Republic Act 10354 (2012)

An Act providing for a national policy on responsible

parenthood and reproductive health.

Features:
- The law mandates the government to “promote, without
biases, all effective natural and modern methods of family
planning that are medically safe and legal, non-
abortifacient, and effective in accordance with scientific
and evidence-based medical research standards such as
those registered and approved by the Food and Drug
Administration”.
- Gender equality and women empowerment are central
elements of reproductive health and population and
development;
Republic Act 10354 (2012) cont’d
- Priority is given to the women, children, the poor, marginalized and those in vulnerable or
crisis situations.
- The law mandates the State to promote programs to promote programs that:

a) enable individuals and couples to have the number of children they desire with due
consideration to the health, particularly of women, and the resources available and
affordable to them and in accordance with existing laws, public morals and their religious
convictions: Provided, That no one shall be deprived, for economic reasons, of the rights to
have children;
b) achieve equitable allocation and utilization of resources;
c) ensure effective partnership among national government, local government units (LGUs)
and the private sector in the design, implementation, coordination, integration, monitoring
and evaluation of people-centered programs to enhance the quality of life and
environmental protection;
d) conduct studies to analyze demographic trends including demographic dividends from
sound population policies towards sustainable human development in keeping with the
principles of gender equality, protection of mothers and children, born and unborn and the
promotion and protection of women’s reproductive rights and health; and
e) conduct scientific studies to determine the safety and efficacy of alternative medicines
and methods for reproductive health care development;
Republic Act 10354 (2012) cont’d
- It recognizes that although abortion is recognized as illegal and
punishable by law, the law states that “the government shall
ensure that all women needing care for post-abortion
complications shall be treated and counseled in a humane, non-
judgmental and compassionate manner”.
- The law also provides that private and nongovernment
reproductive healthcare service providers including, but not limited
to, gynecologists and obstetricians, are encouraged to provide at
least forty-eight (48) hours annually of reproductive health
services, ranging from providing information and education to
rendering medical services, free of charge to indigent and low-
income patients as identified through the NHTS-PR and other
government measures of identifying marginalization, especially to
pregnant adolescents. The forty-eight (48) hours annual pro bono
services shall be included as a prerequisite in the accreditation
under the PhilHealth.
Republic Act 10354 (2012) cont’d
Pursuant to this law, DepEd shall likewise develop appropriate instructional materials
and visual aids for teaching and shall undertake a comprehensive national and
regional educators’ training program for public and private schools to enable
educators to develop appropriate knowledge and skills on responsible parenthood
and reproductive health education and life coaching.
These measures shall be focused on the development of the following outcomes for
children, to include, among others:
• Raising awareness on rights of the child to survival, development, participation
and protection;
• Providing them with scientifically-accurate and evidence-based information on
the reproductive system;
• Teaching them how to take proper care of their bodies and live a healthy
lifestyle;
• Developing health-affirming and health-promoting behaviors;
• Developing informed choices in reproductive health; and
• Developing their capacity to make intelligent options on how to live their life as
they enter adulthood.
Republic Act 10354 (2012) cont’d
- Included in the prohibited acts is when any
employer who shall suggest, require, unduly
influence or cause any applicant for employment
or an employee to submit himself/herself to
sterilization, use any modern methods of family
planning, or not use such methods as a
condition for employment, continued
employment, promotion or the provision of
employment benefits. Further, pregnancy or the
number of children shall not be a ground for non-
hiring or termination from employment;
Republic Act 7884 (February 20, 1995)
An act creating the National Dairy Authority to accelerate the
development of the dairy industry in the Philippines, providing for a
dairy development fund, and for other purposes.

Objectives:
- enhancement of the nutritional intake of children and mothers
through local milk products.
- this law also specifically provides for the encouragement of
participation of women and women's groups in dairy production
and dairy-related projects, including dairy animal health care,
village nutrition schemes, community-based processing, and
marketing of milk and dairy products.
Republic Act 7822 (February 20, 1995)
- An act providing assistance to women engaging in micro and
cottage business enterprises, and for other purpose.

- It covers all women who are citizens of the Philippines and

at least 18 years of age, regardless of civil status. It gives
those women who are engaged in business in the micro and
cottage industries, as well as those women who are certified
by the Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA) to have engaged in the appropriate training
and are qualified to engaged in the said industries, priority in
obtaining loans from government financing institutions for
the purchase of equipment, tools and materials for their
business. The function of accomplishing the objective of the
act is given to the Bureau of Small and Medium Business
Development of the Department of Trade and Industry.
• Objectives of RA 6675
To act to promote, require and ensure the production of an adequate
supply, distribution, use and acceptance of drugs and medicines
identified by their generic names.

• Statement of policy
• to promote, encourage and require the use of generic terminology in the
importation, manufacture, distribution, marketing, advertising, promotion
and dispensing of drugs.
• To ensure the adequate supply of drugs with generic names at the lowest
possible cost and endeavor to make them available for free to indigent
patients.
• To encourage the extensive use of drugs with generic names through
rational system of procurement and distribution
• To emphasize the scientific basis for the use of drugs in order that health
professionals may become more aware or cognizant of their therapeutic
effectiveness.
• To promote drug safety by minimizing duplication in medications or use of
drugs with potential adverse reactions.
• Penalty for medical practitioners who violate RA 6675
1st conviction- reprimand, officially recorded by the
PRC
2nd conviction-fine of nlt 2000 and nmt 5000 pesos
3rd conviction-fine of nlt 5000 and nmt 10000 pesos
and suspension of license to practice for 30 days
4th conviction-fine of nlt 10000 pesos and suspension
of license for 30 days

for drug companies and drug outlets-fine of nlt 5000

and nmt 10000 pesos and suspension or revocation of
LTO.
 Republic Act No. 8344
• Act Penalizing the refusal of hospitals and medical clinics to
administer appropriate initial medical treatment and support in
emergency or serious cases.
• Amended BP Bilang 702 (An Act Prohibiting the demand of deposit
or advance payments for the confinement or treatment of patients
in hospitals and medical clinics in certain cases)

Salient Features:
• Declares the act of medical practitioner or employee of a hospital
or medical clinic to request, solicit, demand or accept any deposit
or any form of advance payment as a prerequisite for confinement
or medical treatment of a patient or to refuse to administer
medical treatment and support as dictated by good practice or
medicine to prevent death or permanent disability, to be unlawful
in emergency and serious cases.
• Sets upon the responsibility to the hospital or medical clinic to
administer medical treatment and support in order to stabilize the
patient before it may cause the transfer to an appropriate hospital.
 Republic Act No. 8344
Penalty
Medical Practitioner or employee
• Imprisonment of not less than 6 months and 1
day but not more than 2 years and 4 months
• Fine of 20,000 to 100,000

Director or officer of hospital or clinic

• Imprisonment of 4 to 6 years
• Fine of 100,000 to 500,000
RA 6675 Generic Law (Sept 13, 1988)
Guidelines in prescribing to implement RA 6675
1. The name, address, PTR#, PRC# of Prescriber.
2. Name, Age, sex of patient
3. Date of Rx

Dangerous Drugs
1. S2 license from PDEA
2. Dangerous Drug Board Rx form
3. Proper recording system

Additional guidelines in prescribing required by RA 6675

1. Use generic names in all Rx
2. The generic name must be written in full but the salt or chemical
form may be abbreviated.
3. The generic name must be clearly written immediately after the
Rx symbol or on the patient's chart