Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ________ 
Introduced by Hon. John Marvin “Yul Servo” C. Nieto 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The global pandemic brought about several community quarantines in the country 
in order to reduce and mitigate the spread of the deadly coronavirus. During this 
time, while most are transitioning to a remote working set up, our medical workers 
kept the line and reported to work in order to accomodate the many patients 
affected by the virus requiring intensive medical care. 
This humble representation believes that a worded recognition of their efforts is not 
enough; the State should be able provide them with the added support that they 
truly need at the present. We must protect our medical workers for their 
contribution to the country during this time is immeasurable.  
This measure seeks to provide our heroic medical frontliners discount privileges on 
essential goods and services in the hopes that it can provide them with additional 
support and aid. This proposed privilege will include discounts on public 
transportation, health services, and other facilities. 
In light of the foregoing, the approval of this measure is earnestly sought. 
JOHN MARVIN “YUL SERVO” C. NIETO
May 24, 2021
6:30 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ________ 
Introduced by Hon. John Marvin “Yul Servo” C. Nieto 
AN ACT GRANTING DISCOUNT PRIVILEGES TO MEDICAL FRONTLINERS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assemble 
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the  “Medical Frontliners 
Discount Act".  
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is hereby declared the policy of the State 
to ensure the welfare of medical workers in recognition of their indispensable role 
in the healthcare system of our country, particularly in times of a pandemic or 
public health emergency. Towards this end, the State shall adopt a program to 
make essential goods, health and other services available to them at an affordable 
cost.  
The provisions and benefits of this Act shall be given to public and private medical 
workers who are actively engaged in treating patients affected by a pandemic or 
national health emergency. The provisions of this Act shall apply only during a 
pandemic or public health emergency as declared by the National Government.  
SECTION 3. Public Transport Facilities. – All government-owned and controlled 
corporations or private entities, owning, operating, or managing public transport 
facilities, whether land, sea, or air, shall give priority to the medical frontline 
workers, and provide them with at least twenty (20% discount on all transportation 
fare within the Philippines.  
SECTION 4. Health Services. – Medical frontline workers shall also be entitled to 
a discount of at least twenty percent (20%) on fees or charges for hospital, medical, 
and dental services rendered by public and private medical institution and 
practitioners.  
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Drugstores and drug companies shall extend to the medical frontline workers a 
discount of not less than twenty percent (20%) on the cost of medicines and 
supplemental vitamins, as prescribed by a registered medical or dental practitioner.  
SECTION 5. Hotels, Lodging Houses, Restaurants, and Eateries. – Medical 
frontline workers shall be granted a minimum discount of twenty percent (20%) on 
rentals for lodging in hotels, motels, inns, pension, or other lodging houses and on 
the cost of food served in cafes, cafeterias, refreshment parlors, restaurants, soda 
fountain bars, carinderia, or food cafeterias, and other similar establishments.  
 
SECTION 6. Physical Fitness Facilities. – Any hospital, gym, or other facility 
offering physical fitness programs shall extend to medical frontline workers at a 
twenty percent (20%) discount. 
  
SECTION 7. Limitation on discount privileges and other benefits. – The 
discount privileges and other benefits mentioned in this Act shall apply only to the 
personal account of the medical frontline worker in payment for services and goods 
actually used by him or her. These shall not extend to his or her relatives or 
companions who are not qualified beneficiaries under this Act.  
 
SECTION 8. Availment. - Medical frontline workers qualified under this Act may 
avail of the discount privileges upon presentation of a valid identification card 
issued by their employer, a Professional Regulation Commission Professional ID 
Card and a supporting document issued by employer stating that they are in fact 
engaged in the treatment of patients affected by a pandemic or a national health 
emergency.  
 
SECTION 9. Rules and Regulations. – The Department of Health, in coordination 
with the other concerned government agencies, in coordination with other 
stakeholders, shall issue the rules and regulations for the effective implementation 
of this act 
 
SECTION 10. Penalties. – Any person who refuses to extend the privileges and 
benefits under this Act to medical frontline workers entitled thereto after request 
and proper identification of who unduly takes advantage of any such privileges or 
benefits, or who violates any of the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to 
this Act, shall suffer the penalty of prision correccional or a fine of not less than 
two hundred pesos (PhP 200.00) nor more than six thousand pesos (PhP 6,000.00), 
or both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court.  
 
In case the offender is a corporation, cooperative, partnership or association, the 
penalty shall be imposed upon the president, manager, or officers thereof who had 
knowingly permitted or were otherwise responsible for the commission of the 


offense. If it can be shown such refusal to grant discount privileges is a corporate 
decision, all the members of the board shall be held liable.  
 
 
In case of a succeeding offense, the penalties of both imprisonment and fine shall 
be imposed in the maximum period. In addition thereto, such shall be sufficient 
cause for the immediate cancellation of the professional license or permit to operate 
the business or medical establishment.  
 
SECTION 11. Separability Clause. – If, for any reason or reasons, any part or 
provision of this Act shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other parts or 
provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force 
and effect.  
 
SECTION 12. Repealing Clause. - All provisions of existing laws, orders, rules 
and regulations or parts thereof which are in conflict or inconsistent with the 
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.  
 
Approved,