Philippines IHR Policies - National Legislations

National Legislations

Antimicrobial resistance - National policies

Pres AO 2014-42-Creating an inter-agency committee for the formulation of a national plan to combat antimicrobial resistance in the Philippines-10Apr2014

Biosafety & biosecurity - National policies

EON 1990-430-Constituting the National Committee on Biosafety of the Philippines (NBCP), and for other purposes-15Oct1990 EON 2006-514-Establishing the National Safety Framework, prescribing guidelines for its implementation, strengthening the National Committee on Biosafety of the Philippines, and for other purposes-17mar2006 HBN 2981-19th Congress-HB providing for a strategic and integrated chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (CBRN) resiliency approach in order to protect the safety and security of the Filipino people-02Aug2022 HBN 4558-18th Congress-HB providing for a strategic and integrated chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (CBRN) resiliency approach to foster safety and security of the Filipino people11Sep2019 RA 5207-Atomic Energy Regulatory and Libility Act of 1968-15Jun1968 RA 6969-Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990-26Oct1990

Border health - National policies

RA 9271-Quarantine Act of 2004-19Mar2004

COVID-19 Acts and national policies

Pres Proclamation 297-Lifting of the state of public health emergency throughout the Philippines due to COVID-19-21Jul2023 RA 11469-Bayanihan to Health as One Act-24Mar2020 RA 11494-Bayanihan to Recover as One Act-27Jul2020 RA 11712-Public Health Emergency Benefits and Allowances for Health Care Workers Act-27Apr2022

Environmental health - National policies

EON1991- 489-Institutionalizing the Inter-Agency Committee on Environmental Health-22Sep1991 PD 1152-Philippine Environment Code-6jun1977 PD 1978-1433-Promulgating the Plant Quarantine of 1978, thereby revising and consolidating existing plant quarantine laws to further improve and strengthen the Plant Quarantine Service of the Bureau of Plant Industry-10Jun1978 RA 7586-Establishment and management of National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992-1Jun1992 RA 9147-Wildlife Resources Conservation Act-30jul2001 SBN 2078-18th-Congress-SB on Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act-Senator CVillar-21Mar2021 SBN 2079-18th-Congress-SB on Revised Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act-Senator Zubiri-21Mar2021

Epidemiology and surveillance - National policies

RA 9271-An Act strengthening the regulatory capacity of the Department of Health in quarantine and international health surveillance repealing for the purpose RA 123 of 1947, as amended-19Mar2004 RA11332-The 2020 Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 11332, or the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern RA11332-Law on Reporting of Communicable Diseases-26Apr2019

Food & water safety - National policies

PD 856-Code on Sanitation-23Dec1975 PD 1067-The Water Code of the Philippines-31Dec1976 RA 3720-Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act-22Jun1963 RA 9003-Ecological Solid Waste Management Act-26jan2001 RA 9275_12th Congress-Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004-22Mar2004 RA 9296-Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines-12May2004 RA 9711-Food and Drug Administration Act of 2009-18Aug2009 RA 10611-Food Safety Act of 2013-23Aug2013

Health emergencies - National policies

EO 2012-82-Operationalizing the practical guide for national crisis managers and the national criss management core manual; establishing national and local crisis management organizations-4Sep2012

RA 10121-Philippine-disaster-risk-reduction-and-management-act-of-2010-27May2010

Health financing - National policies

G.R. No. 199802-Mandanas-Garcia Ruling on allocation of taxes to LGUs-10Apr2019 RA 7875-National Health Insurance Act of 1995-14Feb1995 RA 9184-Government Procurement Reform Act-10Jan2003 RA 9241-An Act amending RA 7875, otherwise known as "An Act instituting a national health insurance program for all Filipinos, and establishing the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation for the purpose-10Feb2004 RA 10351-Sin Tax Reform Act-19Dec2012 RA 10606-National Health Insurance Act of 2013-19Jun2013 RA 11223-Universal Health Care Act-23Jul2018 RA 11639-General Appropriations Act (GAA)-2022-VOL-1-A-3Jan2022 RA 11639-GAA-2022-VOL-2-3Jan2022 RA 11936-GAA-2023-VOL-1-A-26Dec2022 RA 11936-GAA-2023-VOL-2-26Dec2022 The Updated 2016 Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 9184-as-of-03-July-2023

Health security and IHR - National policies

Health workforce - National policies

HB on Medical Reserve Corps Act-March2021 RA 7883 - Barangay health workers benefits and incentives Act - 25Jul1994 RA 11509 - Doktor para sa Bayan Act - 27Jul2020 RA 11712 Public Health Emergency Benefits and Allowances for Health Care Workers-26July2021

Laboratory systems - National policies

RA 4688-An Act regulating the operation and maintenance of clinical laboratories and requiring the registration of the same with the Department of Health, providing penalty for the violation thereof, and for other purposes-18Jn1966

Local Government Code

EON 138, s. 2021-Full devolution of certain functions of the executive branch to local governments, creation of a committee on devolution, and for other purposes-1Jun2021 RA 7160-Local Government Code of 1991-10Oct1911 RA 8185-An Act amending Section 324-D of RA 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991-11Jun1996 RA 8524-An Act changing the terms of office of barangay officials and members of the Sangguniang Kabataan from three (3) years to five (5) years, amending for the purpose Section 43 of RA 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991-14Feb1998 RA 8553- An Act amending Section 140-B of RA 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991-25Feb1998 RA 9640-An Act amending Section 140-A of RA 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code-28Jul2008 RA 11292-An act institutionalizing the Seal of Good Local Governance for LGUs-23Jul2018

Philippine Centers for Disease Control

HBN 2694-19th-Congress-HB on Philippine Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) Act-28Jul2022 HBN 6522-19th Congress-HB creating the Philippine Centers for Disease Prevention and Control-6Dec2022 SBN 196-19th Congress-SB on Virology Science and Technology Institute Act of 2022-7Jul2022 SBN 1440-18th-Congress-SB creating the Philippine Center for Disease Control and Prevention-20Apr2020 SBN 1443_18th Congress_SB on Philippine Health Security Act-27Apr2020 SBN 1869_19th Congress-SB on creating the Philippine Center for Disease Prevention and Control -13Feb2023 SBN 2158-18th-Congress-SB creating the Center for Disease Prevention and Control-4May2021

Zoonoses and EREIDs - National policies

EON 168, s. 2014-Creating the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Philippines-26May2014 EON 2004-280-Defining the powers, functions, and responsibilities of government agencies in response to Avian Influenza (AI) or Bird Flu Virus-5Feb2004 EON 2009-826-Defining the powers, functions, and responsibilities of government agencies in response to Ebola Reston Virus infection-14Aug2009 EON 2011-20-Creating the Philippine Inter-Agency Committee on Zoonoses, defining its powers, functions, responsibilities-11Apr2011 EON 2020-105-Creating a national task force to prevent the entry of animal-borne diseases, contain and control the transmission thereof, and address issues relating thereto-21Feb2020 RA 1071-An Act to regulate the sale of veterinary biologics and medicinal preparations-15Jun1954RA 3639-An Act creating the Bureau of Animal Industry, defining its powers and functions, providing for its personnel, making appropriation for its organization and operation, changing the name of the Bureau of Agriculture to Bureau of Plant Industry, and other purposes-7Dec1929_ RA 8485-Animal Welfare Act of 1998-11Feb1998 RA 9482-Anti-Rabies Act of 2007-25May2007 RA 10631-An Act amending certain sections of RA 8485, otherwise known as the Animal Welfare Act of 1998-3Oct2013 SBN 2054-SB on the Revised Animal Welfare Act of 2023-30Mar2023 SBN 2839_15th Congress-SB on Animal Industry and Veterinary Services Act of 2011-23May2011

Other relevant national laws and plans

EO2019-100-Institutionalizing the diversity and inclusion program, creating an inter-agency committee on diversity and inclusion-17Dec2019

Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028

Pres MC 26-Adopting the Philippine Health Facility Development Plan 2020-2040 - 25Jul2023

RA 9710-An act providing for the Magna Carta of Women-14Aug2009

RA 9994-Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010-15Feb2010

RA 10152-Mandatory Infants and Children Health Immunization Act of 2011-21Jun2011

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