AN ACT INSTITUTING MECHANISMS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7875, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE ACT OF 1995

RESOLUTION URGING THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH TO PROVIDE CONGRESS AN IMPACT- RISK ASSESSMENT REPORT OF THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC AND PROPOSE A MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN THEREOF

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PRIVATE HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO PRIVATE HOSPITALS BY GRANTING THEM INCENTIVES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE EFFECTS OF NOVEL CORONAVIRUS ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISEASE (2019-NCOV ARD) INTERNATIONAL HEALTH EMERGENCY ON THE PHILIPPINE TOURISM SECTOR, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF RECOMMENDING A TOURISM MITIGATION AND RESPONSE PLAN ADDRESSING THE EFFECTS OF HEALTH EMERGENCIES, CALAMITIES AND CATASTROPHES

AN ACT UPGRADING THE JOSE R. REYES MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (JRRMMC) INTO A DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) NATIONAL CENTER FOR TRAUMA, CANCER AND DERMATOLOGY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, IN COORDINATION WITH THE NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT COUNCIL AND MOBILE PHONE SERVICE PROVIDERS TO SEND FREE MOBILE ALERTS ON THE 2019 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR FREE MEDICINE AND OTHER BASIC MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO ANY PRIVATE PERSON OR INDIVIDUAL INJURED OR WOUNDED DURING A MILITARY OR GOVERNMENT OPERATION

RESOLUTION CALLING THE SENATE TO CONVENE THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON HEALTH PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7305, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MAGNA CARTA OF PUBLIC HEALTH WORKERS"

AN ACT TO ENSURE THAT EVERY FILIPINO IS GRANTED WITH BASIC HEALTHCARE SERVICES, PROVIDING FOR THE PURPOSE A MANDATORY UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE COVERAGE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION URGING THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE/S OF THE SENATE TO STUDY AND RECOMMEND A SECTORAL APPROACH POLICY IN GRADUALLY LIFTING THE LOCKDOWN IN ORDER TO DAMPEN THE IMPACT OF THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) TO THE ECONOMY WITHOUT INCREASING THE SPREAD OF INFECTION

AN ACT CREATING THE BAKERY INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD AS ATTACHED AGENCY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE TITLE X, BOOK IV OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 292, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1987, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED REFUSAL OF SOME HOSPITALS TO ADMIT AND PROVIDE NECESSARY EMERGENCY TREATMENT TO PERSONS IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARIES OF HEALTH AND LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT TO ISSUE REGULATIONS TO ELIMINATE OR MINIMIZE THE SIGNIFICANT RISK OF NEEDLESTICK INJURY TO HEALTH CARE WORKERS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS AND PROGRESS OF THE NATIONAL STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) PANDEMIC, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ADDRESSING ISSUES THAT MAY IMPEDE ITS PROGRESS, ENSURING THE REALIZATION OF ITS OBJECTIVES, RESTORING PUBLIC TRUST AND CONFIDENCE ON SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS, AND SUSTAINING GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TOWARDS RECOVERY AND NORMALCY

AN ACT GRANTING GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND INDIGENTS A TWENTY PERCENT (20%) DISCOUNT ON THE SALE OF MEDICINES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AMONG MILITARY PERSONNEL IN THE PHILIPPINES WITH THE INTENTION OF BETTER UNDERSTANDING THE MENTAL HEALTH RISKS FACING FILIPINO SOLDIERS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES

AN ACT PROVIDING PALLIATIVE AND END-OF-LIFE CARE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION URGING THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE RESPONSIVENESS OF THE COUNTRY'S PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE ACCESSIBILITY OF VITAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, WITH THE END GOAL OF IMPROVING THE COUNTRY’S RESPONSIVENESS TO THE CURRENT COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND PREPAREDNESS FOR FUTURE NATIONAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES

AN ACT TO PROTECT CHILDREN AND OTHER VULNERABLE SUBPOPULATIONS FROM EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION URGING THE COMMITTEE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, INNOVATION, AND FUTURES THINKING TO CONDUCT A HEARING, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE FUTURE OF HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY IN THE COUNTRY FOR THE NEW NORMAL AND IN PREPARATION FOR FUTURE PANDEMICS AND OTHER HEALTH EMERGENCIES

AN ACT ESTABLISHING MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH HOME VISITING PROGRAM

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE COUNTRY'S PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE AGAINST COMMON DISEASES DURING RAINY SEASON AS THE COUNTRY CONTINUES TO CONTAIN THE SPREAD OF COVID-19

AN ACT REQUIRING ALL DENTISTS TO GIVE FREE DENTAL SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4419, ALSO KNOWN AS THE 'PHILIPPINE DENTAL ACT OF 1965', AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE REAL STATUS OF MASS TESTING IN THE COUNTRY, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ADDRESSING ISSUES THAT IMPEDE THE PROGRESS OF GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO COVID-19

AN ACT REQUIRING ALL GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE HOSPITALS, MEDICAL CENTERS, CLINICS, INFIRMARIES, AND PUERICULTURE CENTERS TO GIVE FREE MEDICAL AND DENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIGENT CHILDREN

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED ILLEGAL HOSPITALS EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHINESE NATIONALS INFECTED WITH COVID-19

AN ACT FURTHER ENSURING THE USE OF THE GENERIC NAMES IN THE MANUFACTURE, PRESCRIPTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF DRUGS AND MEDICINES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6675, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'GENERIC ACT OF 1988' AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION TO DIRECT THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE REPORTED INCREASE OF MENTAL HEALTH INCIDENTS DURING THIS PANDEMIC, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF REVIEWING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11036, OR THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CRAFTING AND INTEGRATING A COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH STRATEGY IN RELATION TO COVID-19

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BARANGAY DRUGSTORES, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'BOTICA SA BARANGAY', AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE ALARMING NUMBER OF CASES OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS GETTING INFECTED WITH COVID-19 IN THE PHILIPPINES, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF IMPLEMENTING URGENT CORRECTIVE MEASURES, AND IDENTIFYING ACCOUNTABILITY BY DETERMINING WHETHER THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS IMPLEMENTED APPROPRIATE PROTOCOLS AND SAFETY MEASURES FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS, IN A TIMELY MANNER, TO MINIMIZE IF NOT ELIMINATE THE RISK OF CONTRACTING COVID-19 IN THE COURSE OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTY

AN ACT TO IMPROVE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND TRAUMA CARE

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE PREVAILING DATA INACCURACIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S COVID-19 DATA REPORTING WHICH DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE EFFECTIVITY OF THE GOVERNMENT'S MANAGEMENT AND TARGETED RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF IMPLEMENTING URGENT CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AND PUSHING FOR GENUINE PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY INTO THE ACTUAL SITUATION AND STATUS OF OUR COVID-19 STATISTICS TOWARDS A MORE SCIENTIFICALLY ACCURATE RESPONSE TO OUR FIGHT AGAINST THE PANDEMIC

AN ACT REQUIRING ALL PUBLIC HEALTH CENTERS TO BE OPEN AT ALL TIMES TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE INCREASING DISCOVERIES OF MAKESHIFT HEALTH FACILITIES FOR CHINESE NATIONALS ONLY, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENSURING THAT THESE ILLEGAL OPERATIONS WOULD NOT FURTHER IMPAIR AND JEOPARDIZE THE GOVERNMENT’S CONTINUING MEDICAL RESPONSE TO COVID-19 AND DETERMINING THE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE FAILURE TO DULY PROSECUTE AND/OR INITIATE DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE OFFENDERS

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF MOBILE UNITS SERVING MEDICAL, DIAGNOSTIC, AND TREATMENT SERVICES, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF QUALITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR PATIENTS WHO RECEIVE CARE IN REMOTE OR RURAL AREAS AND FOR PATIENTS WHO NEED SPECIALIZED TYPE OF MEDICAL CARE PROVIDED IN A COST-EFFECTIVE WAY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE ALLEGED FAILURE IN THE CONTACT TRACING EFFORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF UPDATING THE PUBLIC ON THE STATUS OF THE AFOREMENTIONED EFFORTS AND IMPROVING THE DISMAL RESPONSE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) AGAINST THE SPREAD OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS

AN ACT REQUIRING ALL NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS TO ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A DIALYSIS WARD OR UNIT IN THEIR RESPECTIVE HOSPITAL AND PROVIDING FREE DIALYSIS TREATMENT TO INDIGENT PATIENTS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE ALARMING LACK OF TRANSPARENCY SURROUNDING THE DEATHS OF PERSONS DEPRIVED OF LIBERTY (PDLS) AND THE ACTUAL EXTENT OF COVID- 19 CONTAGION IN JAILS AND PRISONS NATIONWIDE

AN ACT REGULATING THE BOTTLED WATER BUSINESS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE/S TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11223, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE ACT IN VIEW OF THE CURRENT HEALTH CRISIS THAT THE COUNTRY IS FACING

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL PLAN FOR TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CONTROL AND PROVIDING RELIABLE DRUGS SUPPLY AND FREE LABORATORY MONITORING SERVICE TO TB PATIENTS

RESOLUTION URGING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE STATUS AND PROGRESS OF THE BAYANIHAN PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) PROJECT, INITIATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF CRAFTING LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT DOMESTIC PRODUCERS AND MANUFACTURERES OF PPE

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR AN INTERIM CENSUS OF FILIPINOS RESIDING ABROAD AND TO REQUIRE THAT SUCH INDIVIDUALS BE INCLUDED IN REGULAR CENSUSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE SYSTEMIC GRAFT AND CORRUPTION THAT HAS LONG BESIEGED THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH (NCMH), AND THE APPARENT INACTION AND INORDINATE DELAY OF THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN ON THE SAID COMPLAINTS DESPITE THE RENEWED CALLS FOR THEIR RESOLUTION, WITH THE END VIEW OF ELIMINATING SUCH DISHONEST AND ILLICIT ACTIVITIES FROM THE HEALTH FACILITY

AN ACT TO PROFESSIONALIZE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA) SHOWING THAT THERE ARE ?2.2 BILLION WORTH OF EXPIRED OR OVERSTOCKED DRUGS, MEDICINES, AND OTHER SUPPLIES IN THE INVENTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH), WITH THE END VIEW OF ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS IN ITS PROCUREMENT AND DISTRIBUTION MECHANISMS THEREBY MAXIMIZING THEIR EFFICIENCY

AN ACT DECLARING AS AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY THE RELEASE OR INTRODUCTION OF GENETICALLY-MODIFIED ORGANISMS INTO THE ENVIRONMENT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE REPORTED EARLY INOCULATION OF MEMBERS OF THE CABINET, THE PRESIDENTIAL SECURITY GROUP AND SENIOR OFFICIALS IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES USING UNREGISTERED AND SMUGGLED COVID-19 VACCINES

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A BUREAU ON HAZARDOUS WASTES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SPILLS AND DISEASE REGISTRY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION URGING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE CURRENT STATE OF COVID-19 DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IN THE COUNTRY, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ASSESSING, RECALIBRATING AND ENHANCING OUR TESTING CAPABILITIES IN LIGHT OF THE NEW STRAINS AND VARIANTS OF THE CORONAVIRUS THAT MAY AFFECT THE QUALITY AND RELIABILITY OF COVID-19 TESTING RESULTS