Senate Bill No. 836, 18th Congress of the Republic

Long Title
AN ACT MODERNIZING HEALTHCARE AND HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, PROVIDING FUNDS FROM THE ANNUAL VALUE-ADDED TAX COLLECTIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997, AS AMENDED
Short Title
VAT COLLECTIONS FOR HEALTHCARE AND HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
Date filed
July 31, 2019

Senate Bill No. 1625, 18th Congress of the Republic

Long Title
AN ACT CONVERTING THE SULU PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF JOLO, PROVINCE OF SULU INTO A TERTIARY LEVEL HOSPITAL, UNDER THE DIRECT CONTROL, SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH), INCREASING ITS BED CAPACITY TO TWO HUNDRED (200) BEDS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Short Title
SULU PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL
Date filed
June 18, 2020

Senate Bill No. 1987, 18th Congress of the Republic

Long Title
AN ACT EXPANDING THE POOL OF VACCINATORS TO INCLUDE ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND NON-MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS OF SUCH PROFESSIONS TRAINED AS VACCINATORS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR VACCINATION IN TIMES OF EPIDEMICS, PANDEMICS, NATIONAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES AND OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES AUTHORIZED BY THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2382 ALSO KNOWN AS 'THE MEDICAL ACT OF 1959', AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
EXPANDING THE POOL OF VACCINATORS
Date filed
January 18, 2021

Senate Bill No. 188, 15th Congress of the Republic

Long Title
AN ACT RECONSTITUTING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SPECIALIZED HOSPITALS UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH BY INCLUDING AS MEMBERS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF THE PHILIPPINE HEART CENTER FOR ASIA (PHCA), LUNG CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES (LCP), NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF THE PHILIPPINES (NKFP), LUNGSOD NG KABATAAN (LNK) AND TONDO GENERAL HOSPITAL (TGH)
Short Title
RECONSTITUTING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SPECIALIZED HOSPITALS
Date filed
June 7, 2010

Senate Bill No. 2042, 15th Congress of the Republic

Long Title
AN ACT TO HELP PERSONS AFFLICTED WITH RARE DISEASES BY CREATING AN OFFICE OF RARE DISEASES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, ENCOURAGING THE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ON RARE DISEASES, AND PROVIDING FOR FISCAL AND REGULATORY INCENTIVES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR IMPORTATION OF HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS FOR USE BY SUCH PERSONS
Short Title
RARE DISEASES ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES
Date filed
July 26, 2010

Executive Order No. 71, s. 2018

Full Title
RENAMING THE COMMISSION ON POPULATION AS THE COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT AND REVERTING ITS ATTACHMENT TO THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
December 13, 2018

Proposed Senate Resolution No. 232, 18th Congress

Long Title
RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY TO COLLECT, ANALYZE, PUBLISH AND UPDATE THE COUNTRY’S DISABILITY STATISTICS USING THE APPROPRIATE DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENT TO ENSURE A MORE RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENTAL POLICY AND PROGRAMS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY

Proposed Senate Resolution No. 443, 18th Congress

Long Title
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

Proposed Senate Resolution No. 457, 18th Congress

Long Title
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

Proposed Senate Resolution No. 506, 18th Congress

Long Title
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

Proposed Senate Resolution No. 539, 18th Congress

Long Title
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