOOK INTO THE PLIGHT OF THE FILIPINO NURSES, THEIR WORK AND EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE ALLEGED PROLIFERATION OF SMUGGLED DRUGS AND OTHER HEALTH PRODUCTS IN THE COUNTRY IN ORDER TO COME UP WITH CORRECTIVE LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS THE SAID PROBLEM

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY COUNCIL, PROVIDING POWERS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT REGULATING THE USE OF VEHICLE THEFT ALARM SYSTEMS

RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND COMMERCE, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT A STUDY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF CRAFTING A RELEVANT LEGISLATION TO REQUIRE SIMPLE NUTRITION LABELING OF FOOD PRODUCTS INCLUDING THE ADOPTION OF FRONT-OF-PACK AND BACK-OF-PACK LABELING, MAKING THEM EASILY READABLE, COGNIZABLE, AND UNDERSTANDABLE BY ORDINARY CONSUMERS WITH THE END IN VIEW OF FURTHER STRENGTHENINGI THE RIGHT OF CONSUMERS TO INFORMATION AS MANDATED UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7394 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CONSUMER ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE INCREASING NUMBER OF PREMATURE DEATHS DUE TO CARDIOVASCULAR ILLNESSES BROUGHT BY AIR POLLUTION

AN ACT REQUIRING ALL GOVERNMENT ISSUED IDENTIFICATION CARDS, CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES TO INCLUDE A PORTION INDICATING THE BLOOD TYPE OF THE HOLDER THEREOF AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF

AN ACT TO ENHANCE AND FURTHER RESEARCH INTO PARALYSIS AND TO IMPROVE REHABILITATION AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PERSONS LIVING WITH PARALYSIS AND OTHER PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PROLIFERATION OF FLY-BY-NIGHT CLINICS OFFERING TREATMENT FOR SEXUALLY-TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY TO LOOK INTO, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE EXISTING GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE MIGRATION OF FILIPINO HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES

AN ACT GRANTING INCENTIVES AND BENEFITS TO RURAL HEALTH UNIT DOCTORS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE BAN OF AERIAL SPRAYING OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALARMING INCREASE OF HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) INFECTIONS AND THE NECESSITY OF FUNDING HIV PREVENTION PROGRAMS TO CURTAIL THE SPREAD OF THE CONCENTRATED EPIDEMIC

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7305, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MAGNA CARTA OF PUBLIC HEALTH WORKERS, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9173, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE NURSING ACT OF 2002

AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE ROLE OF LOCAL HEALTH OFFICERS IN AREA-BASED HEALTH PLANNING, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 478 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A NATIONAL POLICY ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES; AND HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY AND ALL OTHER PROPER COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE HUGE INCREASE IN PREMIUM CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH INSURANCE CORPORATION (PHILHEALTH)

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY; AND TRADE AND COMMERCE, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES IN THE SENATE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE WIDESPREAD USE OF THE SUGAR SUBSTITUTE NEOTOGEN, WITH A SCIENTIFIC NAME OF SODIUM CYCLAMATE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS MAGIC SUGAR AS SWEETENER FOR MANY JUICE DRINKS, BEVERAGES AND FOOD PRODUCTS IN THE COUNTRY AND URGING ITS IMMEDIATE WITHDRAWAL FROM THE SHELVES AND BANNING FROM THE MARKET, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AGAINST THIS CARCINOGENIC PRODUCT

AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7305 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MAGNA CARTA OF PUBLIC HEALTH WORKERS PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE DAVAO MEDICAL CENTER IN DAVAO CITY TO THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES MEDICAL CENTER, INCREASING ITS BED CAPACITY FROM SIX HUNDRED (600) TO ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED (1200), UPGRADING ITS SERVICE FACILITIES AND PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE, AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF ITS MEDICAL PERSONNEL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY TO LOOK INTO, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE EXISTING GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF OSTEOPOROSIS IN THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY TO INQUIRE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8423 OR THE TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE ACT (TAMA) OF 1997

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REHABILITATION AND MODERNIZATION OF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH (NCMH), APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE OF OVER-THE-COUNTER WEIGHT LOSS SUPPLEMENTS TO MINORS

RESOLUTION URGING THE COMMITTEES ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY; AND LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE 167% REPORTED INCREASE IN THE PREMIUM CONTRIBUTIONS IMPOSED TO PHILHEALTH OFW-MEMBERS AS EMBODIED IN CIRCULAR 22 SERIES OF 2011, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF REMOVING APPARENT UNNECESSARY BURDEN AND IMPROVING THE PLIGHT OF OFW-MEMBERS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY TO LOOK INTO, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE EXISTING GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE EMPLOYMENT PROBLEM OF HEPATITIS-B CARRIERS

AN ACT PROVIDING FREE MEDICAL SERVICES TO FILIPINO VETERANS AND RETIRED GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL IN GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND OPERATED HOSPITALS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT PROTECTING WORKERS FROM THE EFFECTS OF AIRBORNE PARTICULATES IN THE WORKPLACE