Full Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MANDATORY PHILHEALTH COVERAGE FOR ALL PERSONS WITH DISABILITY (PWDs), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'MAGNA CARTA FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY".
Date of Approval
February 22, 2019

Legislative History

Legislative History
Entitled:
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MANDATORY PHILHEALTH COVERAGE FOR ALL PERSONS WITH DISABILITY (PWDS), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'MAGNA CARTA FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY', AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2017 ]
3/14/2017 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY and SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT with Senator(s) LOREN B. LEGARDA, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, RISA HONTIVEROS, JOEL VILLANUEVA and RALPH G. RECTO as author(s) per Committee Report No. 53, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 249, 356, 377 and 796;
3/15/2017 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
3/15/2017 Sponsors: Senators JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, and RISA HONTIVEROS;
4/19/2017 Letter from Senator LEILA M. DE LIMA dated April 4, 2017 requesting that she be made co-author of SBN-1391, received by the LBIS;
5/16/2017 Letter from Senator JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO dated May 15, 2017 requesting that he be made co-author of SBN-1391, received by the LBIS;
5/17/2017 Letter from Senator SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN dated May 17, 2017 requesting that he be made co-author of SBN-1391, received by the LBIS;
5/17/2017 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;
5/17/2017 Sponsorship speech of Senator RISA HONTIVEROS;
5/22/2017 Co-sponsorship speech of Senator JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO;
5/23/2017 Co-sponsorship speech of Senator RALPH G. RECTO;
5/29/2017 Letter from Senator CYNTHIA A. VILLAR dated May 17, 2017, requesting that she be made coauthor of SBN-1391, received by the LBIS;
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2018 ]
7/24/2018 Letter from Senator JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA dated July 5, 2018, conveying his intention to be made coauthor of SBN-1391, received by the LBIS;
7/24/2018 Period of interpellation closed;
7/24/2018 Period of amendment closed;
7/24/2018 Approved on Second Reading without Amendment;
7/25/2018 Letter from Senator RISA HONTIVEROS, on even date, requesting that Senator PANFILO M. LACSON be included as one of the coauthors of SBN-1391, received by the LBIS;
7/25/2018 Senator Zubiri manifested the desire of Senator Lacson to be made co-author of SBN-1391;
7/26/2018 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
7/30/2018 Approved on Third Reading;
7/30/2018 In favor: (19) Senators JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN, RICHARD J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, RISA HONTIVEROS, PANFILO M. LACSON, EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, GRACE L. POE, RALPH G. RECTO, VICENTE C. SOTTO III, JOEL VILLANUEVA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;
7/30/2018 Against: (None) ;
7/30/2018 Abstention: (None) ;
7/30/2018 Manifestation of Senator RISA HONTIVEROS;
7/30/2018 Senator Zubiri manifested the request of Senator Recto to insert his explanation of vote on SBN-1391, Senator Recto voted YES to this measure;
8/1/2018 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
11/12/2018 House of Representatives designated Representatives Eriguel, Violago and Garbin, Jr. as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1391 and HBN-8014 on October 10, 2018;
11/21/2018 Senate agreed for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1391 and HBN-8014, designating Senators Ejercito, Gatchalian, Villar, Angara and Hontiveros as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee;
12/5/2018 Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1391 and HBN-8014, submitted to the Senate, recommending the ratification of the attached copy of the reconciled bill;
12/10/2018 Sponsorship speech on the conference committee report of Senator JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO;
12/10/2018 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
12/13/2018 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on December 10, 2018;
[ 2019 ]
1/15/2019 Letter from Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica, dated January 10, 2019, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1391 and HBN-8014, for the signature of Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling;
1/23/2019 Letter for Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica, dated January 22, 2019, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1391 and HBN-8014, which were signed by Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling;
1/24/2019 Enrolled copies of SBN-1391 and HBN-8014, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte;
FINAL TITLE: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MANDATORY PHILHEALTH COVERAGE FOR ALL PERSONS WITH DISABILITY (PWDS), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MAGNA CARTA FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY
5/20/2019 Approved and signed into law, in consolidation with HBN-8014, by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on February 22, 2019 and became
5/20/2019 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11228.
(Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.No. 11228 (SBN-1391) with the pertinent documents transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service for safekeeping and preservation on May 29, 2019)
(The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)

Committees

Committee Report No.
53

Other Details

Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance Type
Amendment Note
RA No. 7277, T. II, chap. 3, sec. 20-A (new sec)
R.A. No. 7277; t. II, Chap. 3
Related to Note
R.A. No. 9334
R.A. No. 8424, secs. 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 8, 131 and 288
R.A. NO. 10351

Full Text of Issuance

Manila Bulletin, March 5, 2019; 115 OG No. 16, 3944 (April 22, 2019)

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11228, February 22, 2019 ]

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MANDATORY PHILHEALTH COVERAGE FOR ALL PERSONS WITH DISABILITY (PWDs), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MAGNA CARTA FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY"

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Title Two, Chapter III of Republic Act No. 7277, as amended, is hereby further amended by adding a new section denominated as Section 20-A to read as follows:

"SEC. 20-A. Mandatory PhilHealth Coverage. - All persons with disability (PWDs) shall be automatically covered under the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). Premium contributions for all PWDs shall be paid by the national government: Provided, That the premium contributions of PWD members in the formal economy shall be shared equally by their employers and the national government. The funds necessary for the effective implementation of this Act shall be sourced from the National Health Insurance Fund of PhilHealth earmarked from the proceeds of Republic Act No. 10351, otherwise known as 'An Act Restructuring the Excise Tax on Alcohol and Tobacco Products by Amending Sections 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 8, 131 and 288 of Republic Act No. 8424, Otherwise Known as the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as Amended by Republic Act No. 9334, and for Other Purposes', in accordance with pertinent laws and regulations.

"The PhilHealth shall develop exclusive packages for PWDs that will address their specific health and development needs."

SEC. 2. Monitoring and Evaluation. - The Department of Health (DOH), in coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), the local government units (LGUs), other relevant government agencies and nongovernment organizations, shall conduct a periodic monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of this Act. Towards this end, the DOH shall maintain an updated database on PWDs and their health and development needs. The LGUs, the PhilHealth, the NCDA, and other relevant government agencies are directed to submit their data on PWDs to the DOH.

SEC. 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). -The PhilHealth, in consultation with the DOH, the DSWD, the DOLE, the NCDA, and the various national leagues of LGUs shall promulgate the IRR, within three (3) months upon the effectivity of this Act.

SEC. 4. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SEC. 5, Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect after fiffteen (15) days from its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

(SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO        Speaker of the House of Representatives (SGD.) VICENTE C. SOTTO III      President of the Senate

This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 1391 and House Bill No. 8014 was passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on December 10, 2018.

(SGD.) DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING        Acting Secretary General House of Representatives (SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA        Secretary of the Senate

Approved: FEB 22 2019

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE  President of the Philippines    

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