EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Second Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. B. No. 2023
(In substitution of Senate Bill Nos. 1442 and 1529)
FILED
January
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Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committees on Health and Demography, Public 
Works, and Finance, with Senators Cayetano, Go, and Villar as authors hereof
AN ACT
REQUIRING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF QUARANTINE FACILITIES IN EVERY 
REGION IN THE COUNTRY, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR 
OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled.
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SECTION 1. Short We, - This Act shall be known as the "Quarantine Facilities
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Act."
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SEC. 2. Declaration of Policies. - It is the declared policy of the State to improve
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the delivery of health care services to the people, and to protect the people from
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public health threats during public health emergencies through the efficient and
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effective response system for emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, diseases
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for elimination and eradication, epidemics, and health events including chemical,
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radio-nuclear and environmental agents of public health concern.
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SEC. 3. Establishment of Quarantine Facilities. There shall be established
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quarantine facilities in every region in the country. The quarantine facilities shall be
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fully equipped to include the needs of individuals who are quarantined including, but
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not limited to, adequate food, clothing, means of communication, and competent
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medical care.
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The Department of Health (DOH), In coordination with local government units
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(LGUs) concerned, shall be in charge of the establishment of quarantine facilities. Each
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location for every quarantine facility shall be identified by the DOH in close


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coordination with LGUs and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
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(DENR); Provided, That the quarantine facilities shall be strategically located to ensure
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the safety of the community.
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SEC. 4. Operations and Management of the Quarantine Faciiities. - The DOH-
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Bureau of Quarantine (DOH-BOQ) shall be primarily responsible for the operation,
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supervision, and management of the quarantine facilities established under this Act.
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The DOH shall issue guidelines on the procedure and proper use of quarantine
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facilities, including transfer and transport protocols, within thirty (30) days from the
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effectivity this Act.
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The DOH shall determine the use of quarantine facilities in the absence of
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epidemics, pandemics or public health emergencies of national concern.
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SEC. 5. Appropriations.- The Secretary of Health shall include in the
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Department's programs the establishment of additional quarantine facilities, stations,
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grounds and anchorages, including the expansion of existing quarantine facilities. The
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amount necessary to establish and operate quarantine facilities shall be included in
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the annual General Appropriations Act.
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SEC. 6. Impiementing Ruies and Reguiations. - Within sixty (60) days from the
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approval of this Act, the DOH-BOQ, the Department of Budget and Management
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(DBM) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), in
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consultation with relevant stakeholders, shall issue the implementing rules and
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regulations of this Act.
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SEC. 7. Separabiiity Ciause. - Any portion or provision of this Act that is declared
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unconstitutional shall not have the effect of nullifying other portions or provisions
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hereof as long as such remaining portions can still subsist and be given effect in their
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entirety.
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SEC. 8. Repeaiing Ciause. - All laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, other
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issuances or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Act, are hereby repealed
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or modified accordingly.
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SEC. 9. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
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publication in the Offidai Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,